Physical Rehabilitation and Recreational Health Technologies
Effects of Yoga-Based Intervention with Bhramari Pranayama and Chakra Meditation on Sympatho-Vagal Balance in Perimenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Purpose. Perimenopause is associated with progressive altered autonomic regulation manifesting as sympathetic hyperactivation and impaired parasympathetic modulation, increasing cardiovascular and psychological vulnerability. Heart rate variability (HRV) provides a validated, non-invasive index of cardiac autonomic regulation. Yoga-based interventions incorporating controlled breathing and meditation may favorably modulate sympatho-vagal balance, yet robust randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence in perimenopaus …