Key result
Ayurvedic External Therapy Module (AETM) sessions for 10 days reduced the global PSQI score by 46.15% and the PSS score by 55.56%, alongside improvements in heart rate variability.
Why the study?
Mental stress and insomnia are common among young individuals and impact mental well-being while contributing to poor cardiac activity.
Does an Ayurvedic External Therapy Module improve heart rate variability, sleep quality, and mental stress in a patient with stress and insomnia?
Case Report (n=1)
Does an Ayurvedic External Therapy Module improve heart rate variability, sleep quality, and mental stress in a patient with stress and insomnia?
A 10-day Ayurvedic therapy module improved heart rate variability, sleep quality, and perceived stress in a single patient with stress and insomnia.
Does not support routine use of AETM; leaves open efficacy in controlled trials for stress-related symptoms.
Mental stress and insomnia are very common complaints nowadays among young individuals. Stress not only impacts mental well-being but it is also responsible for poor cardiac activity. A 32-year-old male patient having mental stress, anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia was managed with Ayurvedic External Therapy Module (AETM) having Shirodhara (~therapeutic oil streaming over the scalp), Sarvanga abhyanga (~therapeutic massage), and Sarvanga swedana (~sudation therapy) sessions of one hour duration daily for ten days. The patient was evaluated for cardiovascular and autonomic changes in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) by HRV camera smartphone application, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality, and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score for mental stress. The results found excellent changes in HRV time domain and frequency domain, a decrease in low-to-high frequency ratio suggesting parasympathetic activation, a 46.15% reduction in global PSQI score, and a 55.56% reduction in PSS score. This case study suggests that AETM sessions are not only effective in decreasing mental stress and improving sleep quality, but it also improves cardiac parameters.
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Javed et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Mental stress, anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia (n=1). Ayurvedic External Therapy Module (AETM) was evaluated on Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score. Ayurvedic External Therapy Module (AETM) sessions for 10 days reduced the global PSQI score by 46.15% and the PSS score by 55.56%, alongside improvements in heart rate variability.
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