Effect of Pranayama on Asthma

It is already established that pranayama for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are to change the activation of respiratory muscles, enhance their function, and lessen dyspnoea. While pranayama has been shown to have favourable short-term physiological effects in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as Asthma is unknown. The researcher reviewed the published papers in PubMed from 1980 to 2025 and tried to elicited mechanism behind effect of pranayama on Asthma. Pranayama may be an option for people with Asthma due to its increased VO2 Max, Lung Capacity, Tidal Volume and Pulmonary Ventilation.