Ayurvedic therapy (Shirodhara) for Insomnia: A Case Series:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Sivarama PrasadVinjamury¹ 

关键词: Shirodhara;    oil dripping therapy;    insomnia;    Ayurveda;    case series;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2012.086

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Insomnia is one of the most common complaints faced by primary care practitioners after pain. Non-pharmacological management of Insomnia that is noninvasive is gaining interest among patients with insomnia.Purpose:To determine the feasibility of recruiting and retaining participants in a clinical trial on shirodhara, Ayurvedic oil dripping therapy, for insomnia in the United States and also to investigate the therapeutic usefulness of Shirodhara for insomnia using standardized outcome measures.Design:Case series.Study Intervention and Data Collection:Shirodhara with Brahmi oil was done for 45 minutes on each participant for 5 consecutive days. Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) was used to evaluate the severity of insomnia as well as to determine the response to Shirodhara therapy. Data were collected at baseline, end of the treatment (day 5) and 1 week after the treatment ended (follow-up).Results:Two males and eight females with a mean age of 40 years (range 23 to 72), SD ± 14.2, were enrolled in ...

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