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Immediate effect of cold mud pack therapy on autonomic variables in primary hypertensive individuals: a randomized trial

  • Abitone Valsakumar ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Sujatha Dinesh ORCID logo , Ganesh Prasad and Prashanth Shetty
Published/Copyright: November 10, 2021
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 19 Issue 3

Abstract

Objectives

Mud pack or compress is an easily accessible, cost-effective, efficient treatment modality used in naturopathy to manage and prevent various chronic illnesses. This study sought to elucidate the effectiveness of cold spinal mud packs on improving neuro-cardiac parameters among hypertensive individuals.

Methods

A total of 100 hypertensive subjects aged 30–50 years were randomly allocated into two groups: Cold spinal mud pack (CSMP) and prone rest. Blood Pressure (BP) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) were assessed at three-time points: Baseline, After 20 min (T1), After 60 min (T2). This single-blinded randomized controlled trial was registered in the Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI/2019/12/022492).

Results

After 20 min of CSMP showed a statistically significant reduction (p<0.01) in mean values of Systolic BP, Diastolic BP, and in HRV attained statistically significant change (p<0.01) in mean score in the frequency domain except for Very low-frequency power (VLF) and a significant difference found in the mean score of time-domain values (p<0.01) when compared to control group and 95% confidence interval (CI) will be provided for each effect.

Conclusions

CSMP reduces the sympathetic tone and shifts the sympathovagal balance in favor of parasympathetic dominance, contributing to a decrease in BP and effective changes in components of HRV.

Keywords: autonomic nervous system; cold mud therapy; hypertension; naturopathy; RCT
Corresponding author: Dr. Abitone Valsakumar, PG Scholar, Department of Natural therapeutics, SDM College Of Naturopathy And Yogic Sciences, Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada, Ujire, Bangalore, Karnataka 574240, India; and Department of Naturopathy, SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Affiliated to RGUHS, Ujire, D.K., Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Phone: +91 9655976897, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

I am very grateful to Dr. Durga Rao and Dr. Sujatha Dinesh for guiding me throughout the study.

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.

  5. Ethical approval: The local Institutional Review Board deemed the study exempt from review.

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Received: 2021-09-13
Accepted: 2021-10-25
Published Online: 2021-11-10

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Keywords for this article
autonomic nervous system; cold mud therapy; hypertension; naturopathy; RCT

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