Influence of alternate nostril breathing on heart rate variability in non-practitioners of yogic breathing

Background: Long-term alternate nostril breathing (ANB) has been shown to enhance autonomic control of the heart by increasing parasympathetic modulation. However, there is no information on the immediate effects of ANB on autonomic control compared to paced breathing (PB) at the same rate in indivi...

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Main Authors: Shreya Ghiya, C Matthew Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Yoga
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Online Access:http://www.ijoy.org.in/article.asp?issn=0973-6131;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=Ghiya