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Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Physical therapy Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Effect of long-term yoga training on autonomic function among the healthy adults

R Shobana, Maheshkumar Kuppusamy, Sankaralingam Thirupathy Venkateswaran, M Bagavad Geetha, R. Padmavathi
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Summary & key facts 2022 29 citations

This small cross-sectional study compared 33 regular yoga practitioners with 35 non‑practitioners aged 17–30. The yoga group had a lower resting heart rate (about 69 vs 81 bpm) and a smaller blood‑pressure response on the sustained handgrip test (about 10.2 vs 16.3), differences the authors report as statistically significant. Other…

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