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Yogic breathing techniques demonstrated beneficial effects on neurocognitive, psychophysiological, respiratory, biochemical, and metabolic functions in healthy individuals and clinical conditions.
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Does yogic breathing improve physiological and clinical outcomes in healthy individuals and patients?
Does yogic breathing improve physiological and clinical outcomes in healthy individuals and patients?
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Yogic breathing appears to offer broad physiological and clinical benefits and is generally safe under trained guidance, though more rigorous studies are needed to understand the underlying mechanisms.
Pranayama or breath regulation is considered as an essential component of Yoga, which is said to influence the physiological systems. We present a comprehensive overview of scientific literature in the field of yogic breathing. We searched PubMed, PubMed Central and IndMed for citations for keywords "Pranayama" and "Yogic Breathing". The search yielded a total of 1400 references. Experimental papers, case studies and case series in English, revealing the effects of yogic breathing were included in the review. The preponderance of literature points to beneficial effects of yogic breathing techniques in both physiological and clinical setups. Advantageous effects of yogic breathing on the neurocognitive, psychophysiological, respiratory, biochemical and metabolic functions in healthy individuals were elicited. They were also found useful in management of various clinical conditions. Overall, yogic breathing could be considered safe, when practiced under guidance of a trained teacher. Considering the positive effects of yogic breathing, further large scale studies with rigorous designs to understand the mechanisms involved with yogic breathing are warranted.
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Saoji et al. (2018) conducted a review in Healthy individuals and various clinical conditions. Yogic breathing (Pranayama) was evaluated on Neurocognitive, psychophysiological, respiratory, biochemical and metabolic functions. Yogic breathing techniques demonstrated beneficial effects on neurocognitive, psychophysiological, respiratory, biochemical, and metabolic functions in healthy individuals and clinical conditions.
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