COMPARATIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF TAILADHARA AND JALADHARA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VATIKA SHIRASHOOLA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE

Abstract

The present clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of shirodhara in the management of vatika shirashoola with special reference to chronic daily headache. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups, tailadhara group (TD) and jaladhara group (JD). Forty patients were selected for the study out of which thirty-six (eighteen in each group) completed the trial. The effect of therapy was assessed on the basis of relief found in chief complaints. Specialized rating scales like VAS (visual analog scale), HARS (Hamilton anxiety rating scale), HDRS (Hamilton depression rating scale) were adopted to evaluate the effect of therapy. Result obtained was highly significant, being a little better in TD as compared to JD. No adverse effects were found in any of the subjects during the trial and in the follow up as well. The study revealed that shirodhara therapy plays a vital role in management of shirashoola.