Abstract
Background: Hypertension is a global health problem. Meditation techniques have been found useful in reducing elevated BP levels.
Objectives: To evaluate effects of Rajyoga meditation on High Blood pressure. To evaluate effects of Rajyoga meditation on psychosomatic components of hypertensive patients. This cross sectional study was conducted on the 20 patients who have a high Blood Pressure ≥140/90 mm of Hg attending the medicine O.P.D. at C.U. Shah Hospital and Medical College Surender Nagar. Patients were taught Rajyoga meditation one hour daily for 7 days as an intervention and followed for 30 days with daily 30 minutes meditation. Effects are seen on blood pressure.
Results: The mean systolic BP before meditation was 154.33 while after meditation 126 (p< 0.005), while mean diastolic BP was 96.2 and after meditation it was 94.3. There was significant decrease in almost all physical parameters like headache [p < 0.05], tinnitus [p < 0.000], shortness of breath [p < 0.038], palpitations [p < 0.000], as well as reduction in dosage of medications after meditation [p< 0.058]. Psychological symptoms like 20 % of subjects got relief from anger or peace-lessness, [p < 0.05], 15 % from various worries [p <0.05], 10% felt powerful [p<0.01] while 40 % relived from feeling of irritation [p<0.001]
Conclusion: This study demonstrates Rajyoga meditation is a successful intervention in controlling hypertension. It has also reduced psychosomatic symptoms of disease, doses of medication as well as shown overall improvement in health
Keywords: Rajyoga meditation, hypertension, medication, lifestyle modification
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Corresponding Author
Dr Jayashri Bute
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Index Medical College, Indore, MP, India
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i11.81
