Effect of yoga training in hypertensive patients.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the effect of yoga training in hypertensive patients. Material and Methods: 20 individuals detected clinically to have essential hypertension between age of 40 - 70 years, who were under the treatment of anti hypertensive drugs, were enrolled for yoga training for 60 minutes daily, from Monday to Friday, for duration of 8 weeks at Heart Healing Centre, Shree M. P. Shah Medical College & Guru Govind Singh Hospital, Jamnagar. Heart Rate & Blood Pressure were recorded before training and at monthly interval during training period. Results: There is significant reduction infesting Heart Rate (H.R.), Systolic Blood Pressure (S.B.P.), Diastolic Blood Pressure (D.B.P.) and Mean Blood Pressure (M.B.P.) at 4 weeks of yoga training period. After 8 Weeks of Yoga Training, there was further fall found in S.B.P., D.B.P., M.B.P. and H.R. Conclusion: Our study indicates that non medicinal approach as mentioned in Indian System of Medicine may be helpful to the group of people conservative in their choice of treatment