Papers by Dr. Kamakhya Kumar
According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 112,000 people die every year from cond... more According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 112,000 people die every year from conditions related to being overweight or obese. Even losing a moderate amount of weight when someone is obese -5 to 10 percent -can significantly reduce the risk for chronic disease. with the background that a number of studies being conducted to observe the effect of complementary therapies to reduce body weight, the present study aimed to find the impact of Hatha Yoga Practices on body weight of the normal Human subjects.
Aim: To study the effect of jute-dust and further impact of smoking on pulmonary function test pa... more Aim: To study the effect of jute-dust and further impact of smoking on pulmonary function test parameters in jute mill-workers. Method and Result: With the help of computerized multifunctional spirometer 91 male workers were compared with 90 controls for their PFT-parameters. The study indicated an overall reduction in FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEF (25-75) % and MVV. FEV1/FVC was within normal range. Further division of workers into smoker and nonsmokers there was a more decline in FEV1 along with FEV1/ FVC in smokers. Conclusion: Exposure of jute-dust lead to combined type of restrictive/obstructive lung diseases.
Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effect of Yogic practices on Bladder functioning in incomple... more Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effect of Yogic practices on Bladder functioning in incomplete Spinal cord injured patients. Methods: This was a randomised control study. The study was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, C.S.M.M.U., Lucknow. A total of 60 patients were interviewed using a pre-tested semi-structured schedule between 16 to 60 years of age, diagnosed study cases of traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) with neurological (both sensory & motor) impairment below thoracic (T12 level) with bladder & bowel involvement were included in the study. The duration of injury was more than 2 months, were divided randomly using random number table into 2 groups study group (received Yoga) (n=30) and control group (not received Yoga) (n=30) for 6 months. Patients were asked to come on 3rd and 6th month. Anthropometric measurements were also recorded. The paired t-test was used to compare the changes amongst follow-ups and unpaired t-test w...
Sleep and Vigilance
Yoga nidra, also known as 'yogic sleep', is a simplified form of an ancient tantric relaxation te... more Yoga nidra, also known as 'yogic sleep', is a simplified form of an ancient tantric relaxation technique. The most general description of the practice is that it combines guided mental imagery with a specific yoga posture called Shavasana (or "corpse pose"). The goal of yoga nidra is to promote a profound state of relaxation, which differs from sleep inasmuch as there is still an awareness of one's surroundings. While several components of the practice have been known since ancient times, it was not until the 1960s that an updated and systematized system of practice was introduced to the public through the writings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Unlike other schools of yoga, which emphasize concentration or contemplation, yoga nidra's goal is complete relaxation. As such, its advocates claim that it is suitable for all individuals, from beginners to advanced practitioners of yoga. The calm inner stillness induced by yoga nidra is claimed by practitioners to be an effective stress management tool as well as a means for attaining greater receptivity to personal resolutions. These resolutions can range from the goal of achieving self-transformation, enhancing creativity, or improving one's learning ability. Additionally, yoga nidra is claimed to promote beneficial changes in physiological and mental health. The following narrative review summarizes the basic steps used to achieve the final state of yoga nidra relaxation as well as some recent experimental findings regarding its physiological and psychological effects. Standard research databases were searched for relevant articles. Clinical studies have shown that yoga nidra meditation is associated with positive physiological changes, including improvements in several hematological variables, red blood cell counts, blood glucose levels, and hormonal status. Two neuroimaging studies have shown that yoga nidra produces changes in endogenous dopamine release and cerebral blood flow, a further confirmation that its effects on the CNS are objectively measurable. The practice has also been shown to reduce psychometrically measured indices of mild depression and anxiety, although these benefits were not shown in an experimental study to extend to severe depression or severe anxiety.
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Feb 17, 2021
Today, the world is suffering with various psychological diseases due to the ongoing COVID-19 pan... more Today, the world is suffering with various psychological diseases due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to Arogya Setu statisticstill date, the overall death caused by COVID pandemic is approx. 5.9 lakhs with approximately 2.01 Crore affected people globally 1. In the meantime, we the Yoga therapists are also gathering knowledge about this virus. Though we are neither medical professionals nor we have much understanding about the viruses, but still we have an idea that none of the bacteria, virus or fungus can affect a person with higher immunity. On the other hands, due to the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is suffering with stress and anxiety. Therefore, in order to know the perception of common population of Gautam Buddha Nagar towards the Yogic practices, we had conducted a study during this pandemic in which total 350 participants of both genders (165 professionals and 185 students) took part and collected the data regarding their perception about Yogic Practices. Under the umbrella of evidences, it can be stated that younger people have more belief and interest in Yogic Practices than elderly people. The result has a significant difference at 0.05 level of confidence. Thus, the hypothesis is accepted that Yoga has a potential to buffer the overall management of health and immunity.
Punsavan sanskara is the 2 nd sanskara out of 16 sanskara's. The aim of this sanskara is to d... more Punsavan sanskara is the 2 nd sanskara out of 16 sanskara's. The aim of this sanskara is to direct the foetus towards righteous path. So that the coming generation can move forward with the positive thought. Science has proven that there is an intense effect of mother, family and social environment on foetus. Foetus has ability to hear, to learn, to taste and to develop memory. Along with these facts another fact is the development of his personality takes place in womb. Foetus react itself for outer stimuli. All these facts have proven that whatever environment we will provide to foetus, the child will become like that. From the stories of Vedic era of Hindu religion Prahalad, Rama, Krishna, Lav-Kush, Abhimanyu and Arjuna etc. It is very clear that parents can have the child as they want. During Punsavan sanskara, the herbs which have been given to pregnant woman provide physical strength and immunity power to foetus. During the process of consolation and oath provides emotiona...
