| Titel: | Yoga and biofeedback in the management of hypertension |
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| Autor: | Patel, C |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Journal of Psychosomatic Research |
| Jahr: | 1975 |
| Band: | 19 |
| Heft: | 5 - 6 |
| Seiten: | 355 - 360 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | Describes 2 studies in which blood pressure (BP) patients were taught to relax and practice yoga in order to reduce BP and medication requirements. The 1st study involved 9 males and 11 females; the 2nd involved 12 males and 4 females. The therapy was effective in reducing resting BP on a long-term basis. Stress tests (exercise and cold pressor tests) showed a statistically significant reduction in all parameters in the treated group except a systolic rise after exercise which may be explained as a rise in cardiac output in proportion to the metabolic demand during exercise. It is concluded that an important relationship between environmental stress and BP elevation does exist and that effective ways may be found to reduce reactivity to such stress. |