Monday, September 21, 2009

MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS IN AYURVEDA




LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS DEFINITION- IT’S A DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE AFFECTING LUMBAR VERTEBRAE AND INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS, CAUSING PAIN, STIFFNESS , SOMETIMES WITH SCIATIC RADIATION DUE TO NERVE ROOT PRESSURE BY ASSOCIATED PROTRUDING DISCS OR OSTEOPHYTES.


CLINICAL FEATURES OF LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS


1. LOW BACK ACHE


2. PAIN RADIATING TO BACK OF THIGH, BUTTOCKS.MAY BE SUPER IMPOSED WITH SCIATICA BECAUSE OF ROOT COMPRESSION.


3. NUMBNESS OF LIMBS.


4. LOSS OF TOUCH SENSATION.


5. CONSTIPATION


6. SOMETIMES HEADACHE


7. MUSCLE WEAKNESS, TINGLING


8. MORNING STIFFNESS MAY BE PRESENT


9. PAIN INCREASES BY CHANGING POSTURES AND MOVEMENTS LIKE BENDING ETC


INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES


1. RADIOLOGICAL- X-RAY


2. MRI, CT IMAGING


3. DISCOGRAPHY




AYURVEDIC CONCEPT


KATI OR LUMBAR REGION IS VATA SITE ACC TO AYURVEDA’ AT THE SAME TIME JOINTS ARE SITE OF SLESHAKA KAPHA. BECAUSE OF NIDANAS ( CAUSES) VATHA AGGRAVATION OCCURS IN KAPHA STHANAM AND BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN RUKSHA GUNA(QUALITY OF DRYNESS) , THE DEHYDRATION OF THE DISC BEGINS, INITIATING THE SCLEROSIS AND WHEN UNINTERVENED THE CONDITION PROGRESSES TO OTHER LEVELS, SUCH AS BULGING, HERNIATION, PROLAPSE AND OSTEOPHYTE FORMATION ETC.


TREATMENT PRINCIPLE


THE AIM OF THE TREATMENT IS TO REDUCE THE DRYNESS AND BRING BACK THE SNEHA GUNA, ELASTICITY AND TO REHYDRATE THE DISC , REMOVING THE OSTEOPHYTES, OR THE MALA ROOPA KAPHA. IN SIMPLE TERMS , VATA HARAM AND KAPHA HARAM IN INITIAL STAGES AND BRMHANAM IN LATER STAGES TO NOURISH THE DISC.ITS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN AGNI, IN THE PROCESS OF VATA HARAM , KAPHAM SHOULD NOT BE VITIATED. PROPER VATHA ANULOMANAM HAS TO BE ENSURED FOR EFFECTIVE RESULT.


MANAGEMENT


AUSHADAM- MEDICINAL MANAGEMENT


STHANIKA CHIKITSA- LOCAL MEASURES


1.ABHYANGAM-MASSAGE


2.KATI VASTHI- SNEHANAM


3. PATRA PINDA SWEDANAM




PANCHA KARMA PROCEDURES


1.SNEHA VASTI


2.KASHAYA VASTHI




DIET AND YOGA ASANAS, PHYSICAL THERAPY,


LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS.




AUSHADHAM- MEDICINES


MAHAYOGA RAJA GUGGULU


LAKSHADI GUGGULU


YOGA RAJA GUGGULU


TRAYODASANGA GUGGULU


MAHA RASNADHI KASHAYAM


RASNA SAPTHAKAM KASHAYAM


RASNA ERANDADI KASHAYAM


RASNADI KASHAYAM


DHANWANTHARAM KASHAYAM


ASHTA VARGAM KASHAYAM


VIDARYADI KASHAYAM


BALA ARISHTAM


ASHWA GANDHARISHTAM


VATA GAJANKUSA RASA


VAYU GULIKA


LASHUNA KSHEERA


PRAVALA PISHTI


KSHEERABALA 101


DHANWANTHARAM 101


GANDHA THAILAM


POPULAR PATENT PRODUCTS


RUMALAYA- HIMALAYA


SHALLAKI- HIMALAYA


LUMBATON- AVN


DAZZLE- VASU


ARTAB-VASU


RHEUMAT 90-NAGARJUNA


ARTHOJITH- AVP


RHUE- BAN


R.PAIRYN- BAN


ARHIT FORTE- CAPRO


R.COMPOUND- ALARSIN


LOBAK- PENTA CARE


ARTIBAN FORTE- SANTHIGIRI


AUROYOG- ARYA AUSHADI


HERBOGESIC- ARYA AUSHADI


AYURFINE- BAL VEDICS


ORTHONERVIN- PANKAJA KASTHURI




STHANIKA CHIKITSA




ABHYANGA USUALLY CARRIED OUT AFTER KATI VASTI PROCEDURE, CAN ALSO BE DONE SEPARATELY TOO.


