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Influence of yoga on blood coagulation
Thrombosis and haemostasis
Short Title: Thromb.Haemost.
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: Nov 30, 1983
Pages: 196 - 197
Sources ID: 32686
Notes: LR: 20041117; JID: 7608063; 1984/04/30 00:00 [pubmed]; 1984/04/30 00:01 [medline]; 1984/04/30 00:00 [entrez]; ppublish
Visibility: Public (group default)
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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.