EFFECT OF DIFFERENT INTERVALS OF YOGA AND NATUROPATHY TREATMENTS ON DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE, SYMPTOM SCORE, RHEUMATOID FACTOR, URIC ACID AND KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda & Alternative Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim of the present work was to study the effect of yoga therapy and yoga combined with naturopathy treatment, for different intervals of time (1, 3,6,12 months), on regression of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Total of seventy five rheumatoid arthritis patients were enrolled and divided in three groups. Group 1 included 36 patients taking Allopathic medication. Group 2 included 39 patients taking naturopathy (massage, hot and cold fomentation applications) and yoga along with allopathic medication Group 3 included 36 patients taking yoga along with allopathic medication. Patients were investigated for joint swelling, visual analogue scale (VAS), disease activity score-28 (DAS28), rheumatoid factor (RF), uric acid levels and kidney function tests. In group given naturopathy and yoga therapy improvement in joint swelling, VAS, DAS was observed after 1, 3,6,12 months (p<0.001) and improvement in RA factor (p<.0.001) was observed after 12 months as compared to the base line values. In group receiving only yoga therapy improvement of Joint swelling was observed after 3 months (p<0.05), 6 months (p<0.01) and12 months (p<0.001) and improvement in DAS was observed after 3 months (p<.0.01), 6 months (p<.0.01) and 12 months (p<.0.001) as compared to baseline value. Significant improvement in VAS was observed from 1st month (p<.0.01) onwards till 12th month (p<.0.001). Creatinine levels were found to be significantly reduced after 12 months of yoga therapy (p<0.01). In control group given only allopathy improvement in VAS was observed after 6 months (p<.0.01) and 12 months (p<.0.001) and improvement in DAS was also observed after 6 months (p<.0.05) and 12 months (p<.0.01). Improvement in Joint swelling was seen only after 12 months (p<.0.05). The study concluded that combined effect of Yoga and Naturopathy resulted in earlier regression of symptoms. In yoga group the regular practice of Pranayama may have enhanced the power of the kidneys thus resulting in decreased levels of creatinine.
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Ranjna Chawla, Aparna Aparna, Rukamani Nair
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