起源於東方的太極拳總是給予人們一種深奧、古老的印象，千百年來，雖然它養生保健的神奇功效已被廣泛的認同，但一直缺乏現代醫學與科學的具體研究與實驗印證。

近年來，預防醫學的概念與身心平衡才是健康的觀念已是世界潮流，歐美等西方國家對太極拳更是趨之若鶩，不但學習，更加以研究並發表了許多研究結果，這證明太極拳是一門很科學的功法，有很好的強身健體效果。對於現代人，太極拳是很好的養生功法，這些研究結果的文章讓追求身心健康有興趣的朋友對太極拳有更現代、更科學的認識。

以下研究/報導均取材自網路並簡譯成中文供參考(版權屬原作者)，譯文內容若有任何不準確、疏失或遺漏，請以原文為主。

Taichi, originated from the East hundreds of years ago, has been considered a profound and old martial art as well as an exercise. Over the centuries, it has been proved good to health, but not been able to give evidences in science and medicine until recent decades.

As preventive medicine and concept of body-mind balance gets awareness around the world, Taichi is making its waves in the West and attracting more and more people to learn and practice. Therefore, researches and studies have been done to find out how it works and why we benefit from it. With evidences revealed little by little, we are sure of its excellence in keeping body and mind health in modern society and want to share it with people.

Below is a list of articles obtained from internet that worth reading. We have abstracted and translated them into Chinese for reference. Enjoy the reading!

●大家來打太極拳 (科學發展期刊 2006年5月 401期) - 呂萬安、郭正典醫師

●太極拳可幫助糖尿病患 Manage Diabetes with Taichi

●太極拳能有效預防骨質疏鬆及骨折 - 香港中文大學針對停經婦女的研究

●太極拳預防帶狀皰疹 Taichi Helps Keep Shingles at Bay in Older Folks

●太極拳對健康的助益 The Health Benefits of Taichi

●太極拳與攝護腺肥大 Tai Chi for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Benign Prostate Hypertrophy

●心臟衰竭病患 太極拳可改善睡眠品質 Taichi May Help Heart Failure Patients Sleep Better

●打太極能長壽？研究登國際期刊

●向世界證明太極拳能緩解疼痛 - 康健雜誌198期

●治療膝關節退化，太極拳與復健物理治療哪一個有效？

●為了健康 試試太極拳吧 Try Taichi for Your Health

●研究發現太極能降低乳癌患者的發炎反應

●美國人發現太極拳的秘密

●停經後的婦女 太極拳可維持骨密度 Taichi May Help Maintain Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

●A Randomized Trial of Tai Chih for Fibromyalgia