In the authors' words
“Participants experienced significant improvement in balance, as measured by FR, and flexibility, as measured by SR.”
What was measured
- Joint pain Reported an improvement
- Balance and falls Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Before-and-after study
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, breast cancer survivors, osteoarthritis or joint pain
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- Yoga
- Cited
- 64 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 21733988
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