Clinical Applications of Tai Chi and Mindful Movement For Improving Balance and Increasing Core Stabilization Strength

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Clyde Boiston, PT, OCS, CMF, TCHI Related seminars and products

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CLYDE BOISTON, PT, OCS, CMF, TCHI, is a licensed Physical Therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience who has worked in multiple therapy settings including acute care, outpatient orthopedics, and home health. In addition to his continuing clinical work as a PT, he and his wife own and operate Bel Wellness, a mind-body wellness studio in Riverside, CA which offers classes in Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates, Mindfulness and meditation. Mr. Boiston is a mindfulness teacher and meditation instructor who presents retreats, workshops, and mindful living classes to both corporate and healthcare employers as well as the general community. His clients include Kaiser Permanente, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, UC Riverside, and the Riverside County Office on Aging. He received his certification as a Mindfulness Facilitator (CMF) from UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) in 2017 after completing their yearlong teacher training program. MARC is part of the UCLA Medical School’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Mr. Boiston graduated with a BS in PT from California State University Long Beach in 1997 and has been Board Certified as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) since 2004. He is also a certified Tai Chi for Rehabilitation instructor through the Tai Chi for Health Institute.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Clyde Boiston maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Clyde Boiston has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Experience Tai Chi and mindful movement exercise as interventions to improve strength, coordination, and balance with an understanding of current research findings.
2. Investigate the sensory and motor components of balance and identify intrinsic and risk factors for falls.
3. Appraise foundational Tai Chi principles and how they improve balance and decrease fall risk in the elderly and other compromised populations.
4. Investigate current research of the mind-body connection and how the use of mindfulness practices can positively impact patient/client, as well as our own, personal well-being.

Outline

Investigate the power of the mind-body connection, define “chi”, and understand how ancient Eastern restorative exercise and movement practices can positively impact our modern day health and wellness 

• Experiential: An Active Tai Chi and Qi Gong Warmup: 
• Sensing Our Own Life Force Energy 
• Understanding “Chi” 
• The River of Energy 

Learn a series of Tai Chi movements which can be taken back to the clinic and shared with your patients, either one on one or in a group setting 

Gain an understanding of some foundational Tai Chi principles (including improved body and postural awareness and controlled weight shift) and how research has demonstrated that these skills can improve balance and decrease fall risk in the elderly and other compromised populations 

• An overview and brief history of Tai Chi 
• Roots in Taoism 
• The Interplay of Yin and Yang 
• Tai Chi as a Life Path: Promoting Balance and Harmony 
• The Complementary Practice of Qi Gong 
• Overview of Tai Chi’s Multiple Health and Wellness Benefits 
• Focus on Ability to Improve Balance and Decrease Fall Risk (CSULB?) 
• Differentiating Between Tai Chi Styles 
• The Essential Tai Chi Principles 
• (Fluid Movement, Upright Posture, Mindful Weight Shift, “Sinking” the Energy) 
• Connecting the Mind and the Body 

Articulate the primary health and wellness benefits of Tai Chi as a Mindful Movement strategy and gain an understanding of current scientific research which supports the clinical effectiveness of this intervention.  

• Review of the Current Literature on Tai Chi with Application to Specific Diagnoses: 
  • Orthopedic (arthritis, back pain) 
  • Mental health (anxiety, depression) 
  • Tai Chi for neurologic diagnoses 
  • The 3 Specific Characteristics of Mindful Movement Practices 

Develop skill in integrating mindful movement patterns into treatment sessions that will improve patient coordination and balance while decreasing their subjective pain complaints 

• Tying it All Together and Taking it Back to the Clinic: 
• Why choose Tai Chi as a Mindful Movement intervention 
• How to utilize the practice and the movements with your patients and clients 
• Some Final Words: 
• The power of Tai Chi to deeply impact our lives: 
• A path to greater health and wellness 

Learn a standalone Tai Chi routine that you can take away and incorporate into your daily life after the course concludes.  

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Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Athletic Trainers