TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING EXERCISE AND DEEP BREATHING EXERCISE ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS IN PREHYPERTENSIVE YOUNG ADULTS.

Abstract

Abstract - 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 hypertension for example SBP 120-139 mmHg or DBP 80-89 mmHg is considered Prehypertension. Alternate nostril breathing & Deep breathing activity increase blood & oxygen stream to the cerebrum to work ordinarily. Breathing is the main capacity of the body that is both willful & uncontrollable. Breathing procedures can affect well-being emphatically. The study sample consists of 60 subjects with prehypertension ages between 18 to 35 years. The subjects who met the inclusion criteria were included in this study. Informal & written consent was taken from the subjects. subjects were divided into 30 into each group by using the chit method. Both the groups received 10 min every day for 4 weeks of treatment. Group A: Alternate nostril breathing exercise Group B: Deep breathing exercise BP, RR & PR also taken as an outcome measure. Outcome measurement was measured using Blood pressure (BP), Pulse rate (PR) & Respiratory rate (RR). Significance was assessed at a 5% level of significance p<0.05 (2-tailed hypothesis test considered). The study has shown that active regular alternate nostril breathing & deep breathing exercise 10 minutes daily has considerably reduced each pulse, & blood pressure from 4 weeks. Thus, both exercises are suitable as a primary preventive strategy to attain blood pressure management in prehypertensive subjects.