Iyengar yoga for treating symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knees: A pilot study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 689-693

  Kolasinski, Sharon L ^a   Garfinkel, Marian ^b   Tsai, Adam Gilden ^a   Matz, Whitney ^a   Van Dyke, Alison ^a   Schumacher Jr , H Ralph ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio of Philadelphia   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARTHRITIS IMPACT MEASUREMENT SCALE 2; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IYENGAR YOGA; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT GLOBAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; YOGA;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA;

EID: 24644441251     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.689     Document Type: Article

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