Alexander technique and Feldenkrais method: A critical overview

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 811-825

  Jain, Sanjiv ^a,b,c   Janssen, Kristy ^b   DeCelle, Sharon ^a  

^a CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CARLE CLINIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINETICS; LUNG FUNCTION; MASSAGE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE DISEASE; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 5344279091     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2004.04.005     Document Type: Review

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