About Dr Paul Lam
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The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov) recommends his Tai Chi for Arthritis for Fall Prevention program. National Council On Ageing; Arthritis Foundation around the world including USA and Australia support his programs. Many other similar organizations, fitness associations, universities and hospitals around the world supported one or all of Dr Lam’s Tai Chi for Health programs. His instructors’ training workshops are accredited by many organizations including Arthritis Foundation of USA; American College of Sport Medicine, HK rehabilitation society and the Korean Rheumatology Health Professional’s Society.
In 2010, Dr Lam and his colleagues have established the Tai Chi for Health Institute, a non-profit educational body to empower people to improve their health and wellness.
Dr Lam’s online lessons and instructional DVDs and books have made learning the programs easy and enjoyable. Dr Lam’s team have also produced other tai chi instructional DVDs for learners of intermediate and advanced levels. You can find more information online. Many of Dr Lam’s colleagues and participants excelled in promoting health improvement and international competitions. Dr Lam is fluent both in English and Chinese. He enjoys working to bridge the gap between orthodox and alternative medicine, eastern and western cultures, traditional and modern Tai Chi stylists. Dr Lam practices Yang, Chen, Sun styles as well as other tai chi sets of combined styles. He has begun his Tai Chi journey with his late father-in-law Mr Lum Win Gwei who was a student of Yang Zhou Zhong (Eldest son of Yang Chen Fu who is the grandson of the creator of Yang Style Tai Chi). With the encouragement of Mr Lum, Dr Lam has also studied with several prominent teachers in China, including the creators of international and national competition forms. He has won a gold and two silver medals from International Beijing Wushu and Tai Chi competition in 1093. Click the topics below for more information:
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Dr Lam believes medical research is the best way to show how effective tai chi is for health improvement. More medical evidence will bring more governmental support which will help spread tai chi to more people. Dr Lam has integrate his medical, tai chi and research knowledge to participate in research projects around the world. He has authored and coauthored over 30 peer reviewed research papers have been published in prestigious medical journals.
Click here for a list of published studies.
Contact Dr Lam for more information, advice or technical support for tai chi research. Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention (also known as Tai Chi for Arthritis) is a special program created in 1997 by Dr Lam and a team of Tai Chi and medical experts especially for people with arthritis to improve their conditions as well as balance and health in general. It is supported by many Arthritis Foundations around the world. In 2001, Dr Lam and his colleagues created the Tai Chi for Diabetes program and later over the years a series of ten programs designed to focus on a group of medical conditions, and at the same time building strength, improving balance and health. All his tai chi program can enhance quality of life and reduce the risk of falls. Tai Chi 4 Kidz is a fun activity to develop children’s concentration and coordination.
Dr Lam and his colleagues believe prevention is better than cure. They created other programs to prevent illness, improve health and wellness including Tai Chi for Beginners, Tai Chi for Life and Tai Chi for Energy.
All of these programs are available as online lessons and instructional DVDs.
Dr Lam has practiced as a family physician in Sydney, Australia for 40 years. He has refocused in 2013 to fully engaged the Tai Chi for Health Programs. He graduated from the University of NSW on a university scholarship in 1974. Dr Lam has been teaching post graduated doctors as a clinical lecturer in the University of NSW for over 30 years.
 In 1997 Dr Lam realized the need of a specially designed Tai Chi program for people with arthritis and to prevent falls, his team of Tai Chi associates and medical specialists created the 12 movement Tai Chi for Arthritis program based on the Sun style. The program is now adapted by the Arthritis Foundation of USA and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arthritis Care of UK, many arthritis foundations worldwide.
The program is being taught through the Tai Chi for Health Institute board certified instructors; online tai chi lessons, instructional DVDs (in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian and German) and the book “Overcoming Arthritis”. Many scientific studies have shown the program effective in relieving pain, improve many aspects of health, improve physical function and is safe to learn. In 2001 Dr Lam’s team created another program of Tai Chi for Diabetes, this program consists of a simple set of tai chi based on the Sun and Yang styles designed to help prevent and improve control of diabetes. This program is different but complementary to that of Tai Chi for Arthritis, It is supported by Diabetes Australia. Since 2004 Dr Lam and his teams have created Tai Chi for Osteoporosis; Tai Chi for Heart Conditions; Tai Chi for Memory; Tai Chi for Rehabilitation based on available scientific evidence to build improve health, build inner strength and prevent falls. All programs are safe, effective for health improvement, respective program is more focused on a group of similar medical conditions. Other programs include Tai Chi for Beginners, Tai Chi for Enegyr, Tai Chi 4 Kidz and Tai Chi @ Work.
