1Research Scholar,
2Prof. and Head,
*Corresponding Author: Dr. S.N. Sugumar, M.A. M. Sc., M.B.A., Ph. D., M.D.in Acupuncture, Dip in Herbal Siddha, Homeopathy, Panchakarma & Varma Office: Prof. and Head,
Sleep disorder, now-a-days is a common health issue among the people including rich and poor. This may be due to various reasons such as socio-economic, physical and psychological issues. Sleep deprivation is one of the most common causes of many human ailments. In modern times, people have less sleeping hours than their ancestors. Sleeping-disorder is a condition characterized by abnormal sleep or inadequate sleep or cannot sleep due to emotional, mental and physical dysfunction. Due to sleep disorders in humans, the metabolic activity of the brain decreases significantly and result in tiredness, feel lazy, no energy, strange appetite and resulted in gain weight or lose weight, affects focus and concentration that slows down our reaction time and committing numerous mistakes. Continuous practice of a few hand mudras, yogasanas and meditations may be useful to overcome the problem of sleep disorder.
Insomnia, Physical and mental health, hand mudras, asanas. Cognitive behavioral therapy, REM and NREM and Acupressure