Yoga as a method of symptom management in multiple sclerosis

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Frank, Rachael ^a   Larimore, Jennifer ^a  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Mental health; Mobility; Multiple sclerosis; Spasticity; Yoga

Indexed keywords

BALANCE DISORDER; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPASTICITY; SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; YOGA;

EID: 84928663699     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00133     Document Type: Short Survey

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