Browsing by Author "Naveen, K.V."

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Effect of yoga on musculoskeletal discomfort and motor functions in Professional Computer Users.
(2009) Telles Shirley; Manoj Dash; Naveen, K.V.
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Effect of yoga on self-rated visual discomfort in computer users.
(Head and face medicine, 2006) Telles, Shirley; Naveen, K.V.; Dash, Manoj; Deginal, R.; Manjunath N.K.
Dry eye' appears to be the main contributor to the symptoms of computer vision syndrome. Regular breaks and the use of artificial tears or certain eye drops are some of the options to reduce visual discomfort. A combination of yoga practices have been shown to reduce visual strain in persons with progressive myopia. The present randomized controlled trial was planned to evaluate the effect of a combination of yoga practices on self-rated symptoms of visual discomfort in professional computer users in Bangalore.
Effect of yoga on somatic indicators of distress in professional computer users
(Medical Science Monitor, 2006) Telles, Shirley; Naveen, K.V.
Ophthalmologic and psyco-Physiological indicator conform the subjective preception of visual strain due to visual teminal (VDT)
Psychophysiological effects of colored light used in healing.
(World journal of medical science, 2006-06) Naveen, K.V.; Telles, Shirley
Chromotherapy uses colored light for healing. The present study assessed the physiological effects of blue and red light in normal volunteers, as these colors were believed to have opposite physiological effects. Fifteen male volunteers (age range 17 to 29 years) were studied in two sessions each. Each session lasted for 40 min, with a test period of 30 min, preceded and followed by two 5-min periods without colored light. Throughout both sessions, subjects lay supine with eyes closed. The room was illuminated with ordinary light during the pre and post periods of both sessions. During the test period, blue light was used for one session, while red light was used for the other. The heart rate, skin resistance, finger plethysmogram amplitude, breath rate, blood pressure and electroencephalogram (EEG) were measured. There was a significant reduction in the breath rate during exposure to blue light and the diastolic blood pressure reduced immediately after exposure to blue light, compared to the preceding period (t-test for paired data). The results suggest that blue light reduces physiological arousal, supporting the claim that blue light can be used to induce physiological rest. Red light did not have a stimulating effect in this study.
Randomized trial of yoga as a complementary therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis
(Respirology,, 2004) Naveen, K.V.; Telles, Shirley
Objective: The present prospective, randomized trial compared the efficacy of anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) with two separate programs (yoga and breath awareness), on lung capacities and bacteriological status in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methodology: A total of 1009 pulmonary tuberculosis patients were screened and 73 were alternately allocated, to yoga ( n = 36) or breath awareness ( n = 37) groups, with 48 patients completing the 2-month trial. Patients aged between 20 and 55 years, who were sputum-positive on three consecutive examinations, had no prior ATT, and no comorbidities or extrapulmonary tuberculosis were included. In addition to ATT, one group practised yoga ( n = 25) and the other practised breath awareness ( n = 23) for 6 h per week, each session being 60 min.
A Scientific Evaluation of Yoga in The Prevention and Management of Coronary Artery Disease.
(Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation,, 2010) Naveen, K.V.
Role of yoga: Prevention Management Rehabilitation
Sensory perception during sleep and meditation: common features and differences
(. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2003) Naveen, K.V.; Telles, Shirley
Sudomotor sympathetic hypofunction in Down’s syndrome
(Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 1999-06-28) Naveen, K.V.; Telles, Shirley
General sympathetic dysfunction has been proposed as an explanation for the inability to reach normal heightened attention in Down's syndrome (DS). The present study on 15 DS subjects (group average age ± SD, 14.3 ± 3.6 years; 11 males) and in an equal number of age - and gender - matched normal subjects (NS), evaluated activity in different subdivisions of the sympathetic nervous system. DS subjects had (i) lower skin conductance levels (i.e., lower sudomotor sympathetic activity) and (ii) higher heart rates than NS. In response to auditory stimuli, DS subjects showed abnormal SSR responses (also indicating sudomotor sympathetic activity) but normal cutaneous vasoconstriction. Hence the results suggest that sympathetic dysfunction in DS is restricted to the sudomotor subdivision, activity of which has been associated with attention and recognition.
Transcranial Doppler studies of middle cerebral artery blood flow following different test conditions.
(Neurology India, 1999) Naveen, K.V.; Nagendra H.R.; Telles, Shirley; Garner, C.
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) is a noninvasive method of studying cerebral haemodynamics, allowing the measurement of blood velocity in the major intracranial vessels using ultrasound signals transmitted through bone.[1] Cerebral circulation is controlled mainly by auto regulation and fluctuations in blood CO2 and O2, with scarcely any changes when arterial pressure is constant between 50 and 140mmHg.[2] We recorded the blood velocity in both right and left middle cerebral arteries (MCA) in a 26 year old male volunteer with TCD (DWL Ultrasonic Doppler System, Sipplingen, Germany).
Use of AyUse of Ayurveda in promoting dental health and preventing dental caries
(Indian J Dent Res,, 2009-08-03) Telles, Shirley; Naveen, K.V.; Acharya Balakrishna
Use of AyUse of Ayurveda in promoting dental health and preventing dental caries
Yoga and psychosis: risks and therapeutic potential.
(Journal of Indian Psychology, 2003) Naveen, K.V.; Telles, Shirley
There is a strong interest in the correlation between yoga (especially meditation)and psychosis. some reports have described:1)appearance of psychotic. symptoms episodes in those with a history of psychosis, after meditation.2)precipitation of acute psychotic episodes in those with a history of psychosis.
Yoga for rehabilitation: an overview
(Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 1997) Telles, Shirley; Naveen, K.V.
Yoga is an ancient Indian science and way of life. The practice of yoga has been shown to be therapeutically useful in bronchial asthma,1.2 type II diabetes Mellitus,3.4 hypertension,5 as well as other Psychosomatic ailments. The practice of yoga can also play a role in the rehabilitation of physically and mentally handicapped persons, as well as those who are socially disadvantaged
Yoga Reduces Symptoms of Distress In Tsunami Survivors 5 in the Andaman Islands
(eCAM, 2007-01-01) Telles Shirley; Naveen, K.V.; Manoj Dash
Yoga reduces symptoms of distress in tsunami survivors in the Andaman Islands.
(Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine,, 2007) Telles, Shirley; Naveen, K.V.
A month after the December 2004 tsunami the effect of a 1 week yoga program was evaluated 10 on self rated fear, anxiety, sadness and disturbed sleep in 47 survivors in the Andaman Islands. Polygraph recordings of the heart rate, breath rate and skin resistance were also made. Among the 47 people, 31 were settlers from the mainland (i.e. India, ML group) and 16 were endogenous people (EP group). There was a significant decrease in self rated fear, anxiety, sadness and disturbed sleep in both groups, and in the heart and breath rate in the ML group, 15 and in the breath rate alone in the EP group, following yoga (P50.05, t-test). This suggests that yoga practice may be useful in the management of stress following a natural disaster in people with widely differing social, cultural and spiritual beliefs.
Yoga Therapy in the management of
(2010) Naveen, K.V.