Yoga and breathing exercises improved reported outcomes in women with asthma
A randomized trial found better cardiopulmonary measures with added yoga and breathing practice, but gave little numerical detail about the improvements.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
The trial reported better cardiopulmonary outcomes when yoga and breathing exercises were added to medication. Its conclusion also reported better asthma control. The abstract does not show the individual changes or their uncertainty, so the practical size of the benefit remains unclear. Both groups continued medication, and the findings concern women with mild persistent asthma.
This abstract-based summary cannot assess outcome-specific effect sizes, confidence intervals or adverse events because they are not supplied. The abstract does not establish whether any benefit persisted after the intervention ended.
What researchers found
Lung-function and blood-pressure measures
At 16 weeks, yoga and breathing practice plus medication versus medication alone; the abstract reports no separate numerical effects.
What participants practiced
The intervention combined neuromuscular breathing exercises with yogic practice while participants continued their medication. This design evaluates the combined program as an addition to treatment; it cannot identify the contribution of each component.
What researchers measured
Researchers assessed lung function with spirometry, measured blood pressure and used a questionnaire for asthma control. The results section summarizes cardiopulmonary outcomes together, while the asthma-control claim appears in the conclusion.
The original publication
Effects of neuromuscular breathing exercise with yogic practices on cardiopulmonary variables among women asthmatic patients: A randomized controlled trial.
Saravanakumar T, Mohanakrishnan R
Respir Med · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41391650
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