Abstract

A CASE STUDY ON ASTHIMAJJAGATA VATA W.S.R. AVASCULAR NECROSIS

*Vd. Shubhangi N. Masugade, Vd. Yasmin F. Shaikh, Vd. Ujwala V. Pawar and Vd. Subhash R. Saley

Abstract

Avascular necrosis is the death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply, it can leads to tiny breaks in bone and bone is eventually collapse.[1] Avascular necrosis occurs when a blood flow to a bone is interrupted or reduced. It is caused by joint or bone trauma, vascular occlusion, altered lipid metabolism, fatty deposits in blood vessels, vascular compression and post trauma.[2] In Ayurveda there was mentioned the Vatavyadhi which occurs due to mainly Vataprakopa. When the vatavruddhi occurs the vata goes one by one to Ras,Raktadi dhatus. The patient came to us with the complaints of severe back ache, pain radiating to both legs, difficulty to walking and insomnia due to pain.Same ptient was diagnosed as asthimajjagata vata. According to ayurveda the treatment of Asthimajjagata vata is Snehana, Swedana, Basti Upakrama along with vatashamak vati is also useful. So, the treatment like Snehana, Swedana, Panchatikta sheer basti and vatashamak drug was selected in present case. The result replicated the original study and showed substantial improvement in the patient.

Keywords: Asthimajjjagata vata, avascular necrosis, snehana, swedana, panchtiktaksheer basti.