<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>njbms</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>NJBMS</JournalTitle> <PISSN>0976-6626</PISSN> <EISSN>2455-1740</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 5, Issue 4</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>April - June 2015</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Physiology</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>INCREASED CARDIORESPIRATORY EFFICIENCY AT REST AS AN EFFECT OF DAILY PRACTICE OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUES FOR 8 WEEKS IN 1st PHASE MBBS STUDENTS. </ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>125</FirstPage> <LastPage>130</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>ANAND</FirstName> <LastName>DHARWADKAR</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>ASHA A.</FirstName> <LastName>DHARWADKAR</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI/> <Abstract>Background : Many studies observed effect of yoga and other relaxation techniques, practiced to reduce stress of life, as parasympatho dominance on cardiorespiratory parameters. Aim : To assess effect of 8 weeks of daily practice of three selected relaxation techniques, on resting cardiorespiratory parameters in 1st phase medical students of both sexes. Materials and Methods : Resting cardiorespiratory parameters like Heart rate (HR), arterial blood pressure (ABP), respiratory rate (RR), peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), breath holding time (BHT) were recorded before and after a period of 8 weeks of daily practice of relaxation techniques like, prayer, deep breathing, and whole body muscle relaxation. Data obtained was analysed (SPSS 16th version) by Student’s t-test; P</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Arterial pressure; Autonomic nervous system; Breath holding; Heart rate; Muscle relaxation; Peak expiratory flow rate; Relaxation therapy; Respiratory rate; Medical students,Yoga.</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://njbms.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=1499&title=INCREASED CARDIORESPIRATORY EFFICIENCY AT REST AS AN EFFECT OF DAILY PRACTICE OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUES FOR 8 WEEKS IN 1st PHASE MBBS STUDENTS.</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>