Effect of therapy ball seating on learning and sitting discomforts among saudi female students

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Al Eisa, Einas ^a   Buragadda, Syamala ^b   Melam, Ganeswara Rao ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BACK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; NECK; SEAT; SHOULDER; STUDENT; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SAUDI ARABIA;

FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; POSTURE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84880151018     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/153165     Document Type: Article

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