Nagarathna R, Nagendra H R
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Oct 19;291(6502):1077-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6502.1077.
Fifty three patients with asthma underwent training for two weeks in an integrated set of yoga exercises, including breathing exercises, suryanamaskar, yogasana (physical postures), pranayama (breath slowing techniques), dhyana (meditation), and a devotional session, and were told to practise these exercises for 65 minutes daily. They were then compared with a control group of 53 patients with asthma matched for age, sex, and type and severity of asthma, who continued to take their usual drugs. There was a significantly greater improvement in the group who practised yoga in the weekly number of attacks of asthma, scores for drug treatment, and peak flow rate. This study shows the efficacy of yoga in the long term management of bronchial asthma, but the physiological basis for this beneficial effect needs to be examined in more detail.
五十三名哮喘患者接受了为期两周的综合瑜伽练习培训，包括呼吸练习、太阳致敬式、体式（身体姿势）、调息（呼吸减缓技巧）、禅定（冥想）以及一个虔诚礼拜环节，并被告知每天练习这些练习65分钟。然后将他们与一组53名年龄、性别、哮喘类型和严重程度相匹配的哮喘患者对照组进行比较，对照组继续服用他们常用的药物。练习瑜伽的组在哮喘每周发作次数、药物治疗评分和峰值流速方面有显著更大的改善。这项研究表明瑜伽在支气管哮喘的长期管理中具有疗效，但这种有益效果的生理基础需要更详细地研究。
