What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to investigate the impact of yoga-based guided relaxation on sympathetic activity.

April 1, 2002Psychological Reports

Yoga-Based Guided Relaxation Reduces Sympathetic Activity Judged from Baseline Levels

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Why the study?

Does yoga-based guided relaxation reduce sympathetic activity compared to supine rest in male volunteers?

Population

35 male volunteers, ages 20 to 46 years

Comparison

Yoga-based guided relaxation session vs Supine rest session

Design

Other

Follow-up

Immediate (during and after practices)

Authors

RVRama P. VempatiSwami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana STShirley TellesGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

Discussion

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Implication

May support acute autonomic shifts with guided relaxation in select volunteers; hypothesis-generating, should not yet change practice.

Key Points

The study aims to investigate the impact of yoga-based guided relaxation on sympathetic activity.
Assessed autonomic variables in 15 subjects before, during, and after relaxation; measured oxygen consumption and breath volume in 25 subjects before and after both practices.
Utilized paired t-tests for statistical analysis of oxygen consumption and breath volume.
Examined heart rate variability components to assess changes in sympathetic activity.
Oxygen consumption decreased, while breath volume increased after guided relaxation, showing significant effects (p < 0.05).
Power of the high frequency heart rate variability component increased, and the low frequency component decreased, indicating reduced sympathetic activity.
Subjects with baseline LF/HF ratio >0.5 exhibited a significant decrease in this ratio after guided relaxation, while those with ratio ≤0.5 did not show changes.

Structured PICO

Does yoga-based guided relaxation reduce sympathetic activity compared to supine rest in male volunteers?

Population

35 male volunteers, ages 20 to 46 years

Intervention

Yoga-based guided relaxation session

Comparator

Supine rest session

Outcome

Sympathetic activity measured by autonomic variables (heart rate, skin conductance, heart-rate variability), oxygen consumption, and breath volumesurrogate

Yoga-based guided relaxation acutely reduces sympathetic activity, particularly in individuals with higher baseline sympathetic tone.

Cite This Study

Vempati et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11030ecd70b138bf1a007c https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.487

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Yoga-Based Guided Relaxation Reduces Sympathetic Activity Judged from Baseline Levels

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Yoga-Based Guided Relaxation Reduces Sympathetic Activity Judged from Baseline Levels

Discussion

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Implication

Key Points

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