Yoga for Functional Ability, Pain and Psychosocial Outcomes in Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 203-217

  Ward, Lesley ^a   Stebbings, Simon ^b   Cherkin, Daniel ^c   Baxter, G David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal conditions; Systematic review; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA;

MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; YOGA;

EID: 84889684029     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.1042     Document Type: Article

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