Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 MSc student, Department of Corrective Exercise & Sports Injury, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of sport injuries and corrective exercises, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
3 BSc student, Department of Corrective Exercise & Sports Injury, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
4 Assistant Professor of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
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