Influence of alternate nostril breathing on cardiorespiratory and autonomic functions in healthy young adults

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 475-483

  Srivastava, R D ^a,b   Jain, Nidhi ^a   Singhal, Anil ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Alternate nostril breathing; Blood pressure; GSR; PEFR; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE BREATHING; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 27644564426     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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