A Comparative Study on Effect of Meditation on Arterial Blood Pressure amongst the Adult Population
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- 1. Associate Professor, Department of Physiology Diphu Medical College, Diphu
- 2. Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Tezpur Medical College, Tezpur
Description
Introduction: As normal blood pressure is one of the most vital elements of health and it may be connected with the turbulence and calmness of mind, proper practice of meditation can control it. Aim and Objective: To investigate the association between meditation and control of blood pressure. Method: There was total 200 participant of which 100 were in the control group and rest 100 were in the study group. In each group 50 participants were male and 50 of them were female. We selected participants who were in between 45 to 55 of age who are the most vulnerable group for developing hypertension. We recorded the blood pressure of the participants for four times at every three months interval using the same blood pressure measing device. All the data were collected by experienced technical person and at the end statistical analysis were done to compare the changes of blood pressure both systolic and diastolic. Students T test and ANNOVA tests were used for statistical analysis of the data for comparison. Result: After analysis by T test it has been seen that the systolic as well as the diastolic blood pressure was changed towards the lower side significantly in the participants who were meditating regularly for at least one hour each day throughout the year. Conclusion: With the result of the current study, we can conclude that practice of meditation can be used as an very safe alternative of antihypertensive drugs. However time to time measurement of blood pressure and other primary health check-up are advisable.
Abstract (English)
Introduction: As normal blood pressure is one of the most vital elements of health and it may be connected with the turbulence and calmness of mind, proper practice of meditation can control it. Aim and Objective: To investigate the association between meditation and control of blood pressure. Method: There was total 200 participant of which 100 were in the control group and rest 100 were in the study group. In each group 50 participants were male and 50 of them were female. We selected participants who were in between 45 to 55 of age who are the most vulnerable group for developing hypertension. We recorded the blood pressure of the participants for four times at every three months interval using the same blood pressure measing device. All the data were collected by experienced technical person and at the end statistical analysis were done to compare the changes of blood pressure both systolic and diastolic. Students T test and ANNOVA tests were used for statistical analysis of the data for comparison. Result: After analysis by T test it has been seen that the systolic as well as the diastolic blood pressure was changed towards the lower side significantly in the participants who were meditating regularly for at least one hour each day throughout the year. Conclusion: With the result of the current study, we can conclude that practice of meditation can be used as an very safe alternative of antihypertensive drugs. However time to time measurement of blood pressure and other primary health check-up are advisable.
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2024-04-26
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