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Wayne PM, Hausdorff JM, Lough M, Gow BJ, Lipsitz L, Novak V, Macklin EA, Peng CK, Manor B. Tai Chi training may reduce dual task gait variability, a potential mediator of fall risk, in healthy older adults: cross-sectional and randomized trial studies. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 9:332.

Langevin HM, Schnyer R, MacPherson H, Davis R, Harris RE, Napadow V, Wayne PM, Milley RJ, Lao L, Stener-Victorin E, Kong JT, Hammerschlag R. Manual and electrical needle stimulation in acupuncture research: pitfalls and challenges of heterogeneity. J Altern Complement Med. 2015 Mar;21(3):113-28.

O'Connor BB, Eisenberg DM, Buring JE, Liang CL, Osypiuk K, Levy DB, Wayne PM. Within-team Patterns of Communication and Referral in Multimodal Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients by an Integrative Care Team. Glob Adv Health Med. 2015 Mar;4(2):36-45.

Yang GY, Wang LQ, Ren J, Zhang Y, Li ML, Zhu YT, Luo J, Cheng YJ, Li WY, Wayne PM, Liu JP. Evidence base of clinical studies on Tai Chi: a bibliometric analysis. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 16;10(3):e0120655.

Jacobson EE, Meleger AL, Bonato P, Wayne PM, Langevin HM, Kaptchuk TJ, Davis RB. Structural integration as an adjunct to outpatient rehabilitation for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized pilot clinical trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:813418.

Wayne PM, Berkowitz DL, Litrownik DE, Buring JE, Yeh GY. What do we really know about the safety of tai chi?: A systematic review of adverse event reports in randomized trials. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Dec;95(12):2470-83.

Wayne PM, Gow BJ, Costa MD, Peng CK, Lipsitz LA, Hausdorff JM, Davis RB, Walsh JN, Lough M, Novak V, Yeh GY, Ahn AC, Macklin EA, Manor B. Complexity-Based Measures Inform Effects of Tai Chi Training on Standing Postural Control: Cross-Sectional and Randomized Trial Studies. PLoS One. 2014 Dec 10;9(12):e114731.

Wells RE, Burch R, Paulsen RH, Wayne PM, Houle TT, Loder E. Meditation for migraines: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Headache. 2014 Oct;54(9):1484-95.

Manor B, Lough M, Gagnon MM, Cupples A, Wayne PM, Lipsitz LA. Functional benefits of tai chi training in senior housing facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Aug;62(8):1484-9.

Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Litrownik D, Roberts DH, Davis RB, Moy ML. Tai chi mind-body exercise in patients with COPD: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Aug 28;15:337.

Wayne PM, Walsh JN, Taylor-Piliae RE, Wells RE, Papp KV, Donovan NJ, Yeh GY. Effect of tai chi on cognitive performance in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jan;62(1):25-39.

Manor B, Lipsitz LA, Peng CK, Wayne, PM, Li L. Complexity-based measures inform tai chi's impact on standing postural control in older adults with peripheral neuropathy. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2013 Apr 16;13:87.

Yeh GY, Wood MJ, Wayne PM, Stevenson LW, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Forman D. Tai chi in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Congest Heart Fail. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):77-84.

Wayne PM, Manor B, Novak V, Costa M, Hausdorff JM, Goldberger AL, Ahn AC, Yeh GY, Peng CK, Lough M, Davis RB, Quilty MT, Lipsitz LA. A systems biology approach to studying tai chi, physiological complexity and healthy aging: design and rationale of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Jan;34(1):21-34.

Lu WD, Matulonis UA, Dunn JE, Doherty-Gilman A, Dean-Clower E, Goodman A, Davis, RB, Buring JE, Wayne PM, Rosenthal DS, Penson RT. The feasibility and effects of acupuncture on quality of life scores during chemotherapy in ovarian cancer: results from a pilot randomized sham-controlled trial. Med Acupunct. 2012 Dec;24(4):233-240.

Yeung A, Lepoutre V, Wayne PM, Yeh G, Slipp LE, Fava M, Denninger JW, Benson H, Fricchione GL. Tai chi treatment for depressed Chinese Americans: a pilot study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Oct;91(10):863-70.

Lu WD, Wayne PM, Davis RB, Buring JE, Li H, Goguen LA, Rosenthal DS, Tishler RB, Posner MR, Haddad RI. Acupuncture for dysphagia after chemoradiation in head and neck cancer: rationale and design of a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2012 Jul;33(4):700-11.

Wayne PM, Kiel DP; Buring JE, Connors EM, BonatoP, Yeh GY, CohenCJ, Mancinelli C, Davis RB. Impact of tai chi exercise on multiple fracture-related risk factors in post-menopausal osteopenic women: a pilot pragmatic, randomized trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Jan 30;12:7.

Yeh GY, McCarthy EP, Wayne PM, Stevenson LW, Wood MJ, Forman D, Goldberger A, Davis RB, Phillips RS. Tai chi exercise in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Apr 25;171(8):750-7.

