Efficacy of Yoga and Naturopathy Interventions in Reducing Serum Urea and Creatinine levels in A Patient with Diabetic Nephropathy- A Case Report

Abstract

This case report describes a 56yearold female patient, a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus, who was diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy. Her renal profiles was deranged (serum creatinine 9.09 mg/dL, blood urea 118.2 mg/dL). She visited our yoga and nature cure hospital with complaints of insomnia, constipation, and low back pain for the past 3 months. She underwent yoga and naturopathy interventions- including hydrotherapy, mud therapy, massage, yoga and diet therapy for-10 days along with conventional management. After 10 days of treatment, the patient showed significant relief in symptoms. The Insomnia severity index (ISI) was reduced from 18 (moderate severity) to 5 (no clinical significance), and a significant reduction was seen in the renal profile (serum creatinine 7.8 mg/dL, blood urea 78 mg/dL). These results suggests that the yoga and naturopathy system of medicine might be considered effective in the management of diabetic nephropathy. However, as this is a single case study, further studies with larger samples are required to validate these findings.