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Effect of pranayama on hypertensive patients
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Abstract
Background: High blood pressure is among the most frequently reported main risk of cardiovascular diseases. Purpose: The aim of this study was to find the effect of pranayama breathing on hypertensive patients.Subjects and Methodology: forty patients (18 men and 22 women) who suffering from hypertension (blood pressure 140/ 90 mmHg) recruited from Dr. Sohier Abo El-Fadl clinic of internal medicine in Cairo and the practice take place in Dr. waheed Elsisi clinic (during the period of September 2013 to January 2014) with age ranged 50-60 years enrolled in that study for 6 weeks. They were assigned to two groups: group (A): The experimental group consisted of 18 patients ( 8 men and 11 women) who received pranayama breathing exercise (yoga breathing).Group(B): The control group consisted of 21 patients ( 10 men and 11 women) who received routine pharmacologic therapy. The program continued for six weeks. Cholesterol level, pulse rate and blood pressure level were measured for both groups at the beginning of the study and after the end of six weeks.Results: There was significant decrease of cholesterol level by 20.27 % and there was slight decrease in systolic by 7.74 % and diastolic level by 12.26 % with study group and in heart rate by 3.02% in study group when compared with control group. Conclusion: It was concluded that pranayama in combination with routine hypertensive pharmacological therapy intervention had the effect of improving cholesterol level and blood pressure in hypertensive patients