Abstract
Background: One of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be modified is hypertension. Prehypertension affects about 20% of the population, and hypertension affects almost 40% of the adult population. Shirodhara is an Ayurvedic treatment strategy using Panchakarma.
Aim: This study evaluated the effect of Shirodhara and sodium and calorie-restricted diet on elevated blood pressure and nocturnal dipping in elderly patients with Hypertension.
Results: The values of BMI, DBP, and SBP along with nocturnal dipping of all patients, were improved after 12 weeks of intervention. BMI, DBP, and SBP were clinically as well as statistically significant. Allopathic dependency was also reduced to a greater extent.
Conclusion: The findings of our study suggest that Shirodhara Panchakarma treatment and restricted diet programs were effective for patients with Hypertension. Nocturnal dipping is a proxy for structural vascular changes and our study on better nocturnal dipping points to the possibility of reversing the structural vascular abnormalities that cause high blood pressure. Also, it significantly reduces the allopathic dependency of patients, which is an added benefit.
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