Does yoga therapy reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension?: An integrative review

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-141

  Okonta, Nkechi Rose ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic dysfunction; blood pressure; Hans Selye; holistic nursing; pranayamas; stress; yoga; yoga and blood pressure

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW; YOGA;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA;

EID: 84860294473     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e31824ef647     Document Type: Review

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