CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS: A CASE STUDY
Dr. Devendra Kumar and Dr. Pinky Chauhan
ABSTRACT
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common form of
childhood arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for
more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. The symptoms of
disease Amavata in Ayurvedic classics have similarity with rheumatism
as well as JIA in paediatric age group which is characterized by
Angamarda (body pain), Aruchi (loss of taste), Thrishna (thrist),
Gourava (heaviness), Klama (tiredness without doing work), Apaka
(indigestion) and fever. In the later stage pain may begin to migrate
from place to place with a Vrishchika Damshavat Vedana (intense
stinging type of pain) and burning sensation. This case is the
retrospective observation study of this condition in one male patient
aged 16 years was admitted in paediatric ward with Reg. no.-3721 with
complaints of morning stiffness, pain and swelling in the joint and patient receiving
Ayurvedic treatment in Paediatric ward of Punjab Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital
Morjand Khari, Sri Ganganagar. Despite vast range of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), immunosuppressive agents, corticosteroids etc., the complete remission of this
disease is still not possible. The Patient was managed with Panchakarma procedures like
Baluka Swedana and Vaitarana Basti for 30 days along with Shamana Aushadhi. These
combined therapies gave moderate improvement in all the symptoms with improvement in
reduced physical activity.
Keywords: Amavata, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Vaitarana Basti.
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