Physical activity is related to lower levels of pain, fatigue and depression in individuals with spinal-cord injury: A correlational study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-306

  Tawashy, A E ^a,b,c   Eng, J J ^a,b,c   Lin, K H ^d   Tang, P F ^d   Hung, C ^b,c  

^a GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exercise; Participation; Physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 63949085435     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.120     Document Type: Article

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