Can Islamic prayers benefit spondyloarthritides? Case report of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and increased spinal mobility after an intensive regimen of Islamic prayer

Rheumatology International

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1057-1059

  Badsha, Humeira ^a   Tak, Paul P ^a,b  

^a Dubai Bone and Joint Center   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Prayer; Spondyloarthritis

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; ETORICOXIB;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SWIMMING;

ADULT; ARABS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; RELIGION; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 47249114056     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0557-0     Document Type: Article

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