Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition characterized by persistent joint inflammation. Its onset typically manifests with symptoms like fatigue, morning stiffness, muscle soreness, reduced appetite, and weakness, progressing to joint pain. Affected areas often include the wrists, knees, elbows, fingers, toes, ankles, or neck. In advanced cases, chronic inflammation can result in cartilage, bone, and ligament damage, leading to joint deformities. In Ayurveda, Rheumatoid arthritis is termed as “Ama vata”.
Fasting by means of complete absence of food, or by giving green gram / rice / barley soups.
Long term treatment through therapies like Snehapanam, Vaman, Vasti, kizhi, Virechanam & more.
Kashaya, Asavarista, vati, taila, Rasoushadi etc are used. Strict diet & lifestyle changes are also recommended.
Osteoarthritis is a persistent degenerative condition frequently impacting the knee joint. It results from cartilage damage within the joint and varies in severity, often afflicting individuals in middle age and beyond. This condition predominantly affects weight-bearing joints like the knees, hips, feet, as well as the hands and back.
Application of medicated paste over the joint and wrapped with bandage. It reduces joint stiffness, pain, tenderness and relaxes joint muscles.
Panchtikta ksheer Vasti – milk and herbs are the main ingredient. Anuvasana Vasti – medicated oil. These nutrients are absorbed through the gut wall to nourish the joints.
Medicated lukewarm oil is made to stay over the affected joint, inside around circle made with masha pisti. This increases mobility & blood circulation.
Massage over the affected joints with ayurvedic oils.
It improves circulation, pacifies vata, reduces pain & strengthens the joints.
This is fomentation by nadi sweda The effect of sweda is similar to that of lepa.
Medicated oil massage with leaf bundles. The oil and heat help relieve swollen, tender joints and relax the muscles.
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