Yoga is helpful in treating systolic hypertension in elderly

Abstract

Sir,

There was an article titled “Comparison of the effects of yoga and lifestyle modification on grade‑I hypertension in elderly males: A preliminary study’ published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology.

Even though many comparative studies have reported the health benefits of yoga and exercises, this randomized control study done in elderly people with grade‑I hypertension is appreciable as the participants in study group have isolated systolic hypertension alone (grade‑I) with normal diastolic blood pressure.^[1] Essential hypertension, especially systolic hypertension is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in elderly people, which is managed preferably by non‑pharmacological methods like lifestyle modification. Read more...