Dr. Peter Wayne from Harvard University Topic： Tai Chi for Fall Prevention in Older Adults

Описание: Abstract: Falls and fall-related injuries are very common in older adults and a significant public health concern globally. This presentation characterizes Tai Chi as a multimodal mind-body exercise well-suited to prevent falls. It reviews the evidence for Tai Chi in the prevention of falls and fractures, and discusses some of the physiological and psychological mechanisms associated with these clinical benefits.

Bio: Dr. Wayne is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The primary focus of his research is evaluating how mind-body and related complementary and integrative medicine practices clinically impact chronic health conditions, and understanding the physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying observed therapeutic effects. Dr. Wayne has served as a principal or co-investigator on more than 30 National Institutes of Health-funded studies and has authored more than 175 peer-reviewed articles. He has more than 40 years of training experience in Tai Chi and Qigong and is an internationally recognized teacher of these practices. He is the author of the Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi, which received an Award of Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association.