Prevalence of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are on the increase and there is an urgent need for novel and effective treatment modalities in the management of NCDs. Objective of the current study is to understand the success of one such 'novel' Yoga and Naturopathy based 'Lifestyle clinic' model, executed at various government rural and urban settings in Tamil Nadu, South India. The patient trends and health conditions with which they had visited these Yoga and Naturopathy centers are presented in this article. Method: We retrospectively analyzed the data abstracted from various government Yoga & Naturopathy centers/ Lifestyle clinics in Tamil Nadu, which includes the total number of outpatients, name and frequency of diseases diagnosed and treatments offered. Results: Total number of outpatients who had approached the centers/Lifestyle clinics between the period of 2015 and 2018 was 8,914,820. There was a positive increase in the trend of the number of patients who visited various Yoga and Naturopathy centers on a year-on-year basis since 2015. Of the patients identified, most patients visited the rural centers-National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) (44%). Patients who had visited other centers like District Headquarters Hospital (DHQHpl) and Medical College Hospitals (MCH) were 31% and 25% respectively. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the Yoga and Naturopathy based 'Lifestyle clinic model' is successful in the community and there is a positive increase in trend among patients for utilizing these government centers. Further analysis of the characteristics of patients getting treated would help future researchers to implement stronger clinical evidence and its implementation on a larger scale.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the infectious disease affecting many countries globally. This case study was performed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effect of integrated naturopathy and yoga therapies (INYT) (i.e., conventional medicine + yoga and naturopathy) on the number of hospital stay and symptom score in a patient with COVID-19. A 39-year-old married male was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 27, 2020. During the hospital stay, the patient underwent INYT. Adherence to INYT was good and the patient did not report any serious adverse effects during the intervention period. The length of hospital stay was 11 days. Which is less than the median hospital stay observed in previous studies and the symptom score reduced from 6 (day 1) to 0 (day 6). Thus, INYT might reduce the length of the hospital stay with symptoms and active infection and also is feasible and safe in a patient with COVID-19.

Sciatica is a common type of pain affecting the sciatic nerve, a large nerve extending from the lower back down the back of each leg. Depending on where the sciatic nerve is affected, the pain may also extend to the foot or toes. We report the case of a 53-yearsold male patient with sciatica pain for 1 year that started after lifting heavy weight. This case study was done to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture for relieving sciatic pain. The treatment was given for 10 days. Gall bladder 30, urinary bladder (UB) 40 and UB 60 acupuncture points were used in this treatment. According to the findings of the visual analog scale, the pain symptom score changed from 8 to 2 after 10 days of treatment. This result has been proven the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for sciatic pain relief in this case. Under this case study, we can conclude that acupuncture techniques are beneficial to enhance the recovery stage of pain related to sciatica.

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