Yoga helps reduce frequency of seizures, feelings of stigma among epilepsy patients: AIIMS study
New Delhi: Yoga may help reduce the frequency of seizures, anxiety and feelings of stigma that frequently comes with having epilepsy, a new study by Delhi AIIMS said.
People with epilepsy often face stigma that can cause them to feel different than others that can have a significant impact on their quality of life, said Dr Manjati Tripathy, head of department of Neurology at AIIMS said.
“This stigma can affect a person’s life in many ways including treatment, emergency department visits, and poor mental health. Our study showed that doing yoga can alleviate the burden of epilepsy and improve the overall quality of life by reducing this perceived stigma, ” Dr Tripathy said.
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The study has been published in the medical research journal, Neurology.
People with epilepsy with an average age of 30 in India were looked at for the study.
Stigma was measured based on participants’ answers to questions about being discriminated against, feeling different from other people and whether they feel they contribute to society.
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