A randomized control study of yoga on anemic patients

Authors

  • B. Ramanath Department of Pharmacology, Basaveshwara Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Chitradurga, Karnataka
  • Tajuddin Shaik Department of Pharmacology, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Ariyur, Pondicherry
  • M. Somasekhar Reddy Department of Pharmacology, Bhaskar Medical College and Hospital, Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh

Keywords:

Anaemia, Yoga without medicine, Yoga with medicine

Abstract

40 Anemic individuals aged between 15-40 years randomly were taken as subjects. They were trained for Trikonasana and its variations, Sarvangasana, Surya namaskara, Yoga mudras for 90 days under supervision of professional yoga trainers. Assessments of various parameters like Pulse rate, B.P, Hb%, were done before the training and after the training of 30th, 60th and 90th day with and without treatment. After yoga with treatment increases Pulse rate and Hb%, while BP was shown normal.

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Published

2017-01-27

How to Cite

Ramanath, B., Shaik, T., & Reddy, M. S. (2017). A randomized control study of yoga on anemic patients. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 1(3), 240–242. Retrieved from https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/2598

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