Effects of hatha yoga on the shaping of the antero-posterior curvature of the spine

Human Movement

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-263

  Grabara, Małgorzata ^a   Szopa, Janusz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

curvature of the spine; hatha yoga; lumbar lordosis; physical recreation; thoracic kyphosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053330477     PISSN: 17323991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10038-011-0028-4     Document Type: Article

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