Effect of short term 'Pranayam' practice on breathing rate and ventilatory functions of lung


Author: Joshi LN//Joshi VD//Gokhale LV

Affiliation: Department of Physiology, L.T.M. Medical College, Bombay
Conference/Journal: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Date published: 1992 
Other:
 Volume ID: 36   ,  Issue ID: 2   ,  Pages: 105-8   ,  Word Count: 80  
    Thirty three normal male and forty two normal female subjects, of average age of 18.5 years, underwent six weeks course in 'Pranayam' and their ventilatory lung functions were studied before and after this practice. They had improved ventilatory functions in the form of lowered respiratory rate (RR), and increases in the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at the end of 1st second (FEV1%), maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR-lit/sec), and prolongation of breath holding time.