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Abstract Title:

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

Abstract Source:

Int J Yoga. 2014 Jan ;7(1):17-21. PMID: 25035603

Abstract Author(s):

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

Article Affiliation:

Shruti Agnihotri

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: 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.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of yoga on biochemical profile of asthmatics.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 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.

RESULTS: In 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.

CONCLUSIONS: Yoga 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.

Study Type : Human Study

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