SPORTS INJURIES : TREATMENT PROTOCOL AND COMMON CLINICAL PRACTICES
Published in April-June 2025 (Vol. 1, Issue 2, )
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Jisna. V
First year PG scholar, Department of Salya tantra, Vaidyaratnam P S Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal, India
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First year PG scholar, Department of Salya tantra, Vaidyaratnam P S Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal, India
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Professor, Department of Shalya tantra, Vaidyaratnam P S Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal, India
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Professor, Department of Shalya tantra, Vaidyaratnam P S Varier Ayurveda College, Kottakkal, India
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V & Jebin, F. & Haridas & P, S. (). SPORTS INJURIES : TREATMENT PROTOCOL AND COMMON CLINICAL PRACTICES. Kottakkal Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine And Research, 1(2), xx-xx. https://kjamr.scholarjms.com/articles/10
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