Effect of Yoga Training in Hypertensive Patients

To evaluate the effect of yoga training in hypertensive patients.

20 individuals detected clinically to have essential hypertension between age of 40 - 70 years, who were under the treatment of anti hypertensive drugs, were enrolled for yoga training for 60 minutes daily, from Monday to Friday, for duration of 8 weeks at Heart Healing Centre, Shree M. P. Shah Medical College & Guru Govind Singh Hospital, Jamnagar. Heart Rate & Blood Pressure were recorded before training and at monthly interval during training period.

There is significant reduction infesting Heart Rate (H.R.), Systolic Blood Pressure (S.B.P.), Diastolic Blood Pressure (D.B.P.) and Mean Blood Pressure (M.B.P.) at 4 weeks of yoga training period. After 8 Weeks of Yoga Training, there was further fall found in S.B.P., D.B.P., M.B.P. and H.R.

Our study indicates that non medicinal approach as mentioned in Indian System of Medicine may be helpful to the group of people conservative in their choice of treatment.