Cardiovascular responses to head-down-body-up postural exercise (Sarvangasana)

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 392-400

  Konar, D ^a   Latha, R ^a   Bhuvaneswaran, J S ^a  

^a PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Head down tilt; Head uptilt; Negative g; Sarvangasana; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; SUPINE POSITION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOGA;

EID: 0033744113     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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