Yoga as a complementary therapy

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-194

  Garfinkel, Marian ^a,b,c,d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Exercise; Iyengar; Osteoarthritis; Repetitive strain injuries; Yoga

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BONE DISEASE; BONE MALFORMATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPETENCE; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; TRAINING; YOGA;

EID: 33645821930     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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