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Effect of vatakarma kapalbhati on sinus headache
Poornima Ravi1, V Venugopal2, Deenadayalan Boopalan3, Akila Anandhan4, Yogapriya Chidambaram3, Maheshkumar Kuppusamy4
1 Yoga and Naturopathy, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai, TamilNadu, India
2 Department of Yoga, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Department of Physiology, Chennai, TamilNadu, India
3 Department of Naturopathy, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Department of Acupuncture and Energy Medicine Chennai, TamilNadu, India
4 Department of Physiology, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Department of Physiology, Chennai, TamilNadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Maheshkumar Kuppusamy
Department of Physiology, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai - 600 106, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_15_22
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Sinusitis is a common inflammatory condition affecting paranasal sinuses encountered by people of all age groups. Vatakarma Kapalbhati is a yogic cleansing technique and pranayama found to be beneficial in sinus headaches. We reported the effect of Vatakarma Kapalbhati on three individual cases with sinus headaches. Three women who had chronic headaches due to paranasal sinusitis were given Vatakarma Kapalbhati as an intervention. Outcome measures such as Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22), Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were used to assess the efficacy of the intervention. Significant improvement in PSQI, SNOT-22, HIT-6, and VAS was found postintervention when compared to the baseline. Vatakarma Kapalbhati could be a potential supportive therapy for the management of sinusitis headaches alongside conventional management.
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