Effectiveness of Yoga and Rajyoga meditation in improving quality of life of symptomatic post-Covid-19 Indian participants

COVID-19 infected patients may present sequelae of medical problems with perseverance, lasting several weeks to months after recovery. It is not clear, how the viral load and comorbidities would affect the risk of evolving long-term COVID-19 complications. There is a need for follow-up and care for survivors recovering from COVID-19. Pulmonary function tests were more evident in critical COVID-19 patients when compared with moderate illness. Evidence supports the benefits of yoga in the management of stress as well as in chronic non-communicable diseases. However, there is no evidence available on the effects of yoga and Rajyoga meditation practice on post-COVID-19 symptomatic participants and very few studies elaborate their importance in communicable diseases, especially in acute and rapidly spreading infections, resulting in pandemics like COVID-19. Thus, there is a need for rehabilitation and improvement in the quality of life in post-COVID-19 symptomatic patients. Based on the existing scientific evidence on yoga, pranayama and Rajyoga meditation in improving respiratory and immune functions, a formulated yoga module and regular Rajyoga meditation practice will be employed in this study, to help in mitigating the long-term side effects of COVID-19 infection in adults. Thus, the purpose of the current study is to compare and correlate the findings from physiological parameter tests (HRV, EMG, EEG, and pulmonary function tests) between asymptomatic volunteers who will serve as control and post COVID-19 symptomatic participants and mitigating effectiveness of pranayama and RM practice on these parameters in post-COVID-19 symptomatic participants.