Title: Effect of trataka (yogic gazing) on insomnia severity and quality of sleep in people with insomnia
Abstract: Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common disorder associated with morbidity and poor quality of life. Trataka is one of the six cleansing techniques of yoga. Literature suggests that trataka could help in relieving insomnia. A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of trataka on insomnia severity and quality of sleep (QoS) in people with insomnia. Twenty-nine participants with insomnia were recruited, who underwent trataka (45 minutes per day daily) for a period of 10 days. Insomnia severity and QoS were assessed before and after the intervention using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), respectively. This study showed a significant reduction in ISI score and PSQI global score and its associated subscale scores except sleep medication scores after the intervention. Trataka may be considered as a treatment modality in reducing insomnia severity and in improving QoS in people with insomnia.
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-09-25
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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