Yoga as treatment for chronic pain conditions: A literature review

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-32

  Evans, Subhadra ^a   Sternlieb, Beth ^a   Subramanian, Saskia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); lifespan; pain; review; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LIFESPAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; YOGA;

EID: 43149084352     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2008.7.1.25     Document Type: Article

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