Effects of body-mind training and relaxation stretching on persons with chronic toxic encephalopathy

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 155-161

  Engel, Lis ^a   Andersen, Lars Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alpha brain waves; Body mind training; Chronic toxic encephalopathy; EMG; State trait anxiety; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDITATION; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; NEUROTOXINS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034142424     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(99)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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