SPECIAL TYPE OF SPINAL MASSAGE HAS TO BE DONE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE LOWER BACK.


ZIG ZAG STROKES, PARALLEL STROKES AND OTHER SPECIAL SPINAL STROKES WITH PROPER PRESSURE( TOO MUCH OF PRESSURE IS HARMFUL!) FOR A PERIOD OF 25 TO 30 MINUTES


OILS USED


SAHACHARADI THAILAM


KARPASA ASTHYADI


BALA THAILAM


DHANWANTHARAM


NARAYANA


MAHA MASHA THAILAM


KOTTANCHUKKADI


KSHEERA BALA


KARPURADI


GANDHA THAILAM


KATI VASTHI


REQUIREMENTS


MASHA PISHTA ( BLACK GRAM FLOUR)


MEDICATED THAILA


COTTON


VESSELS,


AND OIL HEATING ACCESSORIES


DHARA TABLE.


PROCEDURE


PATIENT IS MADE TO LIE IN PRONE POSITION.


PISHTA OF MASHA IS MADE IN TO PASTE AND BUILT LIKE A WALL AROUND LUMBO SACRAL AREA.


OIL IS HEATED AND POURED SLOWLY INSIDE THE BOUNDARY WITH THE HELP OF COTTON.


WHEN OIL BECOMES COOL IT IS REPLACED WITH WARM OIL.


CONTINUED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.


APPROX- 30 TO 50 MINS, FOR 7 DAYS OR 14 DAYS.


AFTER THE DURATION , THE OIL IS DRAINED AND FLOUR IS REMOVED ABHYANGAM OF THE BACK IS GIVEN USING SAME OIL.


ALWAYS SNEHANA MUST BE FOLLOWED WITH SWEDANA PROCEDURE




PATRA PINDA


A TYPE OF PINDA SWEDAM. WHICH COMES UNDER USHMA SWEDA.


MATERIALS REQUIRED


LEAVES OF VATA HARA LIKE ERANDA ,ARKA , CHINCHA,NIRGUNDI, SHIGRU, KARANJA DHATURA VATHAGNI SINDUVARA -500 gm


CHOORNA OF SATAHVA AND METHIKA-25gm EACH


SAINDHAVA-15gm


LEMON -4 NOS


NIMBA OR SAINDHAVA THAILA OR ERANDA THAILA (REQD QTY)


CLOTH


TWINE TOWEL.


VESSEL,


FRYING PAN,


SPOON,


STOVE


RASNADI CHOORNAM


MEDICATED OIL


PATARA PINDA PROCEDURE


ALL THE LEAVES ARE CUT IN TO SMALL PIECES, AND SLICES OF LEMON, CHURNAS, SAINDHAVA ARE ADDED AND FRIED IN THE CASTOR OR NEEM OR COCONUT OIL ,


TILL IT BECOMES ROASTED RED.


THEN THEY ARE MADE IN TO POTALI(USUALLY 4 IN NO)


AFTER ABHYANGA, THE POTALI IS APPLIED OVER THE BODY BY DIPPING IT IN TO THE HEATED OIL.


CIRCULAR MOVEMENTS ARE DONE.


PROCEDURE DONE FOR A PERIOD OF 25-45 MINS


VASTI PRAYOGAM


SNEHA VASTIMATRA VASTI- MINIMUM DOSE OF SNEHA VASTI ( APP 60-75 ML)ANUVASANA VASTI.(APP 150 ML)


SNEHA VASTI(250-300 ML)


KSHEERA VASTI CAN BE ADVOCATED.


KARMA VASTI,


KALA VASTI,


YOGA VASTI- 30, 15 , 8 DAYS OF VASTI ALTERNATELY KASHAYA AND SNEHA VASTHI.


KALA VASTI IS IN PRACTICE.


OIL USED FOR SNEHA VASTI


TILA TAILAM


GUGGULU TIKTAKA GHRTHAM


MAHANARAYANA TAILAM


MAHAMASHADI TAILAM


SUDDHA BALATAILAM


KSHEERABALA


SATAHVADI TAILAM


SUKUMARA GHRTAM


LAKSHADI TAILAM


SAHACHARADI TAILAM


DHANWANTHARAM


GANDHARVA HASTADI




KASHAYA VAST


DHANWANTHARAM


GANDHARVA HASTADI


SAHACHARADI


ERANDA MOOLA


ASTHAPANA GANA


DASAMOOLA


SATAHVADI


ASANAS, EXERCISES, LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS


Pavanamuktha Asana, Bhujanga Asana, Shalabha Asana, Uttanpada Asana, Shava Asana and Rechka Purak Pranayama


Travelling in bumpy roads should be avoided, proper and full back support should be avoided, straining, lifting heavy weights, pressure jobs should be avoided. Proper posture has to be maintained.


Physical therapy measures can be adopted suitably.


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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