"Can Qigong Cure Myopia?"
Tai Chi Therapy as an Active Treatment Approach
Tai Chi therapy emphasizes self-improvement through physical and mental exercises, stimulating one's own potential and fully utilizing individual initiative. Thus, Tai Chi therapy is considered an active treatment method. Throughout the millennia of medical development, whether in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) or Western medicine, be it acupuncture, massage, surgery, or medications, the primary roles are played by the doctor's skills or the properties of medications, while patients often receive treatments passively.High myopia generally refers to vision with a degree above 600. If a patient has a very high degree of myopia, there is a possibility that it may be genetically transmitted to their children. So, what are the advantages of Qi Gong in treating myopia? Only Tai Chi therapy enables patients to take an active role in managing their conditions. Once patients correctly master Qi Gong techniques, they can self-regulate, self-repair, and self-heal. The shift from passive treatment to active exercises among myopic patients leads to psychological changes resulting from the change in their role vis-à-vis their conditions, which profoundly impacts their physiological activities and ultimately the treatment outcomes.
The fundamental principle of Tai Chi therapy is to conform to nature, requiring flexibility in the practice process based on subjective natural conditions. Most Qi Gong techniques are simple and easy to follow, unconstrained by external standards, and can be adapted to different times, individuals, and circumstances, allowing for practice anytime. For myopic patients, practicing Qi Gong becomes a relaxing and enjoyable experience, devoid of compulsion or restriction, allowing them to go with the flow.
Additionally, myopic patients may experience protruding eyeballs as a symptom. If we observe pronounced eyeball protrusion in individuals, it could indicate high myopia. In high myopia, the axial length of the eyeball increases significantly, sometimes leading to posterior scleral staphyloma, anterior chamber deepening, ciliary body atrophy, and in some cases, marked eyeball protrusion.
