Intraocular pressure changes following three “head below the heart” postures in yoga practitioners – A prospective observational study

Intraocular pressure changes following three “head below the heart” postures in yoga practitioners – A prospective observational study

Context: Intraocular pressure (IOP) increases during “sirasasana” and may be a risk factor for the progression of glaucoma. Other “head below heart” asanas may also cause increase in IOP. Aims: To determine the change in IOP following three “head below the heart” postures-”meruasana”, “viparithakarn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: N Swathi, Meena Ramanathan, K Srikanth, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Yoga
Subjects:
blood pressure
glaucoma
heart rate
intraocular pressure
yoga
Online Access:http://www.ijoy.org.in/article.asp?issn=0973-6131;year=2023;volume=16;issue=1;spage=34;epage=37;aulast=Swathi

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