Effect Of Yogic Practices Research Articles

Yoga for Healing: An Analysis of the Effects of Yoga Practices On Military Victims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The practice of yoga has been associated with healing and well-being for centuries. With the recent surge in its popularity, research to yoga’s healing properties have found many ways in which it can be incorporated into a wide variety of treatment programs. One area of interest is the treatment of military combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research into the use of yoga as supplemental treatment through its interdisciplinary psychophysical effects and mindfulness training have found it to be extremely beneficial. In this article, the psychophysical aspects of yoga and how they interact the physical and psychological symptoms of PTSD are discussed and linked with the treatment plans used for military veterans. It also addresses the issues of the specific military culture and the pressures associated with fulfilling the valorous role of the perfect solider. Physical effects of yoga help patients with alleviating allosteric load to increase the chances of a healthy recovery and maintaining homeostasis, while the psychological effects include increased levels of mindfulness that help veterans complete trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TFCBT), as well as by regaining their sense of self-control and mastery of psychological processes. With the prevalence of this disorder in the military population along with the comorbidity of suicide, new alternative treatments should be considered to decrease the number of deaths from this devastating disorder. Thus, the psychophysical effect of yoga’s mind-body connection incorporated into military culture can be beneficial to those who have done the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of our country.

Effect of Yoga in the Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Case Study

The present study is mainly oriented to examine the effect of yogic practices on the post surgical management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer. The case study is of the patient of 78 years old who underwent surgery for Medullary Thyroid Cancer. The patient was supposed to go for periodic medical examination as recommended by the consultants to test possibility of reoccurrence. The patient practiced yogic practices particularly some specific as an as and (Pranayam) along with dietary and pharmaceutical management. During periodic checkup, since surgical operation, most of the reports came up to be absolutely normal. The patient and the consultants reported it to be unpredictable positive outcome. The present paper thus, testifies the effect of yoga on post-surgical management.

EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICES ON FLEXIBILITY AMONG ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The aim of the study was to determine the Effect of yogic practices on flexibility among Annamalai University students 20 subjects were selected from ‘Annamalai University’, chidambaram students were selected. They were selected randomly and their age group was between 15 to 30 years. Single group formed. All are in Experimental group. The experimental group participated in yogic practice training and for 6 weeks. The data were collected in the beginning and at the end. The training schedule was prepared systemically. The significance was tested at 0.05 levels.

Effect of Yogic Practices With and Without Mantra Chanting on Selected Physical Variables among the Female Geriatric People

Effect of Yogic Practices With and Without Mantra Chanting on Selected Physical Variables among the Female Geriatric People

Effects of Yoga Practice on High Blood Pressure

Effects of Yoga Practice on High Blood Pressure

Effect of Yogic Practices and Aerobic Exercise on Muscular Strength on Selected Physiological Variables

Effect of Yogic Practices and Aerobic Exercise on Muscular Strength on Selected Physiological Variables

Effect of yoga practices on micronutrient absorption in urban residential school children

[Purpose] This study was conducted with a view to find out the effect of yoga practices on micronutrient absorption in urban residential school children. [Subjects and Methods] The study population comprised 66 urban school children aged 11–15 years staying in a residential school in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. A stratified random sampling method was used to divide the students into experimental and control groups. There were 33 students in experimental group and 33 students in control group. Both experimental and control groups were assessed for the status of zinc, copper, iron and magnesium at the baseline and at the end of 12 weeks of yoga training. The study participants of experimental group underwent yoga training for 12 weeks, for one hour in the morning for six days a week. The control group did not undergo any yoga training during this time period. [Results] The experimental group participants showed significant improvement in micronutrient absorption as compared to control group. [Conclusion] The findings of this study indicate that yoga practices could improve micronutrient absorption in urban residential school children.

Effect of yoga training on inflammatory cytokines and C-reactive protein in employees of small-scale industries.

