Yoga in the emergency room: termination of SVT with the Child's pose
We present the case of a 27-year-old woman who has successfully self-managed her supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) episodes since her teenage years using the Child's Pose, a technique adapted from yoga. This non-pharmacological approach enabled her to independently terminate SVT episodes, a capability confirmed in a controlled clinical setting where the patient's return to sinus rhythm was immediately achieved upon assuming the pose. The Child's Pose represents a solitary and patient-empowering intervention, contrasting with the assistance-dependent modified Valsalva manoeuvre. This case demonstrates the potential for yoga-influenced practices in the personalized management of cardiac arrhythmias.
Authors
- Mohamed Zuhair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3678-1932)
- Samuel Seitler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0228-5698)
- Raj Khiani
- Nandita Kaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-5679)
- Daniel Keene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7472-7358)
- Phang Boon Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4888-0070)
Institutions
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaf049
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01