Sit, breathe, smile: Effects of single and weekly seated Qigong on blood pressure and quality of life in long-term care

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 48-53

  Freeman, Shane R ^a   Hanik, Sarah Anne E ^a   Littlejohn, Meagan L ^a   Malandruccolo, Amanda A ^a   Coughlin, Joanna ^a   Warren, Bernie ^a,b   McGowan, Cheri L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Qigong; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QIGONG; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; QIGONG; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QIGONG; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84892557122     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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