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VOL. 3, ISSUE 2 (2021)
Study of effect of pranayam and relaxation response on pulmonary function tests in adults with mild asthma
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Dalia Biswas
Abstract
Background: Asthma management is a complex process influenced by multiple interacting factors. Among India’s 1.31 billion people, about 6% of children and 2% of adults have asthma. Objectives: To study the effect of diet, exercise, pranayam and RR on respiratory parameters in patients of mild asthma. Methodology: 60 mild asthma patients in the age group of 20-60 years, including both sexes and taking antiasthma treatment since 5 to 10 years will be recruited for the study. Result: Significant finding (p=0.0001) was found in the FVC and FEV1/FVC values in the pranayam group. On multiple comparision findings of IRV was significant. On using Tukey test for multiple comparision, significant finding between control and pranayam was found for IRV value. Similarly significant finding for IRV was found when Relaxation response and pranayam was compared. Conclusion: It can be concluded that Pranayam can be used as a supplement with routine medications for the management of mild adult asthmatics.
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Pages:40-47
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Dalia Biswas "Study of effect of pranayam and relaxation response on pulmonary function tests in adults with mild asthma ". International Journal of Medical Science and Research, Vol 3, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 40-47
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