Part I immediate effect of MSRT on attention, concentration and visual memory in diabetes mellitus part II techniques or medicines to improve cognitive function

Abstract

Background: Many Complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) have been found to be beneficial in improving the attention, concentration, memory in diabetes. More particularly meditation plays a key role in doing so. Aim: The present study is aimed at assessing the effect of Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) on diabetes patient. Settings and Design: The participants were from Arogyadhama (Yoga hospital) VYASA, Bangalore, and India. The present study was a simple controlled design between the groups. Material and Methods: All subjects were assessed using Digit Letter Substitution Test (DLST) and Six Letter Cancellation Test (SLCT) before and after the practice of MSRT. Also ‘Supine rest’ was studied as an intervention to see it’s effect on the above mentioned variables. Results: It was observed that percentage change was more following MSRT in both Total Attempted (TA) and Net Attempted (NA) scores of DLST viz., 29% & 30% compared to Supine rest viz., 22.1% and 22.8%. No significant change in the score of SLCT was observed following MSRT compared to SLCT. Conclusions: Based on the above mentioned result, it can be concluded there was better attention and cognitive flexibility following the practice of MSRT.