Assessment of the effects of pranayama/alternate nostril breathing on the parasympathetic nervous system in young adults

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 821-823

  Sinha, Anant Narayan ^a   Deepak, Desh ^a   Gusain, Vimal Singh ^a  

^a VCSG Government Medical Sciences and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Alternate nostril breathing (A.N.B.); Parasympathetic nervous system; Pranayama; The 30:15 ratio; The E:I ratio; Yogic exercises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPIRATION INSPIRATION RATIO; FUNCTION TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC FUNCTION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RR INTERVAL; YOGA;

EID: 84877151699     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4750.2948     Document Type: Article

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