Effect of Integrated Yoga and Naturopathy Intervention in Patient with PostViral Arthralgia: A Case Report

Abstract

A 43-year-old male approached out-patient department of the government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and hospital with complaints of multiple joint pain, swelling in both ankle joints, and difficulty in falling asleep for the past 2 months which has had a deleterious impact on his quality of life (QOL). He has undergone yoga and naturopathy interventions such as yoga therapy, acupuncture, electrotherapy, mud therapy, reflexology, hydrotherapy, and diet therapy for 1 month. Pre-post assessment showed a reduction in visual analogue scale (VAS), perceived stress scale (PSS), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and improvement in the physical and mental co-efficient of health survey 12 (SF12). The outcome shows that integrated yoga and naturopathy intervention are effective in reducing pain, and stress with improvement in physical functions, quality of sleep, and QOL. The patient experienced no adverse effects, and the treatments were well-tolerated. Even though the results are promising, more research with a bigger sample size and inflammatory markers is needed.