Acupuncture Blog Minneapolis / Steven Sonmore, L.Ac.

Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese low-impact mind-body exercise may provide significant health benefits for adults suffering from tension headaches, a new study has found. A team of researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, conducted the study. According to the National Headache Foundation, more than 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches, with losses of $50 billion a year to absenteeism and medical expenses and an excess of $4 billion spent on over-the-counter medications. Tension-type headaches, which represent approximately 78% of all headaches, occur either in single episodes or chronically, and are often the result of stress, anxiety, fatigue or anger.