TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF PRANAYAMA AND JALNETI ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN ALLERGIC RHINITIS PATIENTS

Shruti Agnihotri1, Surya Kant*, Pranjal Tripathi

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: Rhinosinusitis is a common expensive disorder with a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. Chronic sinus symptoms are associated with allergic rhinitis, asthma and polyposis. Anti-asthmatic drugs are the only treatment method for the disease but they are expensive and have adverse effects. Thus, it is wise to look for an adjunct therapy to alleviate these problems. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of pranayama and jalneti on quality of life in the patients of allergic rhinitis. Methods: It was a randomized controlled study carried out from January 2024 to September 2025 The patients aged between 18 to 60 years were recruited from the Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, India. They were randomly divided into two groups: ‘the case group and ‘the control group’. Their assessment was done at baseline, at 4th month and 8th month. Results: No significant changes in Quality of life variables were found in ‘the control group’ during the course of the study. A steady and progressive improvement was found in the subjects of ‘the yoga group’ during the same period. Conclusion: ‘The yoga group’ got significantly better improvement in all the variables of Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life (RQLQ) than ‘the control group’. The improvement was achieved relatively earlier by ‘the yoga group’ in comparison to ‘the control group’. Result shows that yoga can be used as an adjuvant therapy with standard medical treatment for the better management of asthma.

Keywords: adjuvant; asthma; jalneti; rhinosinusitis; RQLQ; variables.