Abstract

AN OUTLOOK OF VATAKANTAKA IN THE CONTEXT OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS

Dr. Madhura N.* and Dr. Rajneesh V. Giri

Abstract

Pain is a symptom that brings any person to the physician due to disturbance in their routine works. Heel pain is commonly found symptom in the society in which an individual experiences severe pain, tenderness and restricted movements at some time during their lifetime. Vatakantaka as per Ayurveda is mentioned by Acharya Sushruta in the context of Vatavyadhi as a painful condition of heel due to improper placement of foot on the ground or by walking. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of chronic heel pain in adults, affecting young active patients and older sedentary individuals. It results from repetitive stress to the Plantar Fascia at its origin on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus and is often associated with gastrocnemius tightness.

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