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\"slider-guo-taichi\"<\/a>Every Thursday morning Carolyn Raborn<\/a> can be found at Siskin\u2019s Fitness Center leading the Tai Chi wheelchair class she began as a student eight years ago.<\/p>\n

After a serious car accident, Raborn lost her husband and suffered a spinal cord injury that cost her mobility. Her exercise physiologist at <\/span>Siskin Hospital<\/span><\/a> suggested she join UC Foundation Professor and Medical Anthropologist <\/span>Dr. Zibin Guo<\/span><\/a>\u2019s pilot study with the hospital as part of his research on wheelchair Tai Chi. This modified version of the ancient martial and healing art makes Tai Chi accessible to individuals with ambulatory impairment and works to transform the wheelchair from an assistive device into a tool of empowerment. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"20161102-zibin-guo-4401\"<\/a>Raborn transformed mentally and physically as the program progressed. She became the breathing example of why Guo began his research into this new form of the ancient art.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe loved it. Ever since, she gained confidence. She began walking. Her doctors, everybody, were so impressed. She just took off. That\u2019s the effect of wheelchair Tai Chi I was hoping for. It changed her way of thinking and her confidence. She\u2019s happy now,\u201d Guo says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually, the student became the teacher. Through the case study, Raborn met Guo (who developed the program) and William Johnson (who taught the course), who inspired her to eventually become an instructor for the program. Raborn now leads Tai Chi sessions for others with ambulatory impairment. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Tai Chi is a wonderful way for me to give back. To honor all those that helped me along the way and to maybe give a hand up to those who are starting their journey. It truly helps to see someone living life in a wheelchair when one is new to it,\u201d Raborn says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raborn still practices Tai Chi with one other who began the program when she did. Through the years, they\u2019ve gained recruits and have truly become a family. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>

Dr. Zibin Guo (far right) and others demonstrate WCTCC during Veterans Appreciation Week. Photo via UTC Veteran Student Services<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI cannot change reality, but I can change people\u2019s minds.\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u201cWe always find someone to discriminate against. We always find someone to laugh at. We always find someone to marginalize,\u201d Guo says.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an applied Medical Anthropologist, Guo\u2019s interest in the field is rooted in his belief that by studying and understanding human behavior, we can apply what we learn to change socially created stigmas for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the physical benefits of Tai Chi, including the proven improvements for people with conditions such as Fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson\u2019s disease, Stroke, and rheumatoid arthritis, Tai Chi is just as healthy for the mind. Guo recognized that with patients like Raborn, whose lives were shaken and mobility altered so strikingly fast, maintaining physical health was not the only priority; many needed to maintain emotional health as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

Guo began studying martial arts as a kid in China when he was seven. He didn\u2019t start his training in Tai Chi until he was around 16 years-old. \u00a0As he speaks, the fluid movement of his hands and gestures demonstrate his years of fluency with the form. For him, Tai Chi is a philosophy, a culture that he wants to make available to populations of people who were once excluded.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things I discovered is that in order to make change and to create a society where everybody would have an equal chance to enjoy life, we must empower those who think or were taught that in some way they are inferior,\u201d Guo explains. \u201cI cannot change reality, but I can change people\u2019s minds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Zibin<\/a>

Zibin Guo, UC Foundation Professor of Anthropology, teaches a Tai Chi class on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

Guo receives grant to work with <\/b>U.S. Department of Veteran\u2019s Affairs<\/b><\/h3>\n

Over the summer, Guo traveled from Chattanooga to Murfreesboro twice a week to lead a wheelchair Tai Chi course at the Veterans\u2019 Medical Center. <\/span><\/p>\n

This relationship was conceived when the <\/span>U.S. <\/span>Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs sought to enhance more alternative, complementary forms of medicine and rehabilitation. The department was already implementing Tai Chi in their programs, but was unaware such a form existed for individuals in wheelchairs until they found a video <\/span>similar to this one<\/span><\/a> on YouTube. They contacted Guo and encouraged him to apply for one of their grants. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Guo eventually<\/span> received $78,271 from the Department of Veteran\u2019s Affairs to promote a Wheelchair Tai Chi Chuan (WTCC) program as a sport alternative for veterans with ambulatory limitations. The team will conduct WTCC instructor training workshops with VA recreational therapists and veterans with mobility limitations, as well as develop DVDs for instructors and practitioners\u2019 reference.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more about Guo\u2019s research with wheelchair Tai Chi here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This modified version of the ancient martial and healing art makes Tai Chi accessible to individuals with ambulatory impairment and works to transform the wheelchair from an assistive device into a tool of empowerment.<\/p>\n

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