Abstract

EFFECT OF PANCHTIKT KSHEER MAJJA BASTI IN MANAGEMENT OF AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF HEAD OF FEMUR (CASE STUDY)

*Dr. Preeti Rathor, Dr. Shwetal Shivhare, Dr. Swati Nagpal, Dr. Vivek Sharma, Dr. Rajesh Meshram

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Abstract

Avascular necrosis is osteonecrosis and is also called ischemic bone disease. AVN of femur head is that the most typical type of necrosis of the bones. the arteries which supply the femoral head area are very tiny and thus area is simply susceptible to injury followed by mere dislocation or a subcapital fracture (near the head) of femur .It generally affects people between age of 30 to50 years. there is no permanent treatment other than hip replacement surgery. Other treatments include physiotherapy and NSAIDS and all the treatments are costly and having poor prognosis. The present case was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Ayurveda system in the conservative management of AVN.In this present case a 33 year old male was diagnosed with AVN of bilateral hip joint with mild effusion was managed with sashitik shali swedan and panchtikta ksheer majja basti along with ksheerbala tail Anuvasan basti and other internal medications.Conservative management of AVN through Ayurvedic principles provided significant relief in sign and symptoms and improved quality of life.

Keywords: Asthimajjagata vata, Avascular necrosis of femoral head, panchtikta ksheer majjabasti, Shashtik shali swedana.