Open AccessImpact of yoga on biochemical profile of asthmatics: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Shruti Agnihotri,
Surya Kant,
Santosh Kumar,
Ranjeet K Mishra,
Satyendra Mishra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.123473
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , physical therapy , bronchial hyperresponsiveness , morning , quality of life (healthcare) , lung , respiratory disease , nursing
Asthma 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.