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Rampalliwar Sanjeev1,Rajak Chanda1*,Singh Prabhaker2
1Department of Physiology, S. S. Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Department of Pharmacology, S. S. Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Department of Physiology, S. S. Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, 486001, India
Article citation: Sanjeev R, Chanda R,Prabhaker S. Can 6-week practice of Hasya Yoga reduce the cardiovascular hyper-reactivity and other cardiac parameters?. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2016;06(09):508–513.Available at www.jpbms.info
Abstract
Laughter has been used as a therapeutic tool for many years because it is a natural form of medicine. Decades of scientific research had already proven that laughter has a documented
positive impact as a form of complementary preventive and therapeutic medicine.The basic concept with Laughter Yoga is that our body cannot differentiate between real or artificial laughter, hence accords all the benefits of real laughter. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether regular practice of Hasya Yoga for 6 weeks can reduce the cardiovascular hyper-reactivity and other cardiac parameters in healthy young medical students. The study group comprises 40 healthy young medical students of 18–23 years age group. At the start of the study, there were 18 hyper-reactors to cold pressor test. The hyper-reactivity of 13 volunteer (72.22%) converted to hypo reactivity after the Hasya Yoga therapy (combination of laughter and Bhastrika Pranayam) of 6 weeks. Other parameters like basal blood pressure, a rise in blood pressure after cold pressor test, pulse rate, Rate Pressure Product (RPP) and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) were also statistically significantly reduced. Regular practice of Hasya Yoga significantly reduces the values of basal blood pressure, cardiovascular hyper-reactivity to blood pressure after one minute of cold stress, heart rate, rate pressure product & MAP after 6 weeks of yoga practice. Laughter is one of our best defenses against stress, and it is important that we find ways to laugh more to cope with stress and remain healthy in the modern world. Laughter Yoga is a perfect way to laugh and get exercise at the same time. Other non-pharmacological methods like meditation, diet, weight reduction and life style modification should also be encouraged to control the modifiable risk factors.
KEYWORDS stress, hasya yoga, bhastrika pranayama, cold pressor test
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CASE REPORT
Rakhee Modak,Amit Mhapuskar,Darshan Hiremutt,Manjula Hebbale,Shubhangi Gaikwad
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital,Pune, India
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Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India
Article citation: Modak R, Mhapuskar A, Hiremutt D, Hebbale M, Gaikwad S. Arteriovenous malformation of the oral cavity: a case report and review of literature.J Pharm Biomed Sci 2016;06(09):514–517.
Abstract
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are developmental vascular anomalies that occur when the embryonic vascular network fails to differentiate. It is composed of abnormal communications between arteries and veins without a normal intervening capillarybed.
Lymphatic, capillary, venous and AV malformations make up a majority of vascular malformations.
Facial vascular malformations can cause dental emergencies that result in fatal or life threatening and disfiguring situations. Diagnosis of these lesions is essential and management of maxillofacial AVMs remains challenging. In this article, we report a case of intra-oral AV malformation of 16-year-old male patient that was treated with sclerotherapy using 1% sodium tetradecyl sulfate as sclerosant. The treatment was effective,within a short period of time after injection and no recurrence was observed one year postoperatively.
KEYWORDS arteriovenous malformation, vascular malformation, sclerotherapy, developmental anomaly
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Source of funding: None.
Competing interest / Conflict of interest: The author(s) have no competing interests for financial support, publication of this research, patents and royalties through this collaborative research. All authors were equally involved in discussed research work. There is no financial conflict with the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.
Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense.