Abstract

MODERN AND AYURVEDIC PRESPECTIVE OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS – A LITERARY REVIEW

*Dr. S. Ranjani, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Moharana and Dr. S. Swaminathan

Abstract

The wear and tear of the spine related disorder is on the rise now, especially more on the cervical vertebrae, where there is an abnormal damage to the cartilage and bones of the neck. The normal adult skull weighs around 4.5 – 5 kg and it continuously exerts a pressure on the cervical spine during the sitting posture and in standing erect for humans. Factors like occupational stress, improper sitting postures, sitting in air conditioners and adopting continuously one posture, over exertion causes pressure over cervical spine with a damage to the flexibility of the surrounding tissues, cushion structures called the discs protecting the vertebrae from friction and acting as shock absorbers leading to the cause of cervical spondylosis. This causes chronic neck pain and symptoms of root compression are usually associated with pain radiating to the arms, numbness in fingers and motor weakness. Prevalence of as per Ayurveda is said to be the primary cause for these damages to occur. Materials and Methods: literature of present study has been reviewed from various Samhita, textbooks, and published journal articles etc. Conclusion – Is drawn based on the anatomical review, etiological factors, pathogenesis, clinical signs and symptoms, treatment aspect of both modern and ayurvedic view of cervical spondylosis.

Keywords: Cervical spine, Intervertebral disc, dehydration, , Cervical spondylosis.