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Objective: To examine the effects of a brief Tai Chi Chuan Qigong (`Qigong') exercise intervention on individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Design: A single-centre randomized controlled trial pilot study.

Setting: A registered charity day centre in the community.

Subjects: Twenty individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Intervention: Intervention participants attended a Qigong exercise session for one hour per week over eight weeks. Control participants engaged in non-exercise-based social and leisure activities for the same intervention period.

Measures: Outcome was assessed at baseline and post intervention using the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire and the Social Support for Exercise Habits Scale, to measure perceived mood, self-esteem, flexibility, coordination, physical activity and social support.

Results: Groups were comparable at baseline. After the intervention …