ArticleJournal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine
Impact of yoga breathing and relaxation as an add-on therapy on quality of life, anxiety, depression and pulmonary function in young adults with bronchial asthma: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Yogic Breathing Practices a Non-Pharmacological Alternative Medicine for Managing Pulmonary Functions of Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Review
- Effect of physical activity on pulmonary function and quality of life in asthma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Creating home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with asthma: insights from practice.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2025Article
- What can the psychoneuroimmunology of yoga teach us about depression's psychopathology?Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
- Aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and flexibility physical activity and risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a population-based prospective cohort of Korean adults.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Impact of yoga on pulmonary functions in clinical population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineReview
- Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Randomized Control Trial.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of combinations of yogic practices on bronchial asthma have been studied. Such yoga modules tend to be too lengthy for comfortable practice long-term, giving high dropouts. Returning to conventional medicine despite improvement is common. This study tested a shorter, easier yoga routine to improve asthma condition. MATERIAL AND
methodsSixty young adults aged 18-30 years diagnosed with bronchial asthma of mild to moderate severity were randomly assigned to the Yoga Group, add-on yoga therapy and continuing prescribed medication, or the Control Group, continuing prescribed medication only. Measurements on days 0 and 90, included Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Beck's Depression Inventory and Pulmonary Function Tests. The yoga therapy module, practised 30 mins daily, included four kinds of yoga breathing practices, and ended with guided relaxation.
resultsAll Asthma Quality of Life subdomains improved greatly for the Yoga Group as did Hamilton Anxiety and Becks Depression Inventory scores, t statistics were high (40 -75), all p<.0001. Pulmonary Function also improved greatly in all variables, with smaller t statistics from 2 to 14. The Control Group showed some small improvements. Differences observed in scores were highly significant, with large effect sizes. Finally, no dropouts occurred. DISCUSSION: Zero dropouts represents an unprecedented result. The yoga module was completely acceptable to participants, Yoga Group improvements were highly significant. The study indicates that the new yoga module effectively improves quality of life, levels of anxiety, depression and pulmonary function in young adults with above-stated bronchial asthma.
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