The Tai Chi and Multiple Sclerosis Partnership

Tai chi and MS are well-mated. Both modalities slow movement. The slow pace of tai chi gives my MS body the neuro-muscular time to make mini-balance and strength adjustments. With secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, I experience gradual decline and changes that are barely noticeable from day to day. In response, I make daily small-scale adaptations as a matter of course. Tai chi forms enable me to structure many of those adjustments by providing what is now a familiar template for movement.