Abstract
Abstract: 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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