Manual Therapy
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 209-218 , August 2007

Changes in pelvic floor and diaphragm kinematics and respiratory patterns in subjects with sacroiliac joint pain following a motor learning intervention: A case series

Received 24 May 2005 ,Revised 16 February 2006 ,Accepted 2 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2006.06.006

Manual Therapy
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 209-218 , August 2007

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