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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yoga posture at 90 degree inversion angle (sarvangasana).: Participants will perform a yoga posture involving approximately 90 degree inversion (Sarvangasana type).
The procedure includ
Sponsors
Tarun Kumar S
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy yoga practitioners aged 18 to 30 years. Minimum of 1 year of regular yoga practice, familiarity with inversion postures like sarvangasana and vipareeta karani mudra. Ability to perform inversion postures safely under supervision. Willing to participate and provide an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of cardiovascular, neurological, and psychiatric disorders. Recent history of cervical spine, neck, and back injuries. Vertigo, severe migraine, and neurological disorders affecting balance. Pregnancy and lactation. Current use of medications affecting autonomic function. Any contraindications to yoga inversions, as determined by clinical assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in cerebral haemodynamics (blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery measured by transcranial Doppler). Timepoint: Assessed before, during, and immediately after a single session of the assigned inversion posture. Baseline (Pre): before the inversion posture (resting supine position) During: while maintaining the inversion posture (at 1 2 minutes) Post: immediately after completion of the posture (within 1 minute of returning to supine) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in heart rate variability (HRV) time-domain (SDNN, RMSSD) and frequency-domain (LF, HF, LF/HF ratio) parameters. Timepoint: Baseline (Pre): before posture During: during posture Post: immediately after posture | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactTarun Kumar S
S-VYASA University
Outcome results
None listed