ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2014 | Volume
: 7 | Issue : 2 | Page : 126--132
Effect of Yoga on migraine: A comprehensive study using clinical profile and cardiac autonomic functions
Ravikiran Kisan1, MU Sujan1, Meghana Adoor2, Raghavendra Rao3, A Nalini4, Bindu M Kutty2, BT Chindanda Murthy5, TR Raju2, TN Sathyaprabha2
1 Department of Physiology, SS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davangere, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Karnataka, India
3 Department of CAM, Senior Scientist and Head, Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Health Care Global Ent, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Karnataka, India
5 Department of Natural Medicine, Jindal Pg Institute Of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
T N Sathyaprabha
Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
India
Context and Aims: Migraine is an episodic disabling headache requiring long-term management. Migraine management through Yoga therapy would reduce the medication cost with positive health benefits. Yoga has shown to improve the quality of life, reduce the episode of headache and medication. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of Yoga as an adjuvant therapy in migraine patients by assessing clinical outcome and autonomic functions tests.
Subjects and Methods: Migraine patients were randomly given either conventional care (n = 30) or Yoga with conventional care (n = 30). Yoga group received Yoga practice session for 5 days a week for 6 weeks along with conventional care. Clinical assessment (frequency, intensity of headache and headache impact) and autonomic function test were done at baseline and at the end of the intervention.
Results: Yoga with conventional care and convention care groups showed significant improvement in clinical variables, but it was better with Yoga therapy. Improvement in the vagal tone along with reduced sympathetic activity was observed in patients with migraine receiving Yoga as adjuvant therapy.
Conclusions: Intervention showed significant clinical improvement in both groups. Headache frequency and intensity were reduced more in Yoga with conventional care than the conventional care group alone. Furthermore, Yoga therapy enhanced the vagal tone and decreased the sympathetic drive, hence improving the cardiac autonomic balance. Thus, Yoga therapy can be effectively incorporated as an adjuvant therapy in migraine patients.
How to cite this article:
Kisan R, Sujan M U, Adoor M, Rao R, Nalini A, Kutty BM, Chindanda Murthy B T, Raju T R, Sathyaprabha T N. Effect of Yoga on migraine: A comprehensive study using clinical profile and cardiac autonomic functions.Int J Yoga 2014;7:126-132
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Kisan R, Sujan M U, Adoor M, Rao R, Nalini A, Kutty BM, Chindanda Murthy B T, Raju T R, Sathyaprabha T N. Effect of Yoga on migraine: A comprehensive study using clinical profile and cardiac autonomic functions. Int J Yoga [serial online] 2014 [cited 2023 Mar 27 ];7:126-132
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