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The specific physical therapy program is called Collateral Arterial
Flow Exchange (C.A.F.E)
Exercises . Here the idea is to concentrate and direct blood circulation and
nutritional reach to damaged region. By means of the
Collateral arteries the
nutritional support to damaged joint is increased.
The doctor also advises his patients to do Tai Chi. We
recommend to our patients this wonderful ancient Chinese exercise, this type of
Tai Chi is designed specifically for arthritis. This style of Tai Chi is
known as "Sun Style" is designed by Master Paul Lam M.D. who also
suffers from arthritis. Several studies have shown that regular tai chi
practice has benefits: By increasing circulation to the joints, it can
help improve arthritis, It can reduce falls in the elderly or those with
balance disorders — sometimes dramatically.

Every day, in parks, gyms and on the beaches across America, people are practicing tai chi. As they
gather around and move
together in harmony through a series of slow and synchronized postures, it may look
as though they are performing some kind of dance or ritual.
What they are actually doing is an ancient Chinese practice designed to
exercise body, mind and spirit. As they move through tai chi postures,
they are gently working muscles, focusing concentration, and, according
to Chinese philosophy, improving the flow of "qi,"the vital
life energy that sustains health and calms the mind.
The physical therapy program is important to optimize the
success. The program is designed to promote the ideal nutritional
support for the muscular skeleton system.

Dr. Alimorad Farshchian leads a class of his patients in the Sun Style of Tai Chi
near the calming surf on Miami Beach. At rear,
patients mimic his slow, deliberate Tai Chi movements hoping to make
their joints more flexible.
circa winter of 2001
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