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| | Home | | | | | | | Description: | | "I am a geriatric nurse practitioner from the University of Pennsylvania. I am currently managing a research project for fall prevention in the inner city elderly. I previewed several videos on Tai Chi, including the one used for the study done in Atlanta that showed the effectiveness of Tai Chi for fall prevention. I found that the videos by Dr. Lam were the most helpful by far. They are the next best thing to having a teacher in the room with you! Dr. Lam's extensive experience enables him to point out areas that are difficult for many students. I highly recommend these videos for self learning." --Bill Edwards, Pennsylvania USA | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Tai Chi for Arthritis | | Format:
| NTSC, Color | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| East Acton Inc | | Run Time:
| 80 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 01, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 BORING beyond beliefApr 27, 2008
I woke up about 3 am and couldn't fall back to sleep. So I thought I'd pop in the Tai Chi DVD I bought and watch it through before actually trying it.
I guess this guy is good, but good golly Miss Molly, it just couldn't move any slower and the folks in the video can't be any less than 70 or 75 years old. No need to watch this one through before trying it, it goes soooooo slowly that you can toss in laundry and cook Christmas dinner between the moves. I realize that one needs to be careful when doing any exercise, but one warning at the beginning is good, I don't need a warning every other sentence. I got to the point of the first move, and just couldn't watch any more.
And the warm up exercises, ARGH! The man who does them is VERY elderly and hard to understand and again with the warnings... OY! And somewhere I missed in the description that this tape is from Austalia, and they are have lovely accents, but hard to understand!
I think I'll tuck this one away and get it out when I'm 80. :)
Not worth the $$ I paid for this, in fact, I'm sending it back. This is for folks who are VERY elderly or VERY debilitated. I didn't realize it mean elderly, I know a lot of folks who aren't 75 but do have bad arthritis, but this is NOT NOT NOT geared to anyone under 75ish.
Obviously I am VERY dissapointed in this.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 This one really works!Jan 12, 2008
I got this DVD because arthritis and a back/leg/nerve injury were leaving me with limited flexibility and a lot of pain. I alternate this DVD with 'Healing Yoga for Aches & Pains' (the Matkins), and have found that my flexibility, strength and posture have gradually improved and I experience less pain and need pain relievers less.
I really love this DVD because the class/instructors/demonstrators are normal, everyday people, older, with some stiffness of their own. It's encouraging to see them work through the poses, each with their own degree of perfection. Once you learn the routines, you can practice them along with Dr. Lamm- this is fun. On a good day, my body feels like it is floating through the routines! Dr. Lamm is very inspiring and his DVD is very helpful for arthritis stiffness and pain. It's just what my doctor ordered.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Tai Chi for ArthritisDec 06, 2007
Dr. Lam does an excellant job in explaining and practicing each move front and back and then putting it into the pattern. Also gives good discription of alternatives to take into account one's individual joint problems; I am just sorry that the CD was not for the entire program for arthritis, but just the first third. This should have been explained that it was only a partial program.
37 of 37 found the following review helpful:
An excellent video on coexisting with arthritis.Aug 25, 2007
I have been practicing Tai Chi Chuan for almost a year. I had begun practice of this form for stress reduction and because I have stiffness in my shoulders and neck. I practice the simplified 24-form Yang Style Tai Chi.
Everybody says how beneficial Tai Chi is for people who are senior citizens, but it did not take me long to notice that many of the forms in the 24-form Yang Style are inappropriate for people with balance problems, bad knees, and the like. Not to worry, Dr. Paul Lam has put together a 12-form Tai Chi that they can do. The video begins with a discussion of the health benefits of Tai Chi, including interviews with leading rheumatologists (arthritis specialists), as well as testimonials of Tai Chi practitioners who have benefitted from Tai Chi, and as a result, were able to reclaim their lives from arthritis. I liked the fact that this DVD did not dwell too much on traditional Chinese medicine or the martial aspects of Tai Chi. What is important for me is that it works.
The exercises presented on this DVD are appropriate for most people, and, with some modification can even be performed by those who are wheelchair bound. The emphasis is not on producing a form of exercise that is delightful to watch other people do but rather on what can best benefit the practitioner of the art.
I would like to add a caveat that this DVD should be seen as either an adjunct or a supplement to regular Tai Chi classes and practice. One benefits from having instruction of a qualified instructor. I am not just saying this to generate business for Tai Chi instructors. I am saying it because a good instructor can help you get going, give suggestions on modifying the form to meet your individual requirements and capabilities, as well as to provide the encouragement to keep going. Going to classes also provides you with a built-in support group of people who are of like interest and share experiences with you.
It is up to you to get out there and do the gentle form of therapy that offers so much in benefits.
12 of 25 found the following review helpful:
tai chi arthritisMar 15, 2007
easy and step by step to follow. great for beginner.but if there is 24 forms even better.
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