Abstract

REVIEW ON SPORTS MEDICINES W.S.R TO SPORTS RELATED INJURY AND AYURVED PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT

Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray* and Dr. Vinayak S. Kinnal

Abstract

Ayurveda is the oldest system of medicine with an aim, maintaining the health of healthy person and cure the illness. Though sports related injuries were not mentioned directly in Ayurvedic texts but in ancient times many Ayurvedic formulations were used by warriors to enhance their performance during war and also to heal the injuries & rehabilitation of injured muscles and bones. Injuries in sports are increasing day by day. Injuries like muscle injuiry, tendon injuiry, ligament injuiry becoming more common now a day. In Samhitas references about exercises with its indications & contraindications, benefits & injuries like sandhimukta (dislocation & subluxation), kandabhagna (fractures) and its managements are described. Ayurveda has very effective remedies that can be used as a principal therapy or a supportive measure in problems encountered by sports person. This article aims to understand the sports related injuries and its management, how to avoid such problems in present time.

Keywords: Sports Injury, Ayurveda Management, Samhitas.