Influence of Nadi Shodhana Pranayama on respiratory functions of postmenopausal women

Abstract

Frequently reported symptoms may fall into several categories, including physical disturbances such as hot flushes, psychological complaints such as mood swings, and other changes that may disturb social interactions and decrease the overall quality of life. The improvement in physical strength and fitness caused by pranayama may be related to several factors such as muscle strength, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and pulmonary functions. [...]the parasympathetic activity overrides sympathetic activity and improves lung inflation which again can improve the respiratory functions. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology Online 2021. © 2021 Sheela Joice P P. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creative commons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.