In the authors' words
“The average low back pain score of 4.7 in the pre-test reduced to 2.5 in the post-test.”
What was measured
- Joint pain Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Before-and-after study
- Who took part
- Midlife women, osteoarthritis or joint pain
- How many
- 60
- How long
- 2 weeks
- Exercise
- Stretching
- Cited
- 0 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 40864603
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