Yoga as an Alternative and Complementary Approach for Arthritis: A Systematic Review

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-58

  Sharma, Manoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

arthritis; mind body interventions; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; YOGA;

ARTHRITIS; MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; YOGA;

ARTHRITIS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MEDITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOGA;

EID: 84890943334     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587213499918     Document Type: Article

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