Immediate effect of slow pace bhastrika pranayama on blood pressure and heart rate

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-295

  Pramanik, Tapas ^a   Sharma, Hari Om ^a   Mishra, Suchita ^a   Mishra, Anurag ^a   Prajapati, Rajesh ^a   Singh, Smriti ^a  

^a NEPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; BUILDING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXHALATION; EYE; HEAD; HEART RATE; HERING BREUER REFLEX; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG RECEPTOR; MUSCLE; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; NECK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOSE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME; TRUNK; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RELAXATION THERAPY; VITAL CAPACITY; YOGA;

EID: 62649091264     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0440     Document Type: Article

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