HYPERTENSION

HYPERTENSION  

 INTRODUCTION
The increased blood flow and pressure in the walls of the arteries is called hypertension. It will affect the heart and blood vessels. High blood pressure is a symptom as opposed to a specific disease and represents a quantitative rather than qualitative deviation from the normal. The pressure reached highest during each heart beat is called systole and the lowest one is the diastole. Systemic blood pressure rises with age, incidence of cardio vascular disease.

 CLASSIFICATION:

Primary hypertension:

80-90 % of the patients suffers from this the of hypertension. It is overall a puzzling disease whose causes and nature are unexplained. It is a functional disorder of nervous circuit controlling the blood pressure. 70% of them have family history of hypertension and who are highly sensitive. These factors arise from hereditary, overweight, psychological stress and emotion.

Secondary hypertension:

About 5% unsuspected cases hypertension can be shown to be consequences of specific disease are abnormality leading to sodium retention or peripheral vasoconstriction.

 CAUSES:

Contraction of aorta

Renal diseases

Blood disorders

Drugs

Pregnancy

Alcohol

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:

Dizziness

Irritation

Headache

Fatigue

Insomnia

Palpitation

 IAYT SPECIAL TECHNIQUES FOR HYPERTENSION

SUKSHMA VYAYAMA

• Loosening of fingers
• Loosening of wrists
• Shoulder rotation
• Padasanchalana
• Drill walking

BREATHING EXERCISES
                                                                                                                        

• Hands stretch breathing
• Ankle stretch breathing
• Hands in and out breathing
• Tiger breathing
• Rabbit breathing
• Straight leg raising (alternate legs)
• Side bending

QUICK RELAXATION TECHNIQUE

YOGASANAS

• Ardhakati chakrasana
• Trikonasana
• Vajrasana
• Garudasana
• Bhujangasana
• Ardha Matsyendrasana/Vakrasana
• Gomukhasana

DEEP RELAXATION TECHNIQUE

PRANAYAMA

1.   Nadisuddhi pranayama

2.   Sitali/Sitkari/Sadanta pranayama

3.   Bhramari pranayama

MEDITATION

1.   OM meditaion

2.   Nadanusandhana meditation