ROLE OF YOGA ON MELATONIN AND ASSOCIATED

PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AMONG SHIFT

WORKERS: A REVIEW
Anupa Chhantyal, Arun Thulasi, BR Ramakrishna, Ramesh
M.N.
S-VYASA University
Contact: 8988454195, anupaggs287@gmail.com

INTRODUCTION

• Pineal gland- synthesizes and secretes melatonin hormone

DISCUSSION
• Proposed solution
• Yoga practice significantly improved subjective well-being and
quality of life (Sharma, 2008).
• The systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga intervention
concludes it is beneficial for sleep management (Wang et al., 2020).
• Yoga has also been shown to improve possible consequences of sleep
• Array of psychosomatic disorders- Disruption of circadian + hampered disturbance in psychophysiological issues (Innes & Selfe, 2012; Lim
melatonin secretions (Wulff et al., 2010). & Cheong, 2015; Sengupta, 2012).
• Disrupted circadian rhythm- Predominant in shift workers. • Implications- Clinically. Research
• Melatonin supplements- Treatment for sleep disorders; safe only for short- • Future directions
term use (Buscemi et al., 2006). • Could this be because of yoga improving melatonin secretion and
• Yoga intervention- Beneficial for sleep management (Wang et al., 2020). thus improving the overall health.
• Present study- Understanding the role of yoga in melatonin secretion amongst
shift workers
CONCLUSION OS
METHODOLOGY GID
CRP HRV
• Review of literature- Google Scholar & PubMed databases ESR BMI
YOGA SLEEP
• Studies on action of melatonin in shift workers, yoga studies on sleep QOL HR
and yoga interventions on shift workers MOOD BP
• Keywords- shift workers, night shift workers melatonin, yoga.

RESULTS
• Melatonin+role in shift workers-
• Yoga effect on sleep in normal population-
• Yoga effect on sleep in shift population-
• Limitations of those findings
• Results from two large cohorts studies in US on female nurses found that the rotating
night shift work of 10 years and one or more unhealthy lifestyles are at higher risk of
type 2 diabetes than women who had no history of either (Shan et al., 2018).
• A cross-sectional study of 91,105 participants from UK biobank found an association of
disrupted circadian rhythmicity with mood disorders, subjective well-being, and
cognitive dysfunction found adverse mental health, particularly major depressive
disorder and bipolar disorder, associated with circadian rhythmicity disruption (Lyall et
al., 2018).
• A systematic review on gastrointestinal disorder among shift workers concluded that
shift workers have an increased risk of GID (Knutsson and Bøggild, 2010).
• A systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies involving 394 793 individuals found
that shift work appeared to play an important role in hypertension (Manohar S, 2017).
• A systematic review of twenty-six studies involving 311 334 participants were identified
individuals involved in shift work are more likely to become overweight or obese (Liu et
al., 2018).
• Although there are significant numbers of studies that shows shift work will leads to
array of disorders however only melatonin supplements are there to cope up with the
problem with its own pros and cons.
• When compared to the administered drugs, yoga has been consistently shown to promote
well-being with no side effects, instead support humans' physical and mental aspects to
become better.
• A Systematic Review of Workplace-Based Employee Health Interventions and their
impact on Sleep Duration Among Shift Workers, yoga or mindfulness interventions,
resulted in a desirable increase in sleep duration.
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• Hatha yoga and Omkar meditation can provide stimuli to increase endogenous secretion