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Musculoskeletal disorders
What are musculoskeletal disorders ?
Musculoskeletal disorders include any damage or injury of muscles , nerves , tendons, joints etc, when any of these tissues work harder or get stretched beyond their normal limits.
Common manifestations of muscoloskeletal disoreders Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Gout Osteoporosis Carpel tunnel syndrome Tennis elbow Frozen shoulder Lumbar and cervical spondylitis
Ayurvedic approach
As per ayurveda aggravation of vata dosha can be considered as the main causative factor for the musculoskeletal disorders which occurs due to-:
Old age Trauma Overweight Physical and mental stress Inadequate and Improper diet Improper body postures at work, travelling etc.
Ayurvedic management
Since pacification of vata dosha is the main goal of treatment for these disorders , the detox therapy aimed for the same has to be administered.
Hence Basti therapy is used commonly for all musculoskeletal disorders occuring due to vitiation of vata dosha.
The pre- procedures of the detox therapy i.e. snehana and swedana also prove to be beneficial for the same
Snehana and Swedana
Snehan and swedan provides lubrication essential for pacification of vata dosha.
Snehan helps in loosening the toxins from their sites which are then dislodged by swedan.
These dislodged toxins are then easily expelled out of the body by the detox therapy.
Basti therapy
As per ayurvedic texts basti therapy is superior to all in pacification of aggravated vata dosha in the musculoskeletal system.
Both internal and external basti’s are benefical for this purpose.
Internal basti’s will remove the vata dosha from it’s main location i.e. the intestinal route and will try to cure the disease pathology from it’s roots.
External basti’s will relieve localized pain and inflammation occurring in the affected regions.
External basti’s
Kati basti for backpain In lumbar spondylitis
Manya basti for neck pain in cervical spondylitis
Janu basti for knee joint pain in osteoarthritis , rheumatiod arthritis etc.
Rejuvenative therapies in panchakarma
Shirodhara
In this, stream of medicated oils are allowed to flow over
head. Helps in mental relaxation and used in
musculoskeletal disorders like parkinson’s disease,
stroke etc.
Udvartan
It involves massage with medicated powders useful in improving the microcirculation and the efficacy of muscles
Ayurvedic medicines for musculoskeletal disorders Dashamoola kwath Bala taila Ashwgandha choorna Panchtiktaghrita Yograj guggulu Rasnadi kwath Mahamasha taila Rasona Kshirapaka
Dietary rules
Avoid skipping meals Have meals at regular timings Have warm water in between while having
meals Avoid excess use of spices Meals should be warm Cold beverages to be given up Following items to be included in diet- Ghee Buttermilk Leafy vegetables, clear meat soup, green gram
etc.
Lifestyle advice
Regular practice of yoga , pranayama etc. will help in preventing these disorders . Various yogic postures help in relaxing the body by relieving the stress on muscles.