Qiyin Huang, a doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology and a member of the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory (HSCL), and colleagues have published a preprint entitled “Identifying body awareness-related brain network changes after Spring Forest Qigong™ practice or P.Volve low-intensity exercise in adults with chronic low back pain: A feasibility Phase I Randomized Clinical Trial.”
The study investigated the potential effect of Qigong on brain function of adults with chronic lower back pain (cLBP). Results showed some promising reductions in cLBP, with individual variability, and some participants showed brain function improvements after 12 weeks of Qigong practice.
Huang is advised by Juergen Konzak, PhD, professor of biomechanics and neuromotor control, director of the HSCL, and co-author.