Title
Therapeutic potential of Siddha pharmacotherapeutics and Siddhar Yogam in stress urinary incontinence: A clinical case documentation
Authors
Krishnaaveni Damodaran*, Shakthi Paargavi Ambalavanan, R. Gayatri, Srinivasan Venkatachelam, Ramamurthy Murugan, Elansekaran Selladurai & Christian Gnanaraj Johnson
Affiliation
Department of Noi Naadal, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Krishnaaveni Damodaran - E-mail: drkrishveni87@gmail.com
Shakthi Paargavi Ambalavanan - E-mail: spaargavi@gmail.com
R. Gayatri - E-mail: dr.gayatri.nis@gmail.com
Srinivasan Venkatachelam - E-mail: seenunis47@gmail.com
Ramamurthy Murugan - E-mail: ramsnis@gmail.com
Elansekaran Selladurai - E-mail: sekarnis78@gmail.com
Christian Gnanaraj Johnson - E-mail: christianvijila@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
Abstract
Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is the most prevalent subtype of Urinary Incontinence particularly in the perimenopausal and postmenopausal age groups, defined as the involuntary leakage of urine during activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure. This case report describes a 45-year-old female with a 1-year history of urinary leakage during exertional activities. It was clinically diagnosed with SUI. The patient underwent a 3 months integrative therapy comprising Siddha internal medications along with a Siddhar Yogam protocol focused on strengthening the pelvic floor muscle. After treatment the improvement in Severity, grading of urinary incontinence and quality of life was assessed by ICIQ-UI SF score from 20 to 10, ISI score from very severe to moderate and IIQ score moderate to slight suggesting a shift to moderate incontinence. Thus, data shows the potential of combining traditional Siddha medicine and yoga therapy in managing Stress Urinary Incontinence effectively, warranting further research through larger, controlled studies to substantiate these findings.
Keywords
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), siddha medicine, siddhar yogam therapy, incontinence questionnaire-urinary incontinence short form (ICIQ-UI SF) score, incontinence severity index (ISI), incontinence impact questionnaire (IIQ) score pelvic floor muscle
Citation
Damodaran et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4493-4498 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
