Tai Chi workplace program for improving musculoskeletal fitness among female computer users

Work

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-338

  Tamim, Hala ^a   Castel, Evan S ^a   Jamnik, Veronica ^a   Keir, Peter J ^b   Grace, Sherry L ^a   Gledhill, Norman ^a   MacPherson, Alison K ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise px psychology ; Experimental design; Musculoskeletal disorders; Obesity pc prevention control ; Tai chi; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAI CHI; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAI JI; UNIVERSITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449109939     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0931     Document Type: Article

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