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Health News. We often see people around us who epilepsy (Epilepsy) suffer from seizures. Such people are generally ridiculed in our society. Generally, this disease is seen in all ages and its treatment is considered very difficult. AIIMS has claimed in a new survey that epilepsy patients can recover faster if they practice yoga.
Neuro department of AIIMS (Neuro department of AIIMS) Dr. Manjari Tripathi, head of AIIMS, said during a special conversation with TV9 Bharatvarsh that AIIMS has conducted this special survey of its kind in the world. He said that during this survey it was found that epilepsy can be controlled by yoga. This AIIMS survey has also been featured in American General.
What are the misconceptions about epilepsy?
Dr. Manjari tripathi (Tripathi) Said that generally in our country, if someone becomes a patient of epilepsy, then he becomes a laughing stock in the society. Children and working people suffer the most. He said that it has also been seen many times that due to this disease working people have to wash their hands from work. In such a situation, it is necessary to explain to the people that if someone is suffering from epilepsy, then he should take the help of yoga so that his disease can be controlled.
How was the survey conducted?
Dr. Kirandeep Kaur said that 160 people have been tested in AIIMS. In which a group of 80 persons were formed who were being given allopathic medicines for epilepsy. This group was given necessary medicines as well as yoga. There were other groups of people who were given only medicines and not any form of yoga which is said to be appropriate for epilepsy. Dr. Kirandeep said that the results of the survey have made it clear how beneficial yoga is for the treatment of this disease.
People see it as a social stigma
Dr. Kirandeep said that the most surprising thing in our survey was that when we spoke to epilepsy patients, they described the disease as a social stigma. He said that we entered PWE with consensus in India with an average age of 30 years. We measured stigma based on participants’ responses to questions. For example: “Do you feel that other people discriminate against you?” “Do you think you can’t contribute anything to society?” and “Do you feel different from others?”
What was revealed in the survey?
Dr Kirandeep said the 160 participants who met criteria for experiencing stigma experienced an average of one seizure per week and took an average of at least two anti-seizure medications (ASMs). “We randomly assigned participants to receive yoga therapy or evening yoga therapy,” he said. These included relaxation exercises (subtle exercises), breathing exercises (pranayama), meditation and positive affirmations such as yoga.
Doing yoga every day is beneficial
Dr. Manjari Tripathi said that the participants who were given medicine along with yoga, were instructed to do yoga daily. Each group received seven supervised group sessions of 45 to 60 minutes over three months. Participants were also asked to exercise at home for 30 minutes at least five times a week. After three months of therapy, participants were monitored for another three months. Those who practiced yoga had an average score of seven at the beginning of the study and an average score of four at the end of the study, while those who did not do yoga had an average score of six at the beginning of the study.
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