The complex of simple and effective exercises: Your path to a life without joint pain at any age.
In traditional medical systems in India, Tibet, China, and Mongolia, along with the widespread use of herbal medicines, non-pharmaceutical methods for strengthening human health and disease prevention are of great importance. These methods are typically passed down through generations as part of the overall system of cultural traditions and customs of the Eastern peoples. Among the population, the most popular are health complexes of physical exercises combined with psychophysical training and the regulation of the body’s state. They have been used for preventive purposes in China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Vietnam, and other countries in the East for centuries. Ancient treatises dedicated to the medicine and psychology of the people of these countries mention the benefits of physical exercise in maintaining health and increasing the duration of active human life.
Numerous studies have shown that the application of special complexes of health exercises allows for relatively quick restoration of the functional state of organs and systems, resistance to various ailments, and contributes to achieving high health ratings. In particular, in the Tibetan healing tradition, physical exercises play an important role in the overall treatment and prevention complex; they are widely recommended by contemporary Tibetan doctors from the Institute of Tibetan Medicine (India) and Tibetan Medical Center (Nepal).
Currently, in many countries, the prospects for using active physical exercises to strengthen health and disease prevention are being considered because of their great importance in increasing the body’s resistance to various extreme factors and optimizing adaptive reactions. Without a doubt, practical interest is currently being generated by targeted physical exercise in combination with attention concentration, as well as with elements of relaxation, breathing exercises, and self-massage. The high effectiveness of these preventive and therapeutic complexes compared with simple physical movements is evidenced by the results obtained during the study and testing of these complexes in many research centers.
This book offers a description of therapeutic and preventive exercises “Qigong,” developed by Chinese experts based on the study of ancient treatises and traditional experience, which is a valuable guide. The rational use of these exercises will bring undeniable benefits and contribute to the preservation and strengthening of human health. The widespread use of these exercises in mass therapeutic and preventive physical culture and health work is particularly relevant.
Dr. Philip Jackson, MD
