DIAGNOSING ANXIETY WITH THE AYURVEDIC PULSE READING METHOD

Authors: Jamshid Sheikhlarabadi, Mehdi Arabzadeh & Atena Esfahani Khaleghi

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: One of the biggest disorders that most often affects the performance of athletes before sports competitions is anxiety, and its rapid and timely diagnosis is very important. Questionnaires are considered important tools in diagnosing mental disorders. The use of questionnaires has its own problems and we cannot expect them to be fast in diagnosis. The aim of the above study is to investigate the diagnosis of anxiety disorder using the Ayurvedic pulse reading method among athletes. Methods: The present study is descriptive and correlational in nature, considering its fundamental purpose and method. A total of 80 football players from club teams participating in football competitions in Tehran province in 2018 were selected through single-stage cluster sampling from all members of 3 football teams in Tehran. The participants’ pulses were taken by the researcher as a pulse reading expert and the data were recorded. Then, the participants completed the Beck Anxiety Questionnaire without any time interval. Findings: The data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and the Pearson correlation coefficient was measured based on the normality of the data. The results of the Pearson correlation test show that there is a positive and significant correlation between these two methods. Conclusion: The Ayurvedic pulse reading method can be used as a suitable and reliable alternative in diagnosing anxiety disorders.

Keywords: Anxiety, Diagnostic Methods, Ayurvedic Pulse Reading, Beck Anxiety Questionnaire, Ayurveda

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