Impact of Yoga Therapy in the management of  Subjective Stress on selected Physiological and  Biological measures in Females

Annapoorna; K; Latha; K.S; Vasantalaxmi; K

Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2013

Impact of Yoga Therapy in the management of Subjective Stress on selected Physiological and Biological measures in Females

Annapoorna, K, Latha, K. S, Vasantalaxmi, K

Abstract :

Stress related symptoms are manifested as somatic and psychological symptoms and commonly seen in medical settings which do not warrant any active intervention in terms of medication. In the present study twenty female subjects who volunteered and who had reported stress that manifested as anxiety, depression, headaches, sleeplessness, stomach upsets and other vague symptoms formed the sample of the study. They had been investigated for various medical disorders and found no abnormality and hence referred for yoga therapy. They were trained in yoga therapy. Pre assessment and post assessment was conducted before therapy and after one month follow up. Findings revealed that the physiological and biological measures such as blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, body weight in addition to subjective feelings of stress were found to be significantly decreased, also improvements in appetite and sleep, showing that routine practice might have long term implications in this fast stress ridden life.