Role of the tensegrity rule in theoretical basis of massage therapy

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-20

  Kassolik, Krzysztof ^a   Andrzejewski, Waldemar ^a   Trzȩsicka, Ewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE; BONE STRUCTURE; CARTILAGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FASCIA; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; MASSAGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 34249864426     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2007-20103     Document Type: Article

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