Effects of Sirsasana (headstand) practice on autonomic and respiratory variables

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-42

  Manjunath, N K ^a   Telles, Shirley ^a,b  

^a Vivekananda Kendra Yoga Research Foundation   (India)

^b Swami Vivekananda Yoga Res Found   (India)

Author keywords

Finger blood flow; Heart rate variability; Inverted posture; Skin conductance level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; YOGA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; RESPIRATION; YOGA;

EID: 0037217634     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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