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This
research has been done by Yoga Therapists who received the certificate
of YTIC on VK YOGAS in Japan. In 1994, this YTIC was held on in
Japan, we invited Yoga teacher who is Sri. Dharmaprakash N M from
VK YOGAS. 33 people have got certification until now.
As
you know, Japan is small-island around the sea on East Side Asia.
In these days the higher-growth of the Japanese economy has made
remarkable advances. Electronics, Automobile industry etc. are
keeping high quality level in the world.
But
people are suffering from so much stress. As VK YOGAS sound the
alarm, stress induced ailments are increasing alarmingly. There
is increasing interest in their own health, and how to reduce
stress. That is why Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, other alternative
therapy also receive much attention. In the first place, I may
tell you about the social of Japan. (OHP Sheet No. 1) The population
of Japan is 120000000. Population composition is 0-14, 15.1%,15-64,
69.3%, 64 over, 15.6%. The average life span of Japanese is more
than 75 years old Gents, Ladies 83.59%. This reason is to decrease
an infant mortality rate, to not always increase long life persons.
Family size is 2.79 persons. The family structure is almost parents
and two children.
Life
Style
Smoking
rate Gents : 58.8% Ladies : 15.2%
Drinking
63,978,000 ---- 53.3%
Sleeping
Hours about 7.5 - 8 hours
10
G 8.18 L 8.06
20 G 7.47 L 7.41
30 G 7.34 L 7.20
40 G 7.36 L 7.04
50 G 7.43 L 7.16
60 G 8.08 L 7.44
70 G 8.57 L 8.46
Working
average 7.5 hours (but this data is only total average. Some people
are working much more.)
Back
pain, Shoulder pain, Arthritis is complained by 283.3 persons
out of 1000 numbers. And in Hospital 285.4 persons put of 1000
complain of Hypertension, Back pain, shoulder pain.
So,
the life is stressful. Almost people, businessmen, but also babies,
children, aged women feel much stress everywhere at company, school,
home etc.
They
understand the reason that stress more often bring about many
diseases, but it is difficult to changing their own life style
in the present circumstances.
The
data shows the ranking of course of death is 34 years old - 54
years old: 1st cancer, more than 54 years old 1st apoplectic ictus,
2nd cancer and 3rd heart disease. Accordingly, Almost Japanese
people die in cancer, apoplectic ictus, or heart disease.
And
in medical facility, there is much high level of medical technology
hospitals. But it may be always crowded, they are to wait for
3 hours then they can get 3 minutes treatment. They are not satisfied
and afraid of side effect of medicines, but on the other hand
they are depending on medicines also.
In
1995, the health insurance of medical expenses is about \27,000,000,000,000,
(In Japan medical expenses should be paid about 70% - 80% according
to health insurance system by government) for each person \ 215000
for one year. This is collected as other tax.
Now,
in Japan yoga classes are spread widely and slowly. The general
yoga classes usually are performed once weekly, each for one and
half hour for the most part, we don't have residential facilities
like Prashanti kiteeram. About 80% of participants are Ladies
and almost of them have problems to shoulder pain, back pain,
climacteric disorder, irregularity of menstruation and hypertension
etc. Some yoga therapists are taking special yoga class for mentally
handicapped people old aged in welfare facilities and nursing
home for ages. The acknowledgment of the efficiency of yoga therapy
rise step by step.
As
mentioned earlier, there are much stress induced diseases, gastro
intestinal injury, hypertension, back and knee pain and irregularity
of menstruation are typical.
THE
RESEARCH OF HYPERTENSION
Then,
I introduced the report of result of IAYT for hypertension.
Aim
:- To search for effective of IAYT for hypertension
Method
:- Nonresidential, weekly once, About 90 minutes, To encourage
practice at home every day
Duration
:- 3 months
Numbers
: - Male - 5 persons; Female - 32 persons,
Ratio
of age
Iin forties 3 persons
In fifties 13 persons
In sixties 16 persons
In seventies 5 persons
27 persons take medicine
Main
Techniques
- Hand
in And Out Breathing
- Trikonasana
Breathing
- Head
Front And Back Breathing
- Sasankasana
Breathing
- Bhujangasana
Breathing
- Salabhasana
Breathing
- Makarasana
- Pada
Sanchalana With Breathing
- Shoulder
Rotation
- Q.R.T.
