Maximizing the benefits of Pilates-inspired exercise for learning functional motor skills

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-108

  Lange, Claudia ^a   Unnithan, Viswanath B ^a   Larkam, Elizabeth ^a,b   Latta, Paula M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b Saint Francis Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c Peninsula RSI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; REVIEW; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0034008394     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jbmt.1999.0161     Document Type: Review

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