Research reading guides · 2 guides
How to Read Qigong and Tai Chi Research
Before accepting a claim, check the participants, programme and comparison. If a result says 20% improvement, ask what changed: events, people or a score?
Research reading guides
How to Read an Exercise Study: Four Questions First
Learn to identify participants, programmes, comparison groups and outcomes in an exercise study, then check sample sizes, timeframes and missing details.
Study Results Explained: Risk, Outcomes and Certainty
Understand relative and absolute risk, confidence intervals and evidence certainty. Worked examples show why fewer falls and fewer people falling differ.
Try reading a study
Try the Baduanjin sleep trial summary as a first example. For class details and outcome tables, explore the tai chi falls trial. Both entries link to original sources.
