Some Points of Controversy About Tai Chi

  • Key Points About Tai Chi as CAM
  • A Description of Tai Chi
  • Other Key Beliefs of Tai Chi
  • Specific Health Purposes and Tai Chi
  • Side Effects and Risks of Tai Chi
  • Licensing, Training, and Credentialing of Tai Chi Teachers
  • Tai Chi as a Part of CAM
  • Some Points of Controversy About Tai Chi
  • US Government Funded Research on Tai Chi
  • Tai Chi Health Research References
  • As with other CAM approaches, there are aspects of tai chi on which not everyone agrees. For example:

    • Since little is known scientifically about tai chi, accepting its teachings is a matter of belief or faith rather than evidence-based science.
    • In addition to more traditional styles, some offshoots and blends of tai chi styles have also evolved. There are differences of opinion over which styles represent the “truest” tai chi.