Effects of yoga on pulmonary functions among asthmatic patients: A protocol synthesis

Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to synthesize protocol of yoga pranayama's practice through combining yoga pranayama's steps into the new integrated formations of yoga pranayama's steps for adult asthmatic patients as a protocol.

Method

Literature review from the last 20 years publication of original trial articles on adult asthmatic subjects from 4 databases: PubMed, Science Direct, EBSCO, and Scopus was conducted. Review and non-trial articles were excluded. Articles were appraised using Joanna Bridge Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools.

Results

There were 4 out of 252 articles which met the criteria and being included in this study. The synthesized protocol resulting 11 pranayama steps in the new synthesized protocol.

Conclusions

The regular 13 yoga pranayama steps within 11 pranayama steps based on synthesized protocol takes 30–45 min for each session and can be conducted 2–5 times a week for 2–6 months to be able to reveal pulmonary function outcomes.