Therapeutic Effects of Tai Chi in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Weekly content of the Tai Chi exercise program.

Week	Tai Chi exercise
Week 1	Orientation,; basic stretching
Week 2	Abdominal breathing,; neck and shoulder movement exercise
Week 3	Abdominal breathing,; trunk, hip, knee, and ankle movement exercise
Week 4	Abdominal breathing,; summary of TTC warm up,; relaxation
Week 5	Abdominal breathing; T1. Commencing movement; T2. Opening and closing hands; T3. Single whip
Week 6	Abdominal breathing; T4. Waving hands in the cloud; T5. Closing movement
Week 7	Abdominal breathing; Review and practice
Week 8	Abdominal breathing; T6. Brush knee; T7. Playing lute
Week 9	Abdominal breathing; T8. Perry and punch
Week 10	Abdominal breathing; T9. Block; T10. Opening and closing
Week 11	Review and practice
Week 12	Review and practice