Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers
Objectives: To compare the cumulative effect of commonly practised slow and fast pranayama on cognitive functions in healthy volunteers. Settings and Design: 84 participants who were in self-reported good health, who were in the age group of 18-25 years, who were randomized to fast pranayama, s...
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doaj-174aaccdfe594ceda3d5b2721d218d4e2020-11-25T03:22:20ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-01-0181101310.7860/JCDR/2014/7256.3668Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy VolunteersVivek Kumar Sharma0Rajajeyakumar M.1Velkumary S.2Senthil Kumar Subramanian3Ananda B. Bhavanani4Madanmohan5Ajit Sahai6Dinesh Thangavel7Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Chennai Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India.Senior Resident, Department of Physiology, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India.Deputy Director, CYTER, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.Professor & Head, Department of Biostatistics, JIPMER, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College & Hospital, Keezhakasakudi, Karaikal, Puducherry, India.Objectives: To compare the cumulative effect of commonly practised slow and fast pranayama on cognitive functions in healthy volunteers. Settings and Design: 84 participants who were in self-reported good health, who were in the age group of 18-25 years, who were randomized to fast pranayama, slow pranayama and control group with 28 participants in each group. Material and Methods: Fast pranayama included kapalabhati, bhastrika and kukkuriya. Slow pranayama included nadishodhana, Pranav and Savitri. Respective pranayama training was given for 35 minutes, three times per week, for a duration of 12 weeks under the supervision of a certified yoga trainer. Parameters were recorded before and after 12 weeks of intervention: Perceived stress scale (PSS), BMI, waist to hip ratio and cognitive parameters-letter cancellation test, trail making tests A and B, forward and reverse digit spans and auditory and visual reaction times for red light and green light. Statistical Analysis: Inter–group comparison was done by one way ANOVA and intra-group comparison was done by paired t-test. Results and Conclusion: Executive functions, PSS and reaction time improved significantly in both fast and slow pranayama groups, except reverse digit span, which showed an improvement only in fast pranayama group. In addition, percentage reduction in reaction time was significantly more in the fast pranayama group as compared to that in slow pranayama group. Both types of pranayamas are beneficial for cognitive functions, but fast pranayama has additional effects on executive function of manipulation in auditory working memory, central neural processing and sensory-motor performance.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3668/4-7256_E(C)_F(H)_PF1(PP)_PFA(H)_OLF_PFA(AK)_New_PF2(RKH).pdfpranayamacognitive functionsreaction time |
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Vivek Kumar Sharma Rajajeyakumar M. Velkumary S. Senthil Kumar Subramanian Ananda B. Bhavanani Madanmohan Ajit Sahai Dinesh Thangavel Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research pranayama cognitive functions reaction time |
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Vivek Kumar Sharma Rajajeyakumar M. Velkumary S. Senthil Kumar Subramanian Ananda B. Bhavanani Madanmohan Ajit Sahai Dinesh Thangavel |
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Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers |
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Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers |
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Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers |
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Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers |
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Effect of Fast and Slow Pranayama Practice on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Volunteers |
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effect of fast and slow pranayama practice on cognitive functions in healthy volunteers |
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Objectives: To compare the cumulative effect of commonly
practised slow and fast pranayama on cognitive functions in
healthy volunteers.
Settings and Design: 84 participants who were in self-reported
good health, who were in the age group of 18-25 years, who
were randomized to fast pranayama, slow pranayama and
control group with 28 participants in each group.
Material and Methods: Fast pranayama included kapalabhati,
bhastrika and kukkuriya. Slow pranayama included nadishodhana,
Pranav and Savitri. Respective pranayama training was given for
35 minutes, three times per week, for a duration of 12 weeks
under the supervision of a certified yoga trainer. Parameters
were recorded before and after 12 weeks of intervention:
Perceived stress scale (PSS), BMI, waist to hip ratio and
cognitive parameters-letter cancellation test, trail making tests
A and B, forward and reverse digit spans and auditory and visual
reaction times for red light and green light.
Statistical Analysis: Inter–group comparison was done by one way
ANOVA and intra-group comparison was done by paired t-test.
Results and Conclusion: Executive functions, PSS and
reaction time improved significantly in both fast and slow
pranayama groups, except reverse digit span, which showed
an improvement only in fast pranayama group. In addition,
percentage reduction in reaction time was significantly more
in the fast pranayama group as compared to that in slow
pranayama group. Both types of pranayamas are beneficial for
cognitive functions, but fast pranayama has additional effects on
executive function of manipulation in auditory working memory,
central neural processing and sensory-motor performance. |
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