Abstract

AVABAHUKA VIS-A-VIS FROZEN SHOULDER: A REVIEW

*Vineeta Negi

Abstract

Avabahuka is a disease of amsa sandhi (shoulder joint) and it has been described under eighty types of vata vyadhi by Acharya Sushruta. Being a disease of shoulder joint, which has greatest range of motion, is of vital importance to the activities of daily routine and work, this disease is a hindrance in one‟s productivity. Clinical presentation and pathogenesis of Avabahuka is almost similar to Frozen Shoulder. It is one of the commonest musculoskeletal disorder visited in orthopedic clinics, often annoyed both patients as well as doctors. This article aims to provide an overview of the nature and the widely accepted management of this condition based on other studies.

Keywords: Frozen shoulder, avabahuka, adhesive capsulitis.