Tandon M K
Thorax. 1978 Aug;33(4):514-7. doi: 10.1136/thx.33.4.514.
Eleven patients with severe chronic airways obstruction were given training in yogic breathing exercises and postures. A matched group of 11 patients were given physiotherapy breathing exercises. Both groups of patients were followed up at monthly intervals for nine months with pulmonary function tests, tests of exercise tolerance, and inquiry into their symptoms. After training in yoga the mean maximum work increased significantly by 60.55 kpm; whereas no such rise occurred after training in physiotherapy. This objective improvement was associated with symptomatic improvement in a significantly higher number of patients given training in yoga.
11名患有严重慢性气道阻塞的患者接受了瑜伽呼吸练习和体式训练。一组与之匹配的11名患者接受了物理治疗呼吸练习。两组患者每月进行随访，为期9个月，期间进行肺功能测试、运动耐量测试并询问其症状。经过瑜伽训练后，平均最大做功显著增加了60.55千帕米；而物理治疗训练后则没有出现这种增加。这种客观上的改善与接受瑜伽训练的患者中显著更多的患者症状改善相关。
