Beneficial Effects of Vestibular Exercise Along with Yoga on Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is becoming one of the major growing health issues due to an unhealthy lifestyle. DM can be controlled through regular yoga practice. Yoga has a therapeutic effect on DM and other metabolic disorders. Vestibular exercises (VE) are a type of exercise concerned with the stimulation of the vestibular system. Studies show Vestibular stimulation will prevent DM and associated complications. Vestibular exercises are also a part of yoga but it is not using in yoga therapy for DM. The inclusion of Vestibular exercises in diabetic yoga may effective for DM patients. Regular yoga practice can prevent or delay the development of DM by increasing glucose uptake by cells, reducing oxidative stress, improving physical fitness, reducing stress, etc... Vestibular stimulation also reduces the chance of DM by increasing insulin secretion through vagal stimulation and sympathetic inhibition, reducing stress, modulation of autonomic activity, promoting sleep, etc. A combination of Vestibular exercise and Yoga postures may give a combined effect of both. So it is beneficial rather than Vestibular exercise alone or yoga postures alone.