The role of yoga breathing exercises, as an adjunct treatment for bronchial asthma is well recognized. In this study120 asthma patients were randomized into a yoga training group and a control group.
Pulmonary function tests were performed on all the patients at the beginning of the study, after 4 weeks and then after 8 weeks. The subjects in the yoga group showed statistically significant improvements as compared to the non-yoga group.
The research results suggest that "yoga breathing exercises used adjunctively with standard pharmacological treatment significantly improves pulmonary functions in patients with bronchial asthma." Abstract: PubMed. Article: "A study of the effect of yoga training on pulmonary functions in patients with bronchial asthma," by Sodhi C, Singh S, Dandona PK., Department of Physiology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology [2009 Apr-Jun;53(2):169-74]
