Effects of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement on Balance in Adults With Chronic Neurological Deficits Following Stroke: A Preliminary Study

Complementary Health Practice Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-210

  Batson, Glenna ^a   Deutsch, Judith E ^b  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

balance; complementary medicine; Feldenkrais; stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992885645     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533210105285516     Document Type: Article

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