Effect of trataka (yogic gazing) on insomnia severity and quality of sleep in people with insomnia.

Introduction: Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common disorder associated with morbidity and poor quality of life. Trataka is one of the six cleansing techniques of yoga. Literature suggests that trataka could help in relieving insomnia.

Femoral remodelling after subtrochanteric osteotomy for developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Children who present late with hip dislocation may require femoral osteotomy after reduction, to correct valgus and anteversion deformity of the femoral neck. After these procedures proximal femoral growth is unpredictable. We have studied proximal femoral growth in 40 children who had been treated by femoral osteotomy.