Yoga for reducing perceived stress and back pain at work

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 606-612

  Hartfiel, N ^a   Burton, C ^b   Rycroft Malone, J ^b   Clarke, G ^b   Havenhand, J ^c   Khalsa, S B ^d   Edwards, R T ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Occupational stress; Physical activity; Well being; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE; YOGA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE; YOGA;

EID: 84869430860     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs168     Document Type: Article

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