Open AccessEffect of Yoga on migraine: A comprehensive study using clinical profile and cardiac autonomic functions
Author(s) -
Ravikiran Kisan,
M.U. Sujan,
Meghana Adoor,
Raghavendra Rao,
Atchayaram Nalini,
Bindu M. Kutty,
BT Chindanda Murthy,
Raju Tr,
T.N. Sathyaprabha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.133891
Subject(s) - migraine , medicine , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , quality of life (healthcare) , manual therapy , alternative medicine , anesthesia , nursing , pathology
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.