Breathing: A sign of life and a unique area for reflection and action

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 832-840

  Ekerholt, Kirsten ^a,b   Bergland, Astrid ^b  

^a Advanced Course in Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy ^*

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORWEGIAN PSYCHOMOTOR PHYSICAL THERAPY; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 46249103174     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070316     Document Type: Article

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