OBJECTIVE:The present study intends to see the effect of yoga practices on lipid profile, interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and high-sensitivity-C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) among apparently healthy adults exposed to occupational hazards.MATERIALS AND METHODS:In the present study, 48 participants aged 30–58 years (41.5 ± 5.2) who were exposed to occupational hazards were randomized into two groups, that is, experimental and wait-list control. All the participants were assessed for lipid profile, IL-6, TNF-α, and hs-CRP at the baseline and after completion of 3 months of yoga training intervention. The experimental group underwent yoga training intervention for 1 h for 6 days a week for 3 months, whereas control group continued with their daily activities except yoga training. Data analysis was done using statistical software SPSS Version 20.0. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests and independent t-test.RESULTS:The results of within group comparison revealed highly significant changes in cholesterol (P < 0.001), high-density lipoprotein (P < 0.001), low-density lipoprotein (LDL)(P < 0.01), hs-CRP (P < 0.01), IL-6 (P < 0.001), and TNF-α (P < 0.001) in experimental group. Comparison between experimental and control group revealed significant changes in cholesterol (P < 0.01), LDL (P < 0.05), IL-6 (P < 0.01), TNF-α (P < 0.01), and hs-CRP (P < 0.01).CONCLUSION:A yoga-based lifestyle intervention seems to be a highly promising alternative therapy which favorably alters inflammatory markers and metabolic risk factors.

Effect of Balasana on cardiac parameters among healthy medical students

Background: Among many professional courses, MBBS found to be difficult to complete, where students are busy with studies throughout the course. They have less chances of relaxation. Sage Patanjali explained two limbs of Ashtanga yoga, Asanas, and Pranayama that integrate individual’s mind and body. Effects of yoga practice include low blood pressure and heart rate, boost circulation and muscle tone. Introduction of stress relieving programs already started in many medical colleges worldwide. In yoga, there are a set of postures to do. If medical students are asked to do whole Asanas, it will be inconvenient for them to practice every day due to paucity of time. The present study focuses exclusively on one Asana that can be incorporated as a day-to-day activity in medical student’s busy schedule. Balasana is a simple relaxation position. Combined with proper regulation of breath balasana is supposed to soothe the mind. Aims and Objectives: To study effect of balasana on cardiac parameters among healthy medical students. To compare the effect of balasana among study and control groups. Materials and Methods: Study included 100 medical students, who were selected by volunteer participation and divided into study group (those who do only balasana) and control group (those who lead sedentary life without doing any Asanas). Cardiac parameters such as blood pressure and pulse rate were measured. Results: It was found that there is a significant decrease in cardiovascular parameters such as pulse rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure. Conclusion: Results of our study showed that there is a significant reduction in cardiovascular parameters among the balasana group.

Effect of yogic practices and aerobic training on percent body fat among college women

This study was designed to find out the effect of selected Yogic practice and Aerobic training on body composition (percent body fat) among College Women students. To achieve the purpose of the study, seventy five students were randomly selected from various departments of Annamalai University as subjects. All subjects were with normal and healthy bodies and their age ranged from eighteen to twenty two years (18-22). The selected subjects were divided into two experimental groups and one Control Group no step was taken to equate the group in any manner. Group I Control Group, Group II underwent Yogic Practices; Group III underwent Aerobic Training for three alternate days in a week for a period of Six weeks. The dependent variable selected for this study was percent body fat and it was measured by using skin fold caliber. All the subjects were tested prior and immediately after the experimental period on percent body fat. The obtained data from the experimental groups before and after the experimental period were statistically analyzed with dependent‘t’-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The result showed that percent body fat tends to decrease in both experimental groups yogic practice group and aerobic training group (p < 0.05). It is concluded that both are effective enough in reducing percent body fat in obese female subjects.

Effect of Yoga practice on reducing cognitive-motor interference for improving dynamic balance control in healthy adults

