An assessment of a sequence of yoga exercises to patients with arterial hypertension

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-41

  Mizuno, Julio ^a   Monteiro, Henrique Luiz ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemical profile; Complementary therapy; Hypertension; Yoga

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; YOGA;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84872014010     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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