Abstract

COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF JACOBSON’S PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR RELAXATION AND NADISHUDHI PRANAYAMA IN CHITTODVEGA (GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER)

Manjushree B. Panayal*, Anil Kumar Rai and Raviprasad Hegde

Abstract

Chittodvega is one among the Manovikaras[1] which are raised due to the vitiation of Rajas and Tamas by Prajnaparada, Parinama and Asaatmyaendriyartha Samyoga leads to diseases like Kaama, Krodha, Shoka etc. Here is an attempt made to evaluate the efficacy of JPMR and Nadishudhi pranayama in general anxiety disorder. Forty subjects fulfilling the diagnostic and inclusion criteria were selected and randomly assigned into two groups. Group A was treated with JPMR and Group B were treated with Nadishudhi pranayama. The effect of treatment was assessed based on symptoms and Hamilton anxiety scale. Both JPMR and Nadishudhi pranayama showed statistically significant effect on the assessment criteria. On comparison between two groups, there is no statistically significant difference between Group A and Group B. Thus, Null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted i.e., There is an equivalent effect of both JPMR and Nadishudhi pranayama in general anxiety disorder.

Keywords: Jacobson’s muscular relaxation, Nadishudhi pranayama, chittodvega, General anxiety disorder.