ObjectiveThe purpose of our study was to investigate the effects of Yoga on reducing cognitive-motor interference (CMI) for maintaining balance control during varied balance tasks. MethodYoga (N=10) and age-similar non-practitioners (N=10) performed three balance tasks including the Limits of Stability test (LOS – Intentional balance), Motor Control test (MCT – Reactive balance), and Sensory Organization Test (SOT –condition 6: inducing both somatosensory and visual conflicts) under single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT, addition of a cognitive working memory task) conditions. The motor performance was assessed by recording the response time (RT) and movement velocity (MV) of the center of pressure (CoP) on LOS test, weight symmetry (WS) of CoP on the MCT test and equilibrium (EQ) of CoP on the SOT test. Cognitive performance was recorded as the number of correct responses enumerated in sitting (ST) and under DT conditions. The Motor cost (MC) and cognitive cost (CC) were computed using the formula ([ST-DT]/ST)*100 for all the variables. Greater cost indicates lower performance under DT versus ST condition. ResultsThe Yoga group showed a significantly lesser MC for both MCT and SOT tests (p<0.05) in comparison to their counterparts. The CC were significantly lower on LOS and MCT test for the Yoga group (p<0.05). ConclusionResults suggest that Yoga practice can significantly reduce CMI by improving allocation and utilization of attentional resources for both balance control and executive cognitive functioning; thus resulting in better performance under DT conditions.

Role of yoga in study of pulmonary function test in young healthy adults

Introduction: Yoga has been reported to improve pulmonary function tests in healthy and respiratory illness. Aim: This study was done to find out the effects of yoga practice on pulmonary function tests. Materials and methods: This study was done on 50 subjects, (30 males, 20 females), with written consent. The subjects were the MBBS students of 1st year with the age between 17 – 21 years. The respiratory parameters like FVC, PEFR and MVV were determined in both groups using the instrument computerized Spirometer. Results: FVC, PEFR and MVV were found to be increased in both male and female subjects after practicing a short term yoga. Conclusion: From this study we concluded that yoga can be advised to improve respiratory efficiency in healthy as well as an alternative therapy in respiratory disorders.

The effects of yoga practice in school physical education on children's motor abilities and social behavior.

Background:In recent years, yoga programs in childhood have been implemented in schools, to promote the development for children.Aim:To investigate the effects of yoga program in physical education classes on the motor abilities and social behavior parameters of 6–8-year-old children.Methods:The study included 16 children from the 1st grade of a public elementary school in the South of Brazil. The children participated in a 12-week intervention, twice weekly, with 45 min each session. To assess children's performance, we used the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency - Second Edition, the flexibility test (sit and reach – Eurofit, 1988), the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children and semi-structured interviews with children, parents, and classroom’ teacher. Data were analyzed with Wilcoxon test and level of significance was 5%.Results:The yoga program was well accepted by children, children also demonstrated significant and positive changes in overall motor abilities scores (balance, strength, and flexibility). In addition, the interviews reported changing in social behavior and the use of the knowledge learned in the program in contexts outside of school.Conclusion:These findings suggest that the implementation of yoga practice in physical education lessons contributed to children's development.

Effects of yoga practice on muscular endurance in young women

The aim of this study was to verify the effects of a systematized yoga practice on muscular endurance in young women. Twenty six women (24 ± 3.5 years old) participated in six weeks of yoga classes, and twenty one women (25 ± 5.1 years old) participated as the control group. The yoga intervention was composed of eighteen sessions, three times per week, at 1 h per session. The muscular endurance of upper limbs (push-up) and abdominal (sit-up) was assessed through the protocol suggested by Gettman (1989) [1] and Golding, Myers and Sinning (1989) [2] to the maximum repetitions performed in 1 min. To verify the significant differences intra groups and between groups a SPANOVA was performed, and the level of significance was p ≤ 0.05. The findings suggest that yoga provides improvement in upper limb and in abdominal muscular endurance.

Effect of Yoga Program on Minimum Muscular Fitness of Orphan Adolescents by Using Kraus-Weber Test: A Randomized Wait-List Controlled Study

