Yoga Spinal Flexion Positions and Vertebral Compression Fracture in Osteopenia or Osteoporosis of Spine: Case Series

Pain Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-75

  Sinaki, Mehrsheed ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Spinal flexion exercise; Vertebral compression fracture; Yoga positions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOSIS; VERTEBRA BODY; YOGA;

EID: 84871980457     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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