Langevin HM, Wayne PM, Macpherson H, Schyner RM, Milley R, Napadow V, Lao LX, Park JB, Harris R, Cohen M, Sherman KJ, Haramati A, Hammerschlag R. Paradoxes in acupuncture research: strategies for moving forward. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:180805.

Yeh GY, Roberts DH, Wayne PM, Davis RB, Quilty MT, Phillips RS. Tai chi exercise for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study. Respir Care. 2010 Nov;55(11):1475-82.

Lu WD, Posner MR, Wayne PM, Rosenthal DS, Haddad RI. Acupuncture for dysphagia after chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: a case series report. Integr Cancer Ther. 2010 Sep;9(3):284-90.

Wayne PM, Buring JE, Davis RB, Connors EM, Bonato P, Patritti B, Fischer M, Yeh GY, Cohen CJ, Carroll D, Kiel DP. Tai chi for osteopenic women: design and rationale of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Mar 1;11:40.

Wayne PM, Hammerschlag R, German JS, Chapman T. Attitudes and interests toward research among students at two colleges of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Explore (NY). 2010 Jan-Feb;6(1):22-8.

Ahn A, Schyner RN, Conboy L, Wayne PM. Electrodermal measures of jing-well points and their clinical relevance in endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Dec;15(12):1293-305.

Birdee, GS, Wayne PM, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Yeh GY. Tai chi and qigong for health: patterns of use in the United States. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Sep;15(9):969-73.

Wayne PM, Hammerschlag R, Langevin HM, Napadow V, Park JJ, Schyner RN. Resolving paradoxes in acupuncture research: a roundtable discussion. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Sep;15(9):1039-44.

Birdee, GS, Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Phillips RS, Gardiner P. Clinical applications of yoga for the pediatric population: a systematic review. Acad Pediatr. 2009 Jul-Aug;9(4):212-220.e1-9.

Lu WD, Matulonis UA, Doherty-Gilman A, Lee H, Dean-Clower E, Rosulek A, Gibson C, Goodman A, Davis RB, Buring JE, Wayne PM, Rosenthal DS, Penson RT. Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with gynecologic malignancies: a pilot randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Jul;15(7):745-53.

Yeh GY, Wang CC, Wayne PM, Phillips R. Tai chi exercise for patients with cardiovascular conditions and risk factors: a systematic review. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2009 May-Jun;29(3):152-60.

Pease M, Sollom R, Wayne PM. Acupuncture for refugees with post-traumatic stress disorder: initial experiences establishing a community clinic. Explore (NY). 2009 Jan-Feb;5(1):51-4.

Wayne PM, Kerr C, Schnyer RN, Legedza A, Savetsky German J, Shields MH, Davis RB, Buring JE, Conboy LA, Highfield E, Parton B, Thomas P, Laufer MR. Japanese-style acupuncture for endometriosis-related pelvic pain in adolescents and young women: results of a randomized sham-controlled trial. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2008 Oct;21(5):247-57.

Schyner R, Lao L, Hammerschlag R, Wayne PM, Langevin H, Napadow V, Harris R, Park J, Milley R, Cohen M, MacPherson H. Society for Acupuncture Research 2007 Conference Report: The Status and Future of Acupuncture Research: 10 Years Post-NIH Consensus Conference. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):859-60.

Conboy L, Quilty MT, Kerr C, Shaw J, Wayne PM. A qualitative analysis of adolescents' experiences of active and sham Japanese-style acupuncture protocols administered in a clinical trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jul;14(6):699-705.

Kaptchuk TJ, Kelley JM, Deykin A, Wayne PM, Lasagna LC, Epstein IO, Kirsch I, Wechsler ME. Do "placebo responders" exist? Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Jul;29(4):587-95.

Yeh GY, Mietus JE, Peng CK, Phillips RS, Davis RB, Wayne PM, Goldberger AL, Thomas RS. Enhancement of sleep stability with tai chi exercise in patients with chronic heart failure: preliminary findings using an ECG-based spectrogram method. Sleep Med. 2008 Jul;9(5):527-36.

Schnyer RN, Iuliano D, Kay J, Shields M, Wayne PM. Development of protocols for randomized sham-controlled trials of complex treatment interventions: Japanese acupuncture for endometriosis-related pelvic pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jun;14(5):515-22.

Ahn AC, Colbert AP, Anderson BJ, Martinsen OG, Hammerschlag R, Cina S, Wayne PM, Langevin HM. Electrical properties of acupuncture points and meridians: a systematic review. Bioelectromagnetics. 2008 May;29(4):245-56.

Wayne PM, Buring JE, Davis RB, Andrews SM, St. John M, Conboy L, Kerr CE, Kaptchuk TJ, Schachter SC. Increasing research capacity at the New England School of Acupuncture through NCCAM-supported faculty and student research training initiatives. Altern Ther Health Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;14(2):52-8.

Valaskatgis P, Macklin EA, Schachter SC, Wayne PM. Possible effects of acupuncture on atrial fibrillation and post-herpetic neuralgia -- a case report. Acupunct Med. 2008 Mar;26(1):51-6.

Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ. Challenges inherent to the tai chi research: Part II -- defining the intervention and optimal study design. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Mar;14(2):191-7.

Yeh GY, Wang CC, Wayne PM, Phillips RS. The effect of tai chi exercise on blood pressure: a systematic review. Prev Cardiol. 2008 Spring;11(2):82-9.

Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ. Challenges inherent to tai chi research: Part I -- tai chi as a complex multi-component intervention. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):95-102.

Wayne PM, Pensack LY, Connors EM, Buring JE, Davis, RB, Schachter SC, Hrbek A, Kaptchuk TJ, Andrews, SM. Increasing research capacity at the New England School of Acupuncture: building grants management infrastructure as an NCCAM-funded developmental center for research on complementary and alternative medicine. Altern Ther Health Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):56-64.

Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Phillips RS. Tai chi exercise in patients with chronic heart failure. Med Sport Sci. 2008;52:195-208.

Nedrow AR, Heitkemper M, Frenkel M, Mann D, Wayne PM, Hughes E. Collaborations between allopathic and complementary and alternative medicine health professionals: four initiatives. Acad Med. 2007 Oct;82(10):962-6.

Anderson BJ, Haimovici F, Ginsburg, ES, Schust, DJ, Wayne PM. In vitro fertilization (IVF) and acupuncture: clinical efficacy and mechanistic basis. Altern Ther Health Med. 2007 May-Jun;13(3):38-48.

Schaechter JD, Connell BD, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer R, Stein J, Scarborough DM, Parker S McGibbon CA, Wayne PM. Correlated change in upper limb function and motor cortex activation after verum and sham acupuncture in patients with chronic stroke. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jun;13(5):527-32.

Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Kiel DP, Davis RB, Savetsky-German J, Connelly M, Buring JE. The effects of tai chi on bone mineral density in post-menopausal women: a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 May;88(5):673-80.

Macklin EA, Wayne PM, Kalish LA, Valaskatgis P, Thompson J, Pian-Smith M, Zhang Q, Stevens S, Goertz C, Prineas RJ, Buczynski B, Zusman RM. Stop Hypertension with the Acupuncture Research Program (SHARP): results of a randomized controlled clinical trial. Hypertension. 2006 Nov;48(5):838-45.

Highfield E, Kerr C, Laufer M, Schyner R, Thomas P, Wayne PM. Adolescent endometriosis-related pelvic pain treated with acupuncture: two case reports. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Apr;12(3):317-22.

Schyner RM, Wayne PM, Kaptchuk T, Cheng XM, Zhang ZZ. Standardization of individualized treatments in a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Mar;12(2):106-9.

Schnyer RS, Conboy LA, Jacobson E, Mc Knight P, Goddard T, Moscatelli F, Anna T. Legedza A, Kerr C, Kaptchuk TJ, Wayne PM. Development of a Chinese medicine assessment measure: an interdisciplinary approach using the Delphi method. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Dec;11(6):1005-13.

Wayne PM, Krebs, DE, Macklin EA, Schyner R, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Schaechter JD, Stein J, Stason WB. Acupuncture for upper-extremity rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a randomized sham-controlled study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Dec;86(12):2248-55.

Wayne PM, Scarborough DM, Krebs DE, Parker SW, Wolf SL, Asmundson L, McGibbon CA. Tai chi for vestibulopathic balance dysfunction: a case study. Altern Ther Health Med. 2005 Mar-Apr;11(2):60-6.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Parker S, Scarborough DM, Wayne PM, Wolf SL. Tai chi and vestibular rehabilitation improve vestibulopathic gait via different neuromuscular mechanisms: preliminary report. BMC Neurol. 2005 Feb 18;5(1):3.

McGibbon CA, Krebs DE, Parker S, Scarborough DM, Goldvasser D, Asmundson L, Wayne PM, Wolf SL. Tai chi and vestibular rehabilitation effects on gaze and whole-body stability. J Vestib Res. 2004;14(6):467-78.

Yeh GY, Wood MJ, Lorell BH, Stevenson LW, Eisenberg DM, Wayne PM, Goldberger Al, Davis RB, Phillips RS. Effects of tai chi mind-body movement therapy on functional status and exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Med. 2004 Oct 15;117(8):541-8.

Kalish LA, Buczynski B, Connell P, Gemmel A, Goertz C, Macklin EA, Pian-Smith M, Stevens S, Thompson J, Valaskatgis P, Wayne PM, Zusman RM. Stop Hypertension with the Acupuncture Research Program (SHARP): clinical trial design and screening results. Control Clin Trials. 2004 Feb;25(1):76-103.

Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Parker SW, McGibbon CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Scarborough DS, Gill-Body K, Wolf SL. Can tai chi improve vestibulopathic postural control? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Jan;85(1):142-5.

Greene PJ, Wayne PM, Kerr CE, Weiger W, Jacobson E, Kaptchuk TJ. The powerful placebo: doubting the doubters. Adv Mind Body Med. 2001 Fall;17(4):298-307; discussion 312-8.
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