The prevalence of orphans was reported to be 143 million orphans worldwide (UNICEF, UNAED, & USAID, 2004) and 20 million in India (James & Rajan, 2008). Orphanage is the most common shelter for the orphaned and abandoned in many parts of the world (Zeanah, Smyke, & Settles, 2006), but unable to provide individualized nurturing found in loving and responsible households (Ahmad et al., 2005). Hence, it contributes a large extent to global developmental delay of the children they house (Giese & Dawes, 1999). According to a study by Smyke et al. (2007) found children raised in institutions demonstrated significant delays in poorer physical growth and cognitive development. The death of a parent is a profoundly stressful form of childhood adversity and it can be a cause for increasing the short and long-term risk of physical and mental health problems (Chrousos, 2009; Luecken, Linda, & Roubinov, 2012; Olney, 2009; Romero, Dickens, & Cyr, 2009). Another study showed that post-institutionalized children had motor system delays compared to the non-institutionalized children (Roeber, Tober, Bolt, & Poliak, 2012).Physical fitness is often considered as a powerful marker of health in childhood and adolescence (Ortega, Ruiz, Castillo, & Sjostrom, 2008). Muscle strength, a fundamental factor of physical fitness, is measured by the Kraus-Weber test (K-W test), a battery of six muscular strength tests (Kraus & Hirschland, 1954). Earlier studies have shown the test to be effective especially in pediatrics (Kulkami D Rawat, Rajesh, & Nagarathna, 2014).Yoga is considered as a mind-body intervention that involves a combination of muscular activity and an internally directed mindful focus on awareness of the self, the breath, and energy (Collins, 1998), which is important for the promotion of physical health of the children in relation to their muscular fitness (Bhavanani, Udupa, Madanmohan, & Ravindra, 2011 ; Chen, Mao, Lai, Li, & Kuo, 2009; D'souza & Avadhany, 2014; McCall, 2007).However, there has not been any documentation on the potential effects of yoga practice on minimum muscle fitness in orphans. This study hypothesized that three months of yoga intervention would improve participants' muscles fitness.MethodParticipantsEighty adolescents of both genders in an age range of 11-16 years from an orphanage (in a suburban area of Bengaluru, South India) volunteered to participate in the study. All were apparently healthy and active and proficient in carrying out their regular activities. Adolescents with a history of any major disability or illness were excluded from the study.Consent and ethical clearanceThe study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of S\YASA Yoga University, and followed the tenets of the declaration of Helsinki research ethics and reviewed by Institutional Review Board. Aprior inform consent from the head of the orphanage and a signed inform ascent was obtained from the participants after explaining in detail about the nature of the study. They were not provided with any incentives for their participation.Research designThis was a randomized waitlist-controlled pre-post study. After the initial process of screening, participants were randomized by a statistician using a random number table from www.randomizer.org and were assigned into two groups: Yoga group (YG) and Wait list control (WLC) group. The YG underwent the yoga program for 3months whereas in the WLC group underwent their routine activities.Masking and blindingThe trained research staffs were masked to participants' group assignment during data collection and the statistician concerned for randomization, and analysis was blinded to allocation to groups.AssessmentsThe test was performed in a spacious room during the morning hours between 9 to 11 am in both beginning and end of 12 weeks of the intervention. …

Effect of Yoga Practices in Reducing Aggression and Counterproductive Work Behavior: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) in the workplace can take numerous forms, starting from difficult personality traits that harm team cohesion to damaging property that undermines an organization's financial well-being. Aggression has been consistently shown to correlate with incidents of CWB and also mediates the relationship between CWB and its predictors. Yoga is a mind and body practice with a goal of unifying emotional, psychological, and physical selves. Findings of yoga research recommend that yoga based techniques may be helpful for working professionals in moving and managing feelings of anger and frustration. The present study examined the effect of yoga on working professionals in reducing aggression and counterproductive work behavior. A pretest-post test research design of 10-week duration was used for two cohorts, randomized into a yoga group and a control group with 80 subjects in each group. The yoga group practiced asanas, pranayama, meditation, and yogic theory lectures. Mild to moderate physical exercises and management lectures were taught to the control group. The data was analyzed using SPSS, and the results revealed that the yoga group showed statistically significant reduction (p < 0.001) in aggression and counterproductive work behaviors in comparison to the control group. The paper contributes by introducing a cost-effective way to prevent heavy losses organizations are incurring due to counterproductive work behaviors. The results also suggested that having regular yoga sessions at a workplace can result in happier home lives and increased productivity.

