STUDY OF EFFECT OF BHASTRIKA PRANAYAMA ON PULMONARY FUNCTION
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Yogic practices can be used as psycho-physiological stimuli to increase in physiological functions and human performance. Yoga breathing or Pranayama is the science of breath control. Rapid succession of forcible expulsion is a characteristic feature of Bhastrika Pranayama. To determine the effects of Bhastrika Pranayama on Vital Capacity of lung (PFT), sixty (n = 60) randomly selected volunteers to participate in the study from OPD of Government Ayurved College, Nanded, Maharashtra. These volunteers were subjected to the 12 week Pranayama training programme that includes “Bhastrika Pranayama”. The before after differences were assessed using the Student’s t-test for dependent data. The level of p < 0.05 was considered significant. The Pulmonary function significantly improved after 12 weeks of study comparing with base line values. Pranayama exercises are beneficial for the better maintenance of Pranavaha strotasa functions, particularly pulmonary functions, even in normal healthy.
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Y. R. Patil , R. S. Sawant
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