- Chandranuloma
Viloma
- Nadi
Suddhi Pranayama
- D.R.T
+ PET + Cyclic Meditation
Counseling
(Contents & Advice)
- Explanation
of hypertension diseases
- Differences
between Western medicine and Yoga therapy approach
- Importance
of Relaxation
- Putting
on a diet, to reduce weight, to take balance nutrition
- Improving
life style - No smoking, No alcohol, No much sugar & salt
- To
take care of own body, (avoid overwork, lack of sleep)
- Yoga
therapist become good adviser for them to consult with trouble
of life
RESULT
| After
3 months |
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| Reduced
blood pressure normal value |
20
persons 54% |
| Reduced
blood pressure border value |
7
persons 19% |
| No
changing blood pressure |
7
persons 19% |
| Increased
Blood Pressure |
3
persons 8% |
| Reduced
medication |
3
persons 8% |
| Reduced
Heart Rate |
35
persons 95% |
| Increased
Heart Rate |
2
persons 5% |
| Ratio
of Heart Rate |
50-60/min
5 persons, 61-70/min 12 persons |
|
71-80/min
12 persons, 81-90/min 3 persons |
CONCRETE
CHANGING OF SYMPTOMS
B
female 62 years old, She is a beginner still doing Yoga for 6
months, she lives with husband only. Before 3 years she has been
operated on removal of cholecyst, (10 years back also, she has
her nose operated on for sinusitis, now her nose is not so bad).
From
about that time blood pressure has started to increase. She retired
as insurance saleswoman 27 years back. Mainly her work is to keep
housework only, but suddenly her heart pounds and sometimes her
chest feels tight. She is afraid of terror of death; it looks
as if she died. She cannot stand and not sleep well in spite of
tired. She is always thinking about misfortunes and feeling so
lonely at home alone. One day she got panic and visited her friend's
house, at that time her friend advised her to do practice yoga.
She tends toward neurosis, and an affable person, but she always
telling about herself "I am timid."
The
therapist started treatment weekly once for 2 hours Special technique
for hypertension, asana for neck ankle joints, strength for muscle
of back and abdominal muscle, nadhisudhi pranayama, QRT etc. were
given to her.
In
counseling, she has said "I am afraid that it looks as if
I may die too because of two persons suicide around me".
She was in bad health and felt loneliness, uneasy for the future,
and spiritless for facing new things. She kept irregular hour
and many often goes out. She seems to be pessimistic and depression.
The Yoga therapist has given advice's to lead a well regulated
life to refrain outing and remove stains of nostril with sesame
oil as her nose was stuffed. She has been feeling about death
and growing old but she has become cheerful after hearing about
concept of yoga. The therapist has added some other advice to
avoid over eating in her nose bad condition and to take moderate
amount of hot milk in spite of midnight snack or eating between
sweet meals, because she has taken cold milk so much after eating.
And as she had sweet meals, because she has taken cold milk so
much after eating. And as she had a hurried meal, the therapist
recommended to chew her food well, to fix her bed time and time
to get up. The therapist has told patient should have very regular
habits calmly.
About
medication, She has taken antihypersensitive "zestril (2nc
201)" one tablet every morning and tranquilizer and somnifacient
also in case of panic not usually.
RECORDS
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03-12
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BP
153/86 HR 95 RR 19 BHT 22 WT 52
Sometimes
she was flustered, as she cannot follow instruction
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10-12
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BP
144/84 HR 86 RR 17 BHT - WT 52
Very
often breathing through her mouth as her nose stuffed up
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17-12
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BP
144/78 HR 81 RR 14 BHT-WT 53
She
felt out of sorts for less sleep. Showed signs of fatigue.
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14-01
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BP
147 / 78 HR 81 RR 14 BHT-WT 53
Stuffed
nose. Getting cold, feel heaviness, BP is little higher
than usual.
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18-01
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BP
137 / 89 HR 79 RR 18 BHT-WT 53
After
yoga, she feels so good for her nose smoothly.
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28-01
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BP
141 /76 HR 86 RR 10 BHT 40 WT 53
Shoulders
are stiff, the back is hard. After stopping breath, she
feel bad because of her head swam. I was telling "Take
it easy"
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11-02
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BP
132 / 82 HR 83 RR 15 BHT - WT 52
She
has forgotten to take medicine but BP is normal value.
She recognized "There is no need to take medicine for
me."
