Volume : IX, Issue : XI, November - 2019

The effect of left unilateral forced nostril breathing on cardio–vagal autonomic activity.

Madhavan C, Rajesh Jeniton Fernando, Ravichandran Kandasamy, Subhasis Das.

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Unilateral forced nostril eathing can influence the autonomic nervous system. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of left unilateral forced nostril eathing practice of 2 minutes for one week on the cardio–vagal activity. The cardiovagal activity was studies before and after the eathing practices among 50 men in the age group between 18 and 30 years. The battery of autonomic test performed was resting heart rate, E:I ratio, Valsalva ratio and 30:15 ratio for standing. Paired “t” test and Wilcoxon signed ranked test was performed for parametric and non–parametric data respectively. All the autonomic tests reflected increased vagal activity which were statically significant (p<0.001). Our study supports the hypothesis that by manipulating the nasal cycle the autonomic activity can be altered. Further research in unilateral forced nostril eathing can help patients with dysautonomia.

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THE EFFECT OF LEFT UNILATERAL FORCED NOSTRIL BREATHING ON CARDIO-VAGAL AUTONOMIC ACTIVITY., Madhavan C, Rajesh Jeniton Fernando, Ravichandran Kandasamy, Subhasis Das. INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-11 | November-2019


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