Indian Journal of Applied Basic Medical Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 18a
  • Issue: 26

Study of pulmonary functions in Yoga performing group and non-Yogics

  • Author:
  • Nilay A. Kapadia1, Ashok Goswami2, Prakash Chaudhari1, Kalpan Desai1, Janardan V Bhatt3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 48 to 52

1P.G. Student, Department of Physiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad

2Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, B.J. Medical college, Ahmedabad

3Yoga laboratory, AMCMET medical college, Ahmedabad, pin 380008

Online published on 17 February, 2017.

Abstract

Yoga means “the unity of body and mind. ”Yoga has a great value of as a method of preservation of health and treatment of various diseases. Practicing yoga contributes in the improvement of pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange.

This study consists of two groups-yoga practitioners (study group) and sedentary subjects (control group). Different pulmonary function tests (FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEV1/FVC Ratio) were done in both the groups to determine lung functions.

The study revealed that the sedentary subject's performance on PFT was poorer when compared with yoga practitioners and this difference was statistically highly significant.

There is the need for sedentary subjects to change their life-style and adopt measures like yoga regularly to be healthy.