T'ai-Chi intervention in men with fibromyalgia: A multiple-patient case report

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-189

  Carbonell Baeza, Ana ^a,b   Romero, Alejandro ^b   Aparicio, Virginia A ^b   Tercedor, Pablo ^b   Delgado Fernández, Manuel ^b   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGILITY; ALGOMETRY; ANXIETY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPAIN; TAI CHI; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARMING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPAIN; TAI JI;

EID: 79952908805     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0650     Document Type: Letter

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