1Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Govt. Medical College, Azimgarh, Uttar Pradesh
2Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Govt. Medical College, Azimgarh, Uttar Pradesh
3Tutor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Rama Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
*Corresponding Author: Email: ranjan_dixit1980@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 14 June, 2017.
To evaluate the effect of Pranayamas and Transcendental Meditation on high blood pressure among the patients of eastern part of Uttar Pradesh.
This was a non-blinded randomized controlled study. The subjects received training thrice a week. A total of 51 subjects completed the training (Group A-17, Group B-17, Group C-17). The subjects of Group A received Pranayamas programme, Group B received the Transcendental Meditation programme and Group C (Control group) received no training. Blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate were taken in the beginning and at the end of the training (at 12 weeks).
There was significant effect of both Pranayamas and meditation in cardiovascular parameters. No significant difference was observed in the cardiovascular parameters between Group A and Group B at 12 weeks.
The practice of Pranayamas and meditation revealed a significant change among high blood pressure subjects. However, the studies on larger sample size are required.
Pranayamas, Meditation, Cardiovascular Parameters
