Abstract

A CLINICO – COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE ROLE OF PRADEHA AND UPANĀHA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF JĀNU SANDHIGATA VĀTA (OSTEOARTHRITIS OF KNEE)

S. Naziya, V. Lakshmana Prasad

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Abstract

Sandhigata vātā is first described by Ācārya Caraka as Sandhigata Anila with symptoms of Śotha (Swelling) which on palpation feels like a bag filled with air and Śūla (pain) on Prasarana and Ākuñcana (Flexion and Extension of the joints). Ācārya Suśruta also mentioned Śūla and Śotha in this disease leading to the diminuition (Hanti) of the movement at joint involved. Mādhavakara adds Ātopa (Crepitus in joint) as an additional feature of it. When the aggravated vātā affects the knee, Sandhigata vātā is prefixed with the term “Jānu” and called as “Jānu sandhigata vātā”. Janu Sandhigata Vata, which can be correlated with Osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Methods: For present study out of 40 selected patients total 40 patients, completed the treatment i.e. 20 in Group A & 20 in Group B completed the course of the therapy & were randomly divided into two groups viz; Group A in which Pradeha for a period of 14 days.; and second Group B in which Upanāha for a period of 14 days was given. Results: The overall effect of the treatments in Group A was statistically analysed using with a Paired t – test. The test showed highly significant results with a P value

Keywords: Sandhigata vātā, Pradeha, Upanāha.