Effect of slow and fast pranayama training on handgrip strength and endurance in healthy volunteers

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Thangavel, Dinesh ^a   Gaur, Girwar Singh ^b   Sharma, Vivek Kumar ^b   Bhavanani, Ananda Balayogi ^c   Rajajeyakumar, M ^d   Syam Sunder, A ^a  

^a Vinayaka Mission's Medical College   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Physiological parameters; Pranayama

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENDURANCE; FAST PRANAYAMA; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRANAYAMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLOW PRANAYAMA; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRAINING; YOGA;

EID: 84901252723     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7452.4390     Document Type: Article

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