Abstract

A REVIEW STUDY ON AVABAHUKA (FROZEN SHOULDER) AND ITS MANAGEMENT BY SHUCHIVEDHAN

Shaikh Juhanaj SK. Hasan*, M. K. Dawre, Laxmi B. Barela, Namrata S. Hulwale, Snehal Yadav

Abstract

Shoulder joint has the greastest range of motion among all joints in the human body, and Avabahuka is a disease of Amsa sandhi i.e. shoulder joint and it has been described under eighty type of vata vyadhi by acharya sushruta. Trauma on Amsa Marma same lakshana is seen as like Avabahuka. In the references of ayurveda frozen shoulder is closely related to Avbahuka. It is one of the commenest musculoskeletal disorder visited in clinics. Modern medicial science plays very less role in the management of frozen shoulder. In Ayurveda various para-surgical procedures were mentioned for diseases of vata kapha in which suchivedh is one amongst them, that has been recommnded in various musculoskeletal disorders hence a study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of suchivedh in Avabahuka.

Keywords: Avabahuka, Suchivedh, Asma Marmabhighat, Frozen Shoulder.