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18-02
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BP
137 / 76 HR 78 RR 12 BHT-WT 51.5
She
flung herself into yoga practice with determination. While
doing Asana, she keeps with awareness. She said "Asana
can be nicely, my nose does not stuff"
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25-02
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BP
129/66 HR 82 RR 10 BHT-WT 51.5
It
seems to be relaxed. She got confidence as BP is stabilized
without taking medicine. She refused to take medicine from
doctor. Doctor gave her permission to stop Medicine. But
as she feel a little uneasy, in case of panic she has accepted
Tranquilizer and somnifacient only.
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04-03
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BP
137/81 HR 79 RR 13 BHT 30 WT 50.5
She
said "Last night I could not sleep well because of
thinking many things" I told her to stop taking a nap
with patience, but she was sleeping while DRT.
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11-03
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BP
137 / 78 HR 81 RR 9 BHT 45 WT 50
BHT
increases. RR less.
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18-03
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BP
132/76 HR 74 RR 13 BHT 45 WT 50
BP
is less. (First time 153 / 86) Mind has steadied. But not
perfectly, we will continue to practice in doing very good
shavasana, she will sleep more nicely.
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RESULT
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Before |
After |
| BP |
153
/ 86 |
132
/ 76 |
| HR |
95 |
74 |
| RR |
19 |
10 |
| BHT |
22 |
45 |
| WT |
52
kg |
50
kg |
|
Medication
|
STOP |
Mind
is calm. |
As
this case shows, it was a good chance. The beginner also can recognize
that efficacy of yoga therapy and gain confidence for her future
or her life, she was taking advantage of that which is in spite
of forgetting to take medicine but BP has become normal. She could
be convinced by herself, and put into practice.
As
she has direct experience, she was dealing with her problem positively,
so that it was accepted as being beyond doubt what she can get
good result ?
And
we can find out that it is important not only to practice special
technique, pranayama but also counseling. According to I.A.Y.T.
in this case, patient could recognize most important thing to
enrich her life, what is more, as a result they can make relationship
of mutual trust, its effects make themselves felt.
This
therapist says "I wish her growth and would be sharing each
other's joys or pain which are to train onself for getting an
ideal life habit according to their personality. So that I also
owe my growth entirely to the patient. She never mean to force
patient as teacher. A good relationship may produce very useful
result. It is overriding importance that we try to improve personality
of therapist themselves."
The
other hand, it rack our brain that how to continue special technique
at home. If they are quite their class very well, but that takes
a back seat to jobs, playing, habits etc.
I
introduce that a therapist flung oneself into this problem with
determination. She is taking yoga class for handicap people and
old ages. She wants to continue for them to practice little by
little at home, so she made the home work "Yoga Calendar".
| The
first one : |
A5
sheet to see and check |
This
is so small that is why it is difficult space also small.
Only good body condition people can do. |
| The
second one : |
A4
sheet / for one month |
One
or two persons can do it at home. |
| The
third one : |
A4
sheet / for one week |
People
to do nicely provoked other persons more. As most of them
cannot check by of themselves, they can do by obtaining the
cooperation of other family members. |
| The
fourth one : |
A4
sheet / for one week + Name space |
To
increase doing practice people by writing own name by themselves
or stuff. Or family because it produces to become conscious
of doing for themselves. |
She
calls out each person as looking and checking their home work
calendar. She keeps constant consideration for them, and she had
opportunities to talk with them one by one as long as possible
before doing practice. And she talked about efficiency of Yoga
Therapy. To be done is a small thing, but it is content enough
for handicap people and old age people.
CONCLUSION:
As
you know old age people or bedridden persons also can perform
Yoga practice. If they cannot move their body, they try to move
it mentally. \As the days go by, patients do find their voice
increase, and they can do loud voice gradually. Many thinks of
as effort have brought yoga therapy spread widely more and more
in Japan.
In
fact, from now on there are many old aged in Japan. The care of
old aged is a serious problem.
In
education also it is important thing what is health and how to
talk students about that.
In
1995 17th Jan. at Kobe in Japan, we have an extraordinary earthquake,
which called Hanshin daisinsai. Most of the sufferers are tormented
by severe fear and stress even now. As an oral report some persons
who are not able to sleep at night attended yoga class. It takes
long time to go to class from their shelter. As they remembered
D.R.T. at yoga class, finally they could have slept every day.
After a disaster also Yoga therapy was of practical use, then
it relaxed their mind and body.
Many
young therapists feel big theme to balancing mind and body to
start with, and so they feel that how does human being live in
our life through activities of Yoga Therapy.
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