Changes in foot pressure elicited by 3D air balance exercise and pelvic stability exercise for functional leg-length discrepancy in adult women

Society of Physical Therapy Science - Tập 27 Số 3 - Trang 917-920 - 2015
Byung‐Hoon Lee1, Jeong-Ja Kim2, Chan-Kyu Kim3
1Group of Industry-Academy Cooperation, Chunnam Techno University, Republic of Korea.
2Department of Physical Therapy, Howon University, Republic of Korea.
3Department of Physical Therapy, Gwangju Health University: 73 Bungmun-daero, 419 Beon-gil, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 506-701, Republic of Korea

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