Effect of Pranayama on stress and cardiovascular autonomic function

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-377

  Bhimani, N T ^a   Kulkarni, N B ^a   Kowale, A ^a   Salvi, S ^a  

^a B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; High frequency; Low frequency; Stress; Very low frequency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRANAYAMA BREATHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING EXERCISES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857396873     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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