Changes in reaction time after yoga bellows-type breathing in healthy female volunteers

Telles, Shirley; Pal, Sushma; Gupta, Ram Kumar; Balkrishna, Acharya

doi:10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_70_17

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“…[ 13 ] Another study reported that the RT was improved after the practice of Mukh Bhastrika. [ 14 ] Further, 12 weeks of yoga training (asana and pranayama) decrease RT[ 15 ] and also reported shortening of RT after pranayama practice. [ 16 ] In a study, Borker and Pednekar[ 17 ] reported that ART and VRT reduced significantly after 4 weeks of pranayamic breathing exercises.…”

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“…In a recent study, Telles et al . [ 15 ] reported that RT was decreased significantly after the session of breath awareness and quite sitting, whereas no change was observed immediately after 18 min of Bhastrika pranayama. RT has been considered an indirect index for the measurement of the processing ability of the central nervous system and also a method used to determine sensory-motor association and performance.…”

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Effect of 12 weeks of yoga training on neurocognitive variables: A quasi-experimental study

Chatterjee

Mondal

Singh

2021

Indian J Community Med

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Background: Neurocognitive abilities are the brain-mind skills needed to initiate any task from the simplest to the most complex, decreases with advancing age. Attention, alertness, and memory are the basic neurocognitive functions most affected by age. There are potential benefits of yoga on neurocognitive functions because this ancient Indian technique positively nurtures the mind-body systems. Aim of the Study: The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of yogic training on neurocognitive abilities in a middle-aged group. Methods: A total of 86 volunteers (46 male and 40 females, age group of 35–55 years), with no prior experience of yoga were participated in this study. Five male and 4 female participants were excluded from the study. All participants divided into yoga training group (male = 21 and female = 18) and control group (male = 20 and female = 18). The yoga training group underwent yoga practices, including kriya, surya namaskar, asana, pranayama, and dhyana daily in the morning, for 6 days/week, for 12 weeks. Standing height, body weight, body mass index, visual reaction time (RT), auditory RT (attention and alertness), and short-term memory were assessed day 1 (pre), 6 th week (mid), and 12 th weeks (post) of intervention. Results: Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed that a statistically significant increased ( P < 0.05) in attention-alertness and short-term memory after 12 weeks of yogic practices. Conclusion: Integrated approach of yogic intervention may have promising effect on neurocognitive abilities that concomitantly promote successful aging.

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Effect of 12 weeks of yoga training on neurocognitive variables: A quasi-experimental study

Chatterjee

Mondal

Singh

2021

Indian J Community Med

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“…It is very beneficial for the lungs and especially for the individuals who suffer from repetitive flu, allergies, cough, respiratory issues, or breathlessness. [20] This pranayama helps in boosting the immunity of the lungs.…”

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Yogic Interventions for Psycho-Physical Well-Being Under Covid-19 Times & After

Malik

Sharma

2020

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Health indeed is Wealth. The Corona Virus Pandemic has impacted the best health-care systems world-wide; even as the world grapples with the massive loss of human life causing pain to millions. The Pandemic is no more just a medical health challenge; it has thrown up spiritual and emotional challenges as it is affecting our belief system. Prevention is Better than Cure is the mantra. Since, there is no allopathic medicine solution available; people are adopting various measures like social distancing and personal sanitization. There is an urgent need to assist the individuals to take all the preventive measures possible to boost their immunity, improve the respiratory system, and lessen the anxiety, stress, and depression. It can be difficult to not feel anxiety and sometimes panic over the coronavirus outbreak, with the onslaught of updates on news and social media. Yoga has emerged as the perfect tool that an individual can follow to establish physical, mental, and spiritual balance to develop robust health and combat physical and emotional challenges. Yoga offers another path, a fresh perspective with which to deal with events that are beyond our control. The different asanas of yoga can help us to prevent COVID-19 by boosting our immune system and managing the stress that one is going through in this time of uncertainty. This study tries to specifically evaluate the impact of the preventive measures undertaken through Yoga practice. 126 respondents from different states of India were requested to perform yoga daily for 30 days. Significant changes were observed and are mentioned in detail.

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Effect of Bhramari pranayama practice on simple reaction time in healthy adolescents – a randomized control trial

Maheshkumar

Kamaldeen

Pitani

et al. 2020

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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AbstractObjectivesThe improvement in the/reaction time is important, as it is an indicator of cognitive function. Therefore, there is a need, especially for adolescents in the form of techniques or courses that can improve the reaction time. Yoga was found to cause a better improvement in the health of the individuals. The present study intended to show the effects of Bhramari pranayama (Bhr.P) on reaction time in the healthy adolescents.MethodsOf the 730 potential subjects screened, 520 apparently healthy adolescents randomly assigned to either the Bhr.P group (n-260) or control group (n-260). Bhr.P group practiced the bhramari pranayama for 3 days in a week for 6 months. The Auditory Reaction Time (ART) and the Visual Reaction Time (VRT) were assessed before and after Bhr.P pranayama practice.ResultsBhr.P group shows significant shortening of response time in both VRT (from 267.13 ± 52.65 to 249.87 ± 39.41 ms) and ART (from 237.42 ± 48.12 to 227.91 ± 34.60 ms) after 6 months of Bhr.P practice. In control group subjects, no such significant changes were found (p > 0.05).ConclusionsShortening of RT implies an improvement in the information processing and reflexes. This beneficial effect of Bhr.P on reaction time can be used for improving cognitive function in the adolescents for their academic performances.

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Changes in reaction time after yoga bellows-type breathing in healthy female volunteers

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Effect of 12 weeks of yoga training on neurocognitive variables: A quasi-experimental study

Effect of 12 weeks of yoga training on neurocognitive variables: A quasi-experimental study

Yogic Interventions for Psycho-Physical Well-Being Under Covid-19 Times & After

Effect of Bhramari pranayama practice on simple reaction time in healthy adolescents – a randomized control trial

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