Abstract

ROLE OF MARMA THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AVABAHUKA W.S.R. TO PERI- ARTHRITIS SHOULDER

Mamta*, Suman Sharma, Anil Sharma and Sanjeev Sharma

ABSTRACT

Peri-arthritis shoulder literally means inflammation of the tissue around the shoulder joint. It is characterised by painful or limited range of motions of the joint. It is due to the adhesions of the sub-acromial bursa and later related to tendinitis of the rotator cuff tendon. It has become a challenging medical condition now a days because it affect daily routine activities of human being. There is no satisfied coventional treatment in modern medical science. In ayurveda, this disease can be correlated as avabahuka in which vata situated in ansa Pradesh, constricts the structures around the joint. This results in pain and stiffness of the joint. As varmam text, disease is due to the destruction / decrease in the energy as varmam provides immunity to the body. varmam treatment balances the particular damage varmam point by placing energy. so, this can provide a better modality to treat the disease as it is less time consuming and noninvasive. Patients fit under inclusion criteria have been included in the study in three groups with different set of marmas. Sample size has been taken 30 i.e. 10 patients in each group and total 18 sittings have been done in an interval of 5 days. Results has been assessed by subjective and objective parameters before and after treatment.

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