Management of the Libidinal Impulses in Adolescents to Improve their Quality of Life

Aim of the present study was to examine the effect of yogic practices in managing libidinal impulses among adolescents and improving their quality of life. Experimental and control group design was used. Eighty samples were collected through accidental sampling (40 in experimental group and 40 in control group) from Mother Teresa Public School, Delhi. The students those who had high levels of libidinal impulses were selected. The age of the subjects ranged from 14-19 years. The students in the experimental group were made to do yogic practices regularly for 40 days. Libidinal Impulses Scale and PGI General Wellbeing Scale were used. The obtained values of t-test for Libidinal Impulses and General Wellbeing are significant at 0.01 level of confidence. The result of the study shows that yogic practices are significantly effective in reducing the levels of libidinal impulses and improve the level of quality of life of adolescents.

Effects of yogic practices on total cholesterol and triglyceride among obese women

Context: Obesity has been globally recognized as a risk factor for human health. It not only affects our health but also challenges our emotions and behavioral patterns. It is a significant problem among Indian women because many of them are homemakers and have sedentary lifestyle. Therefore, there is a growing urgency to counter obesity among women. Aim: The objective of the study was to find out the effect of yogic practices on cholesterol and triglyceride levels among obese women. It was hypothesized that yogic practices would significantly decrease total cholesterol and triglyceride levels among obese women in comparison to the control group. Method: The study consisted of yoga and control group, each containing twenty obese women randomly selected from Mogappair (Chennai). The yoga program was conducted three days a week (50–60 min/day) for twelve weeks. Cholesterol and triglycerides were tested on both groups at zero time and after 12 weeks, and the data were analyzed with independent t-test. Results: The post-test mean value of total cholesterol (193.4 mg/dL) and triglyceride (144.9 mg/dL) of the yoga group considerably reduced with respect to the corresponding mean value of post-test total cholesterol (213.1 mg/dL) and triglyceride level (167.8 mg/dL) of the control group. The independent t-test indicated that the total cholesterol (p &lt; 0.05) and triglyceride (p &lt; 0.05) levels were significantly decreased in the yoga group after twelve weeks of yogic practices. Conclusion: Regular practice of yoga significantly improved the health condition of obese women by decreasing total cholesterol and triglyceride.

Effect of Yogic Practices on Mental Health of Orphans Children

Orphan children suffer greatly from much physical, physiological and mental disorders leading to the bad effect on their, over-all adjustment, emotional stability autonomy, security-insecurity, intelligence and self concept. Yogic practices are providing the best method to achieve good mental health. Thus keeping in view the benefits of yogic practices, an attempt has made to investigate scientifically the effect yogic practices on mental health of orphan children. In this study the investigator has selected the 60 (Boys and Girls) orphan children from Guru Nanak Anath Ashram (Orphan Home) Jalandhar Punjab India. After the pre test subjects were divided into two groups i.e. Yogic group (experimental) and Control Group (non experimental). Mental health battery by Singh and Gupta was applied to collect the data. Training of yoga practices was given to Yogic group for eight weeks. No training was imparted to control group. The results of the investigation shown significant effect of yogic practices on the different parameters of mental health i.e. overall adjustment, emotional stability, autonomy, security-insecurity, intelligence and self concept which were tested on 0.01 level of confidence.

The effect of yoga practice on heart circulatory system

The cardiovascular diseases are much on a rise ever since the past few decades in developing countries. This study was done to analyze the effect of yoga on cardiovascular and mental status in normal adult person above the age of 40 years. 50 healthy men above the age of 40 years performing yoga regularly were included in the study. The heart circulatory status was assessed by recording the blood pressure and pulse rate, before and after 6 months of regular yogic practice. On analyzing the effects of yoga in normal subjects above the age of 40 years, in the present study, it is found that there is a highly 6 months of yogic practice. The mean pulse rate (beats/min) before yoga was 89.5±4.72, which reduced significantly to 76.78± 4.26 after 6 months of yogic practice (p<0.001). The mean resting systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) before yogic practice was 138.25±4.71 and after 6 months, it was lowered to a highly significant (p<0.001) level of 120.05±3.40. The mean resting diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) before yoga was 83.6±6.10 and reduced significantly (p<0.001) to 76.4±6.35. On the basis of results, yogic practice can be used as an intervention in ageing persons to reduce the morbidity and mortality from heart circulatory diseases.