“Effect of pranayama and meditation as an add-on therapy in rehabilitation of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome—a randomized control pilot study”
Disability and Rehabilitation May 24, 2012 Ragupathy Sendhilkumar, Anupam Gupta, Raghuram Nagarathna et al. 39 citations
In a pilot randomized controlled trial, twenty-two Guillain-Barré syndrome patients were assigned to either a yoga group receiving relaxation, pranayama, and guided meditation plus usual rehabilitation, or a control group receiving only usual care. Over three weeks, the yoga group showed significantly improved sleep quality compared to the control group. Pain, anxiety, depression, and overall functional status improved in both groups, but the differences between groups were not statistically significant. The findings suggest that adding yogic practices to standard rehabilitation can enhance sleep quality in GBS patients.