Tai Chi for disease activity and flexibility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis - A controlled clinical trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-462

  Lee, Eun Nam ^a   Kim, Young Hee ^a   Chung, Won Tae ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disease activity; Flexibility; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAI CHI; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56749105950     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem048     Document Type: Article

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