Tai Chi

A form of traditional Chinese mind/body exercise and meditation that uses slow sets of body movements and controlled breathing. Tai chi is done to improve balance, flexibility, ...

tai chi

Medical; Health care; Medicine

One of the martial arts and also a form of meditative exercise using methodically slow circular stretching movements and positions of body balance.

tai chi chuan

Medical; Health care; Medicine

One of the martial arts and also a form of meditative exercise using methodically slow circular stretching movements and positions of body balance.

Chi

Language; Slang

Chicago, Illinois. * I can’t wait to get back to old Chitown. * I was born in Chi.

acupuncture

Health care; Arthritis

A therapy in which thin needles are used to puncture the body at specific sites along energy pathways called meridians. Although still widely considered an alternative therapy, ...

American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Health care; Arthritis

Organization that provides a professional, educational and research forum for rheumatologists and other people involved in the field of rheumatology across the country. The ACR ...

analgesic

Health care; Arthritis

A type of medication used to treat pain.

anesthesia

Health care; Arthritis

A process used before surgery or other medical procedures that induces partial or complete loss of sensation. Depending on the method of administration and area of the body that ...

ankylosing spondylitis (AS)

Health care; Arthritis

A form of arthritis that mainly affects the spine and sacroiliac joints (where the spine attaches to the pelvis). In severe cases, AS may cause the spine to grow together and to ...

antimalarials

Health care; Arthritis

A class of drugs that were originally developed and used to treatment malaria but were later found to have effects on some forms of arthritis. The antimalarial drug ...