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Research: Murugesan, Govindarajulu
Listed in Issue 62
Abstract
Murugesan, Govindarajulu and Bera, Department of Physical Education, Pondicherry University, India, examined the effect of selected yogic practices on the management of hypertension.
Background
Methodology
On the basis of a medical officer's diagnosis, thirty three hypertensives, aged 35-65 years, from Govt. General Hospital, Pondicherry, were examined for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate and body weight . The subjects were randomly assigned into three groups. Group-I underwent selected yoga practices, group-II received medical treatment by the physician of the hospital and the control group did not participate in any treatment stimuli. Yoga was performed in the morning and in the evening with 1 hr/session per day for a total period of 11 weeks. Medical treatment consisted of the usual medication every day for the whole experimental period.
Results
Conclusion
Pre-post test with ANOVA revealed that both the treatment stimuli (i.e., yoga and drug) were effective in controlling the variables of hypertension.
References
Murugesan R et al. Effect of selected yogic practices on the management of hypertension . Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 44(2): 207-10. Apr 2000.
