EFFECT OF SARVANGASANA ON BLOOD PRESSURE

DR. INDLA. DEVASENA; DR. M. PADMA GEETANJALI; DR. PENDYALA LAKSHMI SILPA

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

EFFECT OF SARVANGASANA ON BLOOD PRESSURE

Dr. Indla. Devasena, Dr. M. Padma Geetanjali, Dr. Pendyala Lakshmi Silpa

Abstract :

The present study is to see the immediate effects of sarvangasana on blood pressure in yoga practicing healthy volunteers for more than 3 months so that they can do sarvangasana and maintain that posture for 2-3 minutes which is required for our study. There are 14 are males and 19 are females with an age range of 20-60 years. Heart rate Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure were recorded in 33 subjects, before asana, In asana at intervals of 1minute and 2minutes, and immediately after asana. There is a mean increase in Systolic Blood Pressure of 32-35 mm of Hg from the rest to the 1ST min of posture with a further rise of 3-5 mm of Hg during the 2nd min of posture. Immediately after the asana there is slight fall in the Systolic Blood pressure as well as in the Diastolic BloodPressure than that measured before the Asana.