Abstract

CRITICAL ANALYSIS REGARDING ROLE OF YOGA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION AS COMORBIDITY CONDITION DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC

Shraddha S. Bhasarkar*, Vrushali Khandekar and Sumeeta Jain

Abstract

Covid 19 is already a pandemic. Covid 19 pandemic has affected the world drastically and has placed a major challenge in front of health care systems. Also, the data suggests the mortality rate of patients dying with covid 19 is highly associated with comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes mellitus which are found to be very common today, every third person is found to be affected with some or the other disease. In the current situation, patients suffering from an associated disease like hypertension being in common, contributory for an increased mortality rate. A systematic research was made through the medical journals and databases in English language related to the article. Samhitas, and related textbooks were also referred to gain the information In this article an attempt is being is made to bring into notice how yoga helps in coping with hypertension and thus helps in fighting with comorbidity.

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