近些年来,气功不但在我国盛行,而且也受到国际上的重视。我国的气功与印度的“瑜珈“(Yoga)、欧美的“超觉静坐”(transcendental meditation,简称TM)、“生物回授”(biofeedback)、“放松训练”(relaxtion training)“坐禅”(zen)以及日本的“灵子术”、“岗田式静坐法”等相似。由于这些功法能够最大限度地调动人体自身的抗病能力,具有祛病延年的作用,而且容易学,少花钱,没有药物治疗的副作用,所以引起各国学者的极大兴趣,在欧美的一些著名学府如美国麻省理工学院、哈佛大学医学院、纽约州立大学、英国的伦敦大学等都建立了气功研究机构,对气功从多种学科角度进行了大量研究,本文仅仅综述医学领域的一些研究概况 In recent years, Qigong is not only prevalent in our country, but also receives international attention. Qigong in China is closely related to Yoga in India, transcendental meditation in Europe and America, biofeedback, relaxtion training in zen, ) And Japan’s “spiritual monster”, “Gangtian sit-in method” and the like. Because these exercises can mobilize the body’s own disease-resistant ability to the maximum extent, have the effect of curing illnesses and prolonging their life, and are easy to learn, spend less and have no side effects of drug treatment, they are of great interest to scholars in various countries in Europe and the United States Some famous universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Medical School, State University of New York and University of London in the United Kingdom have all established Qigong research institutes and have done a lot of research on Qigong from a variety of disciplines. This article only reviews some of the medical fields Research Overview