Effect of isolated and combined pranayama practice

By Thamil Selvan

INTRODUCTION

Health being the supreme concern for human beings everybody wants to maintain a

disease-free life, yet our life is subject to innumerable number of physical as well

as mental problems. According to WHO (2008), 300 million people around the globe suffer from

asthma, and this number is rising. India has approximately 15-20 million asthmatics.

Ramanakumar and Aparajita (2005) blame bronchitis for taking major toll in India and it

has recorded to be highest in Karnataka and lowest in Punjab. These chronic diseases

are more predominant among children and aged population. The causes of asthma are not very

well known.

The word asthma is derived from the Greek "aszein" meaning "Sharp Breath".

Galen wrote much about asthma nothing that partial or complete bronchial obstruction being

the

cause.

Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and

wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. The symptoms of Asthma

may occur several times in a day or week in affected individual,

• Format: Paperback
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