Health improving Chinese gymnastics taijiquan. Presentation of a science metric databases Web of Science and Scopus

The article presents an overview of work on science metric databases Web of Science and Scopus over approximately the past 10 years on the effects of the Chinese gymnastics Taijiquan on the physical and psychological state of the person. Stand out the following areas of research gymnastics Taijiquan: impact on the daily productivity and overall psychological state, including problems with attention, hyperactivity, stress, depression; impact on the cardiovascular system (heart rate, blood pressure), and remedial actions in ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, recovering from a stroke. In addition, the study and the positive impact of Taijiquan exercises for pain syndromes of the musculoskeletal system: fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; experience positive changes autoimmune condition with osteoporosis and diabetes, and immune status, in particular the regulation of immune diseases HIV. Overall, more than 70 % of the works analyzed by science metric databases Web of Science and Scopus, focused on three areas of research gymnastics Taijiquan: positive effects on the immune system, cardiovascular training and improving physical qualities.