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ArticleInternational journal of yoga2014

Impact of yoga on biochemical profile of asthmatics: A randomized controlled study.

Shruti Agnihotri, Surya Kant, Santosh Kumar, Ranjeet K Mishra, Satyendra K Mishra

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Article in International journal of yoga, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shruti AgnihotriDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Surya KantDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Santosh KumarDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ranjeet K MishraDepartment of Biochemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Satyendra K MishraDepartment of Social Work, Naturopathic Science and Yoga Unit, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
King George's Medical University · INUniversity of Lucknow · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. The chronic inflammation causes an associated increase in airway hyperresponsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or in the early morning. Most of the studies have reported, as the effects of yoga on bronchial asthma, significant improvements in pulmonary functions, quality of life, and decrease in medication use, but none of the studies has attempted to show the effect of yoga on biochemical changes.

objectiveTo evaluate the effect of yoga on biochemical profile of asthmatics. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn the present study, 276 patients of mild to moderate asthma (FEV 1> 60%) aged between 12 to 60 years were recruited from the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George's Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India. They were randomly divided into two groups: Yoga group (with standard medical treatment and yogic intervention) and control group as standard medical treatment (without yogic intervention). At completion of 6 months of the study period, 35 subjects were dropped out, so out of 276 subjects, only 241 subjects completed the whole study (121 subjects from yoga group and 120 subjects from control group). Biochemical assessment was carried out at baseline and after 6 months of the study period.

resultsIn yoga group, there was significant improvement found in the proportion of hemoglobin and antioxidant superoxide dismutase in comparison to control group and significant decrease was found in total leukocyte count (TLC) and differential leukocytes count in comparison to control group. There was no significant change found in TLC, polymorphs, and monocytes in between group comparison.

conclusionsYoga group got significantly better improvement in biochemical variables than control group. Result shows that yoga can be practiced as adjuvant therapy with standard inhalation therapy for better outcome of asthma.

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adjuvantAsthmahyper- responsivenesswheezing

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