EFFECT OF DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS IN PREHYPERTENSIVE YOUNG ADULTS: A PILOT STUDY

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Prehypertension is viewed as one of the most widely recognized conditions that are influencing individuals everywhere throughout the world. Prehypertension is for the most part connected with a few different difficulties including hypertension. As per the Seventh Report Joint National Committee (JNC-7) arrangement, the circulatory strain among typical and hypertension for example SBP 120-139 mmHg or DBP 80-89 mmHg is considered as Prehypertension. Deep breathing activity increase blood and oxygen stream to the cerebrum to work ordinarily. Breathing is the main capacity of the body that is both wilful and uncontrollable. Breathing procedure can affect wellbeing emphatically. METHODOLOGY: The study sample consists of 15 subjects having a prehypertension with age between 18 to 35 years. The subjects who met the inclusion criteria were included in this study. Inform and written consent was taken from the subjects. BP, RR and PR also taken as an outcome measure. Deep breathing exercise, Duration: 10 min every day for 4 weeks. RESULT: Outcome measurement was measured using Blood pressure (BP), Pulse rate (PR) and Respiratory rate (RR). Significance was assessed at 5% level of significance p<0.05 (2 tailed hypothesis test considered). CONCLUSION: our study has shown that active regular deep breathing exercise 10 minutes daily has considerably reduced each the pulse, blood pressure from 4 weeks. Thus, deep breathing exercise is suitable as a primary preventive strategy to attain blood pressure management in prehypertensive subjects.