Anxiety is one of the important psychological problems people facing now days. Approximately 40 m... more Anxiety is one of the important psychological problems people facing now days. Approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent of people in this age group in the year 2005, have an anxiety disorder. Contemporary researches done in the area of 'Yogic intervention and their effect over various parameters of Psychological health' provoked the researcher to attempt an individual project to judge the effect of Yoga on normal people at the level of anxiety. To observe the effect of Yoga on anxiety level of the normal people a pre-post research design study has been conducted at the Center of Complementary & Alternative Medicine of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, India. For this study a group of 30 persons of range 30-40 years from the semi urban area of Haridwar and Dehradun Districts were selected through purposive quota sampling as subject. They practiced a set of Asana and Pranayama regularly for sixty days. The present study shows a s...
The Overall goal of this study is to go deep into the search of phenomenon of Consciousness. Firs... more The Overall goal of this study is to go deep into the search of phenomenon of Consciousness. First part of the study is based on the science of Consciousness, which is a never-ending subject to be discussed and to be studied. Consciousness is a non-physical entity, which is essentially different from the four basic entities of space, time, energy and matter of the conventional science. Consciousness does not have any physical attribute or property or action, but is endowed with autonomous will power of creation, retention and annihilation of the knowledge of an individual or that of the universe. Physiological correlation, Neural correlates, Mind reading abilities and, Para-psychological abilities of consciousness has been observed in the first part of this study. The study in the next part discusses the levels of Consciousness and while going through the different stages it attempts to reach up to the higher level i.e. Meditation. It is one of the most powerful and time tested spir...
Obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negat... more Obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese. If your Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or over you are considered obese. The aim of this study was to observe the impact of yoga practices for 6 weeks on body mass index (BMI) cholesterol of subjects with the age group 1525 years. For this 25 male subjects were selected randomly from New Delhi India. In this Prepost study data were collected before and after intervention of yoga practices for 6 weeks 45 days. Body mass index (BMI) was measured according to world health organization (WHO) body mass index (BMI) chart; and the serum cholesterol was measured through lipid profile test. Paired t test was applied for statistical analysis and p-value <0.01was considered the level of significance. It is...
The present study examined the physiological effect of Yogic intervention (Surya Namaskar, Paschi... more The present study examined the physiological effect of Yogic intervention (Surya Namaskar, Paschimottanasana, Dhanurasana, Ardha matsyendrasana, Shavasana, Kapalbhati and Nadi Shodhan Pranayama) in Diabetes mellitus patients. Fifty patients suffering with mild and moderate Diabetes were selected from semi urban areas by accidental sampling for a experimentalcontrol group research study. The subjects in experimental group were exposed to Yogic package daily for half an hour for 40 days. Glucometer was used as the measure, and data collection was done individually in group and best attempts were made to avoid external distractions. The results of the study show that Yogic intervention was found to reduce (positively lower towards normal) the fasting serum glucose level and postprandial serum glucose level in patients of Diabetes mellitus in the practice group.
Yoga helps in slowing down the aging process, by maintain the body weight, providing elasticity t... more Yoga helps in slowing down the aging process, by maintain the body weight, providing elasticity to the spine, firming up the skin, removing tension from the mind, strengthening the abdominal muscles, improving the quality of loose arm muscles, correcting poor posture and so on. Thus, of the numerous benefits of Yoga, anti-ageing is an important one. With this background the present study aims to find the effect of Yogic intervention on physiological and psychological parameters in aged people. For that 100 person age range 50-65 years were selected through purposive sampling from Haridwar-Dehradun districts of Uttarakhand. They were again randomly divided into two parts in experimental and control group. Experimental group were introduced the Yogic intervention for a period of 60 days and the control group were doing their own scheduled work. Pre-post data were taken for both the experimental and control group and further analyzed statistically. Significant changes were seen in the ...
The Overall goal of this study is to understand the role of Yoga into Inter-personal Relationship... more The Overall goal of this study is to understand the role of Yoga into Inter-personal Relationship and to find the mechanism to develop it through Yogic practices. First part of the study is based on the science ofYoga and its background. Yoga-psychologyand its principles have been observed in this part of study. The study in the next part goes through the systematic review in the field of inter-personal relationship and personality developments. Number of studies has been done in this area, while going through the review, a tremendous surge of interest in the problem of inter-personal relationship has been seen. To observe the effect of Yogic practices and Yoga based lifestyle, a study has been conducted at Centre of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya for one semester (approximately six months). A group of 100 Post graduation students were selected through random sampling for a pre-post research study. Among them 90 student completed the study succ...
Background: Life satisfaction (LS) is the method during which people show their emotions, feeling... more Background: Life satisfaction (LS) is the method during which people show their emotions, feelings (moods), and the way they feel concerning their directions and choices for the longer term. It is a measure of well-being assessed in terms of mood, satisfaction with relationships, achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to address one's lifestyle. LS involves a good angle toward one's life instead of an assessment of the current feelings. LS has been measured in relation to economic standing, degree of education, experiences, residence, and many other topics. Objective: The objective of the present study was to see the effect of group yoga and individual yoga training on LS among adults. Materials and Methods: In the present study, 100 college students and employees aged 18–45 years with dissatisfaction were randomized into two groups, that is, group yoga practice (GYP, n = 50) and individual yoga practice (n = 50). All the participants were assessed for LS ...
Juniper Online Journal of Public Health, 2017
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