Integrated Ayurveda-Yoga Approach Shows Encouraging Results
A clinical study conducted at the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar, an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, has reported encouraging results from an integrated approach combining Ayurvedic medicine with yoga asanas in the management of nocturnal enuresis, commonly known as bedwetting, among children.
The eight-week study involving approximately 38 children in the age group of 6–14 years found that children receiving Ayurvedic medicine along with regular practice of selected yoga asanas showed greater improvement compared to those receiving Ayurvedic medicine alone. The findings have been published in the internationally recognised AYU Journal.
The research paper was conducted and presented by Prof. Vaidya Virendra Kori, Vaidya Sagar Bhinde and Vaidya Amisha Bavarva. The researchers undertook a detailed analysis of the data generated during the study, following which the research paper was accepted for publication in the AYU Journal.
According to Prof. Dr. Tanuja Nesari, Director, ITRA, Jamnagar, nocturnal enuresis may, in some cases, be associated with difficulties in bladder control as well as psychological and behavioural factors. (UPDATED O 5TH OCT 2026)
