VALIDATION OF SIDDHA MEDICINE AND VARMAM THERAPY ON AZHALKEEL VAYU [OSTEOARTHRITIS] – CASE SERIES
G. Pratheep, M. Rahini, M. Harikrishnan, K. Elavarasan and M. Menaka
Abstract
Introduction: Osteoarthritis is chronic degenerative disorders mostly
affect the elderly people in globally and its prevalence is nearly 40% in
India. China and India were ranked the top two countries in the absolute
number of people aged 65 and over. Siddha Medicine dealing with this
disease and called as Azhal keel vayu (AKV). AKV is hardly treatable
disorder and which corrected rehabilitations approach. Varmam is the
existing significant therapeutic method even though it is defense and
fighting art. This study evaluates the effectiveness of varmam therapy
on AKV. The selected 10 patients with the AKV, 6 have the Knee injury
and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) above 81% and 4patients has below 80%. After the
therapy 7 patients got significance relieve. Objective: To validate Varmam therapy on Azhal
keel vayu (OA). Material and Methods: Patient 40 – 60 years old and both sex were treated
with the Varma therapy for prescribed 30 days period at RVS Siddha Medical College and
hospital. Study Population: Ten patients with symptoms of AKV [OA] were treated as in
patients in department of sirappu maruthuvam at RVS Siddha Medical College and Hospital.
Results and observation: The study shows that after received the 30 day Varmam therapy, 4
patients got above 81% of relieve, 3 patients got between 61 to 80% of relieve and rest 3 got
below 65% of relieve. Based on this result the study reveals that the Varmam therapy were
effective in Azhal keel vayu (OA).
Keywords: Azhal keel vayu, Osteoarthritis, Moottu Sarntha Varmam., Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).
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