Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 98-103 , January 2009

Yoga techniques as a means of core stability training

  • S.N. Omkar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +918022932873; fax: +91803600134.
    • ,
  • S. Vishwas, B.Tech.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Mangalore 574157, Karnataka, India

Received 16 July 2007 ,Revised 29 September 2007 ,Accepted 2 October 2007.

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PII: S1360-8592(07)00110-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2007.10.004

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 98-103 , January 2009

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