Effect of Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama, Kati Chakrasana and Vakrasana on Depression and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Raja D1, Deepthi Merin Raju1, Indu TH1, Sruthy KV1, Jayakumar C1, Ponnusankar S1★★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, PB No: 20, Rocklands, Udhagamandalam, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA.
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Ponnusankar S
Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, PB No: 20, Rocklands, Udhagamandalam, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA.
Received: 06-12-2017; Revised: 04-01-2018; Accepted: 27-01-2018.
Volume 10, Issue 2 · pp. 197–201 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2018.10.44
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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a predominant source of morbidity in India. The incidence of depression is found to be increased among type 2 DM patients that makes the glycemic control as an exhaustive task and also leads to increasing the risk of diabetes induced complications. Aim: The present study aimed at studying the effect of three yoga on depression and glycemic control in type 2 DM patients. Methods: Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama, Kati Chakrasana and Vakrasana were taught to the recruited participants and clinical characteristic were measured at baseline, visit 1 and visit 2. Results: The mean FBS, PPBS and RBS values of the participants during the two visits were found to be decreased from 131.33±12.89 to 122.33 ± 10.63 (p <0.0001), 183.3 ±28.02 to 167.11 ± 13.95 (p=0.0052) and 181.81 ± 20.8 to 169.22± 21.79 (p=0.0050) respectively. The HAM D score of SIGH D tool from baseline to visit 2 was found to be reduced from 9 to 3.44 (p<0.0001).Conclusion: The study showed the evidence of the effectiveness of yoga in the management of depression and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
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D, R., Raju, D. M., TH, I., KV, S., C, J., & S, P. (). Effect of Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama, Kati Chakrasana and Vakrasana on Depression and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 10(2), 197–201. https://doi.org/10.5530/jyp.2018.10.44