An important aspect of pranayama is alternate nostril breathing (ANB). Pranayama is a breathing practise that allows you to control your breathing. Alternate nostril breathing is known to modify cardiorespiratory parameters, evoked potentials, and cognition soon after practise (ANB). Though numerous studies have been conducted to determine the immediate effects of ANB, only a handful have been conducted among medical students in south India to determine its impact after six weeks of practise. As a result, this research was picked.
The goal was to record and compare VEP parameters and P300 in medical college students before and after 6 weeks of ANB.
Materials and Procedures: After receiving approval from the institution's ethical committee, both male and female volunteers gave their informed consent, ensuring that the inclusion and exclusion criteria were met. P300 auditory event related potential and visual evoked potential were obtained in 100 undergraduate medical college students in the department of Physiology before and after 6 weeks of practising ANB.
Results: Using SPSS 23, the VEP parameters and P300 were tabulated as MeanSD and evaluated. To compare the parameters before and after ANB, the students paired t test was performed. After ANB, the medical students' N2-P300 (V), P100 (ms), N75(ms), N145(ms), and N74-P100 (V) were shown to be significantly different. Male and female pupils were also compared using the unpaired test.
Discussion: Among medical students, regular practise of ANB was observed to improve the amplitude of P300, decrease latency, and raise the amplitude of VEP parameter.
Conclusion: Students were encouraged to practise pranayama on a regular basis to improve cognition, nerve conduction, and nerve fibre recruitment, as indicated by changes in P300 and VEP metrics.Author(S) Details
U. Karthika Priyadharshini
Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Ariyur, Pondicherry, India.
M. Pavithra
Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Ariyur, Pondicherry, India.
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