Systematic review of researches testing movement and body techniques in the treatment of eating disorders
Abstract
We aim to review the kinesiotherapeutic programs that have been used in therapies for patients with an eating disorder, focusing on the programs that are based on body-oriented therapies, body movements and sports. To this end we have collected and analysed the results of all the programs that have been documented and tested on clinical populations, and that were published in or before 2008. For our methodological framework we used the Systematic Review method.
Keywords
Systematic Review, eating disorders, therapy, kinesiotherapyLiterature
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