Debasish Das1, Rajesh Manik2, Rajendra Gartia3
The present study was designed to find out the effects of Integrated Approach of Yoga (IAY) on Essential Hypertension in a sample of 120 subjects from Cardiology OPD of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar in the age group of 21 years to 65 years divided into Experimental group and Control group60 in each. The Experimental group was exposed to regular yogic practice of 1 hour 15 minutes per day in morning for a period of 3 weeks. The Control group was not exposed to any yogic exercises, rather they were advised a regular morning walk 30minutes per day 5 days a week for a period of 3 weeks. The pre and post readings on subjective and objective parameters before and after the training programme were noted for both the groups. The study showed that the experimental group showed a significant reduction in blood pressure (Systolic and diastolic), pulse rate, respiration rate, BMI and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAR) (p<0.01), however the Control group failed to achieve it.
