Yoga Practice Increases Minimum Muscular Fitness in Children with Visual Impairment
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Yoga Practice Increases Minimum Muscular Fitness in Children with Visual Impairment.
INTRODUCTION Muscle strength, a component for balance, gait and functional mobility is vital for children with visual impairment. Yoga has frequently been demonstrated to improve physical and mental fitness in children. This study aimed to assess the effect of 16 weeks yoga training on muscular fitness in children with visual impairment. METHODS This was a wait-listed two-armed-matched case-co...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Caring Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2251-9920
DOI: 10.15171/jcs.2015.026