Can the sudarshan kriya yoga have any effect on sympathetic function test in pre-hypertensive patient?
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Sudarshan Kriyas is known to eliminate stress, fatigue and negative emotions such as anger, frustration and depression, leaving you calm yet energized, focused yet relaxed. This study evaluated the effects of sudarshan Kriya on autonomic sympathetic variable in pre-hypertensive subjects. In present study two groups each having 35 subjects one is pre-hypertensive and one is normotensive were selected between ages 25-75 years of either sex were studied in the morning hours. The patients of pre-hypertension were randomly selected reporting to department of Medicine / Cardiology PBM Hospital, Bikaner. Study group were asked to do Sudarshan Kriya Yoga for three months after proper training under the supervision of expert at The Art of Living Centre Rani Bazar, Bikaner. This study was conducted in the department of physiology Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner. Sympathetic non invasive autonomic function test were performed that is hand grip test and postural change test including resting blood pressure. The results were statistically analysed by applying paired âtâ test. After the twelve weeks of sudarshan kriya sympathetic function test like orthostatic variation of blood pressure and hand grip test were statistically significantly lower (p<0.05). Reduction was more profound in study group than in control group. Keywords: Sympathetic functions, Blood pressure, Hand grip test, Sudarshan Kriya.
Authors and Affiliations
Agarwal Nitesh, Bijaraniya Kuldeep, Sharma Sudhir Kumar, Chaturvedi Mukesh Kumar
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