Feasibility of group delivery of the Alexander technique on balance in the community-dwelling elderly: Preliminary findings

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-119

  Batson, Glenna ^a   Barker, Sarah ^b  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexander technique; Balance; Balance confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249096133     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01924780802073005     Document Type: Article

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