Physical demand profiles of Hatha yoga postures performed by older adults

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Salem, George J ^a   Yu, Sean S Y ^a   Wang, Man Ying ^a   Samarawickrame, Sachithra ^a   Hashish, Rami ^a   Azen, Stanley P ^b   Greendale, Gail A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SAFETY; WALKING; YOGA;

EID: 84886689904     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/165763     Document Type: Article

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