Pranayama increases grip strength without lateralized effects.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
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1997 Apr; 41(2): 129-33
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-107103
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to determine whether breathing through a particular nostril has a lateralized effect on hand grip strength. 130 right hand dominant, school children between 11 and 18 yrs of age were randomly assigned to 5 groups. Each group had a specific yoga practice in addition to the regular program for a 10 day yoga camp. The practices were (1) right-, (2) left-, (3) alternate- nostril breathing (4), breath awareness and (5) practice of mudras. Hand grip strength of both hands was assessed initially and at the end of 10 days for all 5 groups. The right-, left- and alternate-nostril breathing groups had a significant increase in grip strength of both hands, ranging from 4.1% to 6.5%, at the end of the camp though without any lateralization effect. The breath awareness and mudra groups showed no change. Hence the present results suggest that yoga breathing through a particular nostril, or through alternate nostrils increases hand grip strength of both hands without lateralization.
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Main subject:
Yoga
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Breathing Exercises
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Adolescent
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Hand Strength
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Functional Laterality
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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