Abstract

A REVIEW ON SNAYUGATA VATA W.S.R. TO TENNIS ELBOW AND ITS MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

Dr. Laxmi Saini, Dr. Surya Prakash*, Dr. Narinder Singh, Dr. Brahmdutt Sharma, Dr. Narendra Kumar Garg

Abstract

Snayugata Vata is described under Vatavyadhi. In Snayugata Vata there will be affliction of Snayu by provoked Vata is responsible for any kind of Vata Pradhana Vedana like Shoola(Pain), Stambha (immobility), Sankocha (contraction) Kampa, Aakshep etc. As per the symptoms Tennis elbow could be correlated with Snayugata Vata particularly affecting Lateral epi-condylar region of elbow. Tennis elbow is the commonest tendinopathy occurring in adults between the ages of 30 and 50 years and one of the common conditions to affect the arm, causing pain, tenderness in the region of the lateral epicondyle of the elbow with an associated impairment of grip that may restrict the activities of daily living such as forearm activity, involving wrist extension/grasping such as holding a racquet, opening tight jars or shaking hands etc. The Nidanas and Samanya Samprapti of Vatavyadhi, which is explained in classics, can be considered as the Nidanas and Samprapti of Sanyugata vata. Vata svaprakopaka Nidanajanya (vata elevating factors) and Dhatukshyajanya (degenerative) Samprapti plays an important role in pathogenesis of disease. While mentioning the various treatment measures, such as Snehana(Oeleation), Upanaha(Poultice), Agnikarma(Cautry), Bandhana(Bandaging) and Unmārdan etc. is given in Ayurveda text and others Conservative treatments include eccentric exercise, anti-inflammatory medications, steroidal injections etc. and surgical treatments are advised for its management.

Keywords: Snayugata Vata, Vatavyadhi, Tennis elbow.