All of these programs are available as an instructional online lessons and DVDs that can be purchased from our store
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 Dr Lam has collaborated with governmental bodies, Arthritis Foundations, Diabetes Associations, Univerisities and hospitals, fitness associations, Rehabilitation Society and the Rheumatology Health Professional’s Society to conduct instructor’s training workshops around the world. These workshops are accredited by many organizations including American Council of Exercise; American College of Sport Medicine, Australian Physiotherapy Association; Florida and many other physiotherapist associations and Tai Chi union of Great Britain.Dr Lam has presented annual tai chi workshops (of one week duration) since 1998 in Sydney Australia and later different cities in USA. This workshop offers many courses from beginners to advance and is attended by people from many countries.
Click here for a list of upcoming workshops by Dr Lam and his authorised trainers.
Dr Lam writes a monthly newsletter free to any email subscribers, it contains Tai Chi information, health and better lifestyle ideas. Click here to subscribe.
 He is the co-author of the book “Overcoming Arthritis” with Judith Horstman, Tai Chi for Beginners and the 24 Formswith Nancy Kaye and Teaching Tai Chi Effectively.
The latest books “Born Strong” and “The Tai Chi Way” his memoirs and available through Amazon or www.taichiproductions.com.
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Also many other conferences invited by arthritis Foundations, diabetes foundation and organizations, universities, health department and medical professional around the world at international, national and state levels.
back to the top Dr Lam is the founder of Better Health Tai Chi Chuan. From its beginning 39 years ago, thousands of students have graduated from the school. Later on he founded the Tai Chi Association of Australia to share knowledge and promote tai chi in Australia. By 2010 Dr Lam works with his colleagues to fund the Tai Chi for Health Institute to empower people around the world to better health and wellness. Tai Chi Teacher, Accredited Coach and Judge Dr. Lam has taught thousands of tai chi instructors and participants; he must be the first tai chi teacher in history to travel over 1.8 million miles teaching tai chi. He is sought after for teaching, presenting Tai Chi seminars and workshops. Dr Lam gained governmental accreditation as a nationally accredited sport coach and has been invited to join the judging panels of tai chi competitions. back to the top Producer of Tai Chi Online Lessons and DVDs Dr Lam is the producer of a comprehensive series of online tai chi lessons, including 15 Tai Chi for Health programs, 10 well known tai chi sets and more than 650 video clips. He also produced over 20 Tai Chi instructional DVD from tai chi for health to beginners to advanced. These products are distributed worldwide through major retail stores. Millions of people have improved their health and lifestyle, and their skill of tai chi through his programs. At the Third International Tai Chi Competition in Beijing (1993), Dr Lam won a gold medal for the Combined 42 Competition Forms, as well as two silver medals for the Combined 42 Tai Chi Sword Forms and the Chen Style Forms. Dr Lam founded Tai Chi Productions in 1994 to produce useful Tai Chi teaching material with the mission: “To improve people’s health and quality of life by promoting Dr Lam’s Tai Chi for Health programs through education, research and instructional products.“ The products are useful to improve user’s health and tai chi skill. The quality of these productions has won approval from users worldwide. back to the top Dr Lam is committed to promoting Tai Chi for health improvement. He has combined his knowledge of medicine, Tai Chi and sport coaching to further this purpose. New projects include conducting workshops in more countries, training more master trainers and research of the health benefits of Tai Chi. Click here to read a message from Dr Lam
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Dr Paul Lam, a family physician, and tai chi teacher for over 40 years, is a world leader in the field of tai chi for health improvement. Dr Lam is now focusing at preventive health. He worked with a team of tai chi and medical specialists to create several 
