Key result
Five minutes of Om chanting lowers blood pressure by ~14/5 mmHg in poorly controlled hypertension.
Why the study?
There is no standard and scientifically proven advice for blood pressure reduction using pranayama or meditation techniques in hypertensive patients.
Does 5 minutes of Om chanting reduce blood pressure and heart rate in uncomplicated moderate hypertensive subjects?
Does 5 minutes of Om chanting reduce blood pressure and heart rate in uncomplicated moderate hypertensive subjects?
Effect estimate: reduction of 14/5 mmHg in B.P and 6 beats of pulse rate
A brief 5-minute session of Om chanting provides immediate reductions in blood pressure and heart rate in patients with poorly controlled moderate hypertension.
May support acute BP/HR lowering with Om chanting in moderate hypertension; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Background: Chronic stress plays major role in the development of hypertension (HTN) in young-aged and middle-aged adults in the present scenario of fast lifestyle. Such patients can be treated better by stress reduction techniques such as yoga and meditation with or without medication as per individual case. People are aware of many pranayama and meditation techniques, but there is no standard and scientifically proven advice to the patients for reduction of blood pressure (B.P). Aims and Objectives: In our study, we have tried to study the immediate effect of 5 min Om chanting on heart rate and B.P in uncomplicated moderate hypertensives. Materials and Methods: The study group comprises 50 hypertensive subjects (male and female) between the age group of 4060 years who were already on drugs but demonstrated poor control of B.P. Results: The significant reduction of 14/05 mmHg in B.P and 6 beats of pulse rate was observed immediately after 5 min of Om chanting. Conclusions: Hence, Om chanting can also be added as supportive therapy with drugs in mild or moderate cases of HTN. Om chanting can be suggested as daily practice at least for 5 min for the better control of B.P along with regular medication. [Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2018; 8(8.000): 1162-1165]
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Arora et al. (2018) studied uncomplicated moderate hypertension (n=50). Om chanting was evaluated on blood pressure and pulse rate (reduction of 14/5 mmHg in B.P and 6 beats of pulse rate). Five minutes of Om chanting significantly reduced blood pressure by 14/5 mmHg and pulse rate by 6 beats per minute in subjects with poorly controlled moderate hypertension.
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