The benefits of yoga for women veterans with chronic low back pain

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 832-838

  Groessl, Erik J ^a,b   Weingart, Kimberly R ^a   Johnson, Neil ^a   Baxi, Sunita ^a,b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOGA;

EID: 84865592695     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0657     Document Type: Article

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