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Thromb Haemost 1984; 51(02): 196-197
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661057
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Influence of Yoga on Blood Coagulation

I S Chohan
The Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
,
H S Nayar
The Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
,
P Thomas
The Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
,
N S Geetha
The Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
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Received 03 November 1982

Accepted 15 January 1984

Publication Date:
19 July 2018 (online)

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Summary

Yoga is known to induce beneficial effects on physiological, biochemical and mental functions in man. Its effects on blood coagulation are not known. A study was conducted in seven previously untrained male adults who underwent a combination of yogic exercises, daily for one hour, over a period of four months. Parameters of blood coagulation were estimated before and after the end of yoga training. The following changes were observed: Fibrinolytic activity increased significantly with a concomitant fall in fibrinogen; activated partial thromboplastin time and platelet aggregation time were prolonged; blood and plasma platelets showed a rise; and both haemoglobin and heamatocrit were raised at the end of the training.

These findings suggest that yoga induces a state of blood hypocoagulability. The impact of yoga on prevention of cardiovascular and thrombotic disorders is obvious.

Keywords

Yoga - Blood coagulation - Fibrinolysis - Platelets - Hypo-coagulability
 

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