scholarly journals Increased Maximal Expiratory Pressure, Abdominal and Thoracic Respiratory Expansibility in Healthy Yoga Practitioners Compared to Healthy Sedentary Individuals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Fetter ◽  
Liliane Appratto de Souza ◽  
Daniela Ravizzoni Dartora ◽  
Andressa Schein ◽  
Bruna Eibel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maximal Expiratory Pressure ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

Flexible Selves in Flexible Times? Yoga and Neoliberal Subjectivities in Istanbul

Sociology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 003803852199893
Author(s):  
T Deniz Erkmen
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Neoliberal Governance ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Geographical Scope ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

This article adds to contemporary analyses of neoliberal subjectivities by focusing on middle-class yoga practitioners in Istanbul, Turkey. Drawing on in-depth interviews, it questions the dominant interpretation of yoga as a form of neoliberal governance and suggests that within the nexus of neoliberal globalisation, autocratisation and precarisation, practices that are often labeled ‘lifestyle consumption’ might provide individuals with the discursive tools to question entrepreneurial norms. Expanding the geographical scope of existing research as well as providing a theoretically informed analysis of empirical data, the article makes an original contribution to understandings of neoliberal subjectivities by bridging work on neoliberal subjectivities and lifestyle politics.

scholarly journals The relationship between maximal expiratory pressure values and critical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients: a post hoc analysis of an observational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yann Combret ◽  
Guillaume Prieur ◽  
Roger Hilfiker ◽  
Francis-Edouard Gravier ◽  
Pauline Smondack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Extubation Failure ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Expiratory Muscle ◽  
Maximal Expiratory Pressure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Little interest has been paid to expiratory muscle strength, and the impact of expiratory muscle weakness on critical outcomes is not known. Very few studies assessed the relationship between maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) and critical outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between MEP and critical outcomes. Methods This work was a secondary analysis of a prospective, observational study of adult patients who required mechanical ventilation for ≥ 24 h in an 18-bed ICU. MEP was assessed before extubation after a successful, spontaneous breathing trial. The relationships between MEP and extubation failure, and short-term (30 days) mortality, were investigated. Univariate logistic regressions were computed to investigate the relationship between MEP values and critical outcomes. Two multivariate analyses, with and without maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), both adjusted using principal component analysis, were undertaken. Unadjusted and adjusted ROC curves were computed to compare the respective ability of MEP, MIP and the combination of both measures to discriminate patients with and without extubation failure or premature death. Results One hundred and twenty-four patients were included. Median age was 66 years (IQR 18) and median mechanical ventilation duration was 7 days (IQR 6). Extubation failure rate was 15% (18/124 patients) and the rate for 30-day mortality was 11% (14/124 patient). Higher MEP values were significantly associated with a lower risk of extubation failure in the univariate analysis [OR 0.96 95% CI (0.93–0.98)], but not with short-term mortality. MEP was independently linked with extubation failure when MIP was not included in the multivariate model, but not when it was included, despite limited collinearity between these variables. This study was not able to differentiate the respective abilities of MEP, MIP, and their combination to discriminate patients with extubation failure or premature death (adjusted AUC for the combination of MEP and MIP: 0.825 and 0.650 for extubation failure and premature death, respectively). Conclusions MEP is related to extubation failure. But, the results did not support its use as a substitute for MIP, since the relationship between MEP and critical outcomes was no longer significant when MIP was included. The use of MIP and MEP measurements combined did not reach higher discriminative capacities for critical outcomes that MEP or MIP alone. Trial Registration This study was retrospectively registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02363231?cond=NCT02363231&draw=2&rank=1 (NCT02363231) in 13 February 2015

Maximal Expiratory Pressure in Residential and Non-Residential School Children

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipayan Choudhuri ◽  
Manjunath Aithal ◽  
Vasant A. Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Residential School ◽  
Maximal Expiratory Pressure

scholarly journals Chandra Anuloma Viloma Pranayama modifies Cardiorespiratory Functions

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
S Prakash ◽  
K Upadhyay-Dhungel
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Left Nostril ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
The West ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Breathing Exercises ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

Background and Objectives: In recent years, there has been considerable interest in scientific research on yoga, especially on Pranayama. Nostril breathing exercises including Alternate nostril breathing, Left nostril breathing and right nostril breathing exercises is getting attention in the east and in the west. Left nostril breathing exercises is also called Chandra Nadisuddhi Pranayama or Chandra anulomaa vilomaa Pranayama (CAV). Very few have carried out research on Chandra Anuloma Viloma Pranayama (CAV). This study was carried out to see the effects of CAV on experienced yoga practitioners and naïves.Material and Methods: The study consisted of 36 subjects divided into two groups, first group consist of 26 medical students who were naïve and the next group consist of 10 yoga practitioners. All the subjects performed 12 rounds of Chandra Nadisuddhi Pranayama in each session for 24 days. Variables were entered into SPSS Program and were analyzed.Results: This study depicts fall in Pulse rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure and Diastolic blood pressure after CAV Pranayama in both Naïves and Yoga practitioners. But the significant drop was observed in SBP only (at p < 0.05) among Naives and in all parameters except respiratory rate among Yoga Practitioners.Conclusion: The effect of the Chandra Anuloma Viloma (CAV) in this study was more eminent in the yoga practitioners than in the naïve group.Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2015) Vol. 3 (1):45-51

Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among ashtanga yoga practitioners: a pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Herranz Valera ◽  
Patricia Acuña Ruiz ◽  
Borja Romero Valdespino ◽  
Francesco Visioli
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
Ashtanga Yoga ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

scholarly journals Comparison of Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon Between Female Yogis and Matched Non- Athlete Group

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzyeh Ramezani ◽  
Amin Kordi Yoosefinejad ◽  
Alireza Motealleh ◽  
Mohsen Ghofrani-Jahromi
Keyword(s):  
Erector Spinae ◽  
Relaxation Phenomenon ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Trunk Flexion ◽  
Lumbar Flexion ◽  
Trunk Inclination ◽  
Forward Bending ◽  
Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon ◽  
Flexion Relaxation ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

Abstract Background: Trunk flexion is a common exercise during daily activities. Flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP) occurs during forward bending in which there is a sudden silence of erector spinae (ES) muscles. The pattern of forward bending differs in yoga practitioners. This learned pattern probably predisposes yogis to injuries.The hypothesis of this study was that FRP differs in yogis in comparison to non-yogis individuals.Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was performed on 60 women assigned into yogis and non-athlete groups. Each participant was asked to bend forward and then return to the initial position. ES activity was recorded at L3 level, 4 cm from mid line during the trial. Trunk inclination and lumbar flexion angles were calculated at FRP onset and cessation moments. Results: The FRP phenomenon occurred in 80% of yoga practitioners in comparison to 96.7% in the control group. Trunk inclination angle was significantly greater at FRP initiation in yogis compared to control group. Lumbar flexion angle was not different between the groups. Conclusions: It is concluded that the altered pattern of forward bending observed in yogis may change patterns of ES muscles activity if it becomes part of a person's daily lifestyle which might predispose these muscles to fatigue and subsequent injuries.

scholarly journals Psychophysical Approaches and Practices in India: Embodying Processes and States of ‘Being–Doing’

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip B. Zarrilli
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Artistic Director ◽  
Asian Martial Arts ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

This essay articulates a South Asian understanding of embodied psychophysical practices and processes with a specific focus on Kerala, India. In addition to consulting relevant Indian texts and contemporary scholarly accounts, it is based upon extensive ethnographic research and practice conducted with actors, dancers, yoga practitioners, and martial artists in Kerala between 1976 and 2003. During 2003 the author conducted extensive interviews with kutiyattam and kathakali actors about how they understand, talk about, and teach acting within their lineages. Phillip Zarrilli is Artistic Director of The Llanarth Group, and is internationally known for training actors in psychophysical processes using Asian martial arts and yoga. He lived in Kerala, India, for seven years between 1976 and 1989 while training in kalarippayattu and kathakali dance-drama. His books include Psychophysical Acting: an Intercultural Approach after Stanislavski, Kathakali Dance-Drama: Where Gods and Demons Come to Play, and When the Body Becomes All Eyes. He is Professor of Performance Practice at Exeter University.

Yoga wellness tourism: a study of marketing strategies in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewelina Telej ◽  
Jordan Robert Gamble
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inclusive Concept ◽  
Promotional Strategies ◽  
Marketing Approach ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine marketing strategies that India is currently applying to promote itself as a competitive yoga destination. Design/methodology/approach The methodological approach consisted of a constructivist research paradigm, a qualitative methodology and an interview-based data collection method. Ten in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with yoga practitioners from various backgrounds and yoga levels who have travelled to India for yoga tourism purposes. Findings The findings determined that interpretation of yoga tourism is crucial in the choice of marketing approach adopted by destinations offering yoga retreats because, as the study has shown, various perceptions of yoga constitute the basis for particular promotional strategies. Research limitations/implications Future research could expand on the sample size and demographics of the current study by investigating, possibly through comparative means, larger groups of more diversified yoga practitioners from different countries or backgrounds. Practical implications It was recommended that India’s tourism marketers re-design their approach concerning an ‘authentic’ yoga experience. Indian destination marketing organisations should target those searching for an authentic yoga experience and use imagery that is realistic. Originality/value The findings of this study have led to the re-positioning of yoga tourism in India, utilising a unique combinative approach in which a more inclusive concept of wellness is juxtaposed against a lack of any religious referencing. It was also revealed that the motivations of yoga tourists are only partially targeted through an undifferentiated strategic marketing approach.

scholarly journals Validation of a protocol to evaluate maximal expiratory pressure using a pressure transducer and a signal conditioner

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 967-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Soares ◽  
Fábio B. Rodrigues ◽  
Marcus F. Vieira ◽  
Maria Sebastiana Silva
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Transducer ◽  
Total Lung Capacity ◽  
Respiratory Muscles ◽  
Residual Volume ◽  
Lung Capacity ◽  
Maximal Expiratory Pressure

The respiratory muscles can present fatigue and even chronic inability to generate force. So, reliable devices are necessary to their evaluation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the MEP (Maximal Expiratory Pressure) values of individuals between 20 and 25 years old and to validate a protocol using a pressure transducer and a signal conditioner comparing it with the digital manometer. We evaluated the MEP of 10 participants. They remained seated and made six respiratory maneuvers from Total Lung Capacity (TLC) to Residual Volume (RV). The results in the study showed no statistically significant differences when compared to values reported in the literature, and that the pressure transducer provides reliable values for MEP.

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