Abstract

ROLE OF KNEE TRACTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF JANU SANDHIGATA VAT W.S.R. TO OSTEOARTHRITIS OF KNEE JOINT

*Dr. Kumar Alok, Dr. Bhattacharjya J.K. and Dr.Verma J.P.

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is the major ailments of elderly people. This is a degenerative disorder of the major joints of body like knee, hip etc. Now day the most of the people having sedentary life style that increases the obesity and reduces the physical activity that complicate in the form of osteoarthritis of the major joint. In modern medical science the treatment of this entity is analgesics, that have their own side effects like gastric irritation, liver damage and bad effects on kidney too. The present study was undertaken with taking only physical medicine without any oral drugs. The aim of study to assess the role of knee traction in the management of janu sandhigata vata w.s.r. osteoarthritis of knee joint. The study was carried out only on 10 patients. The patients were randomly selected and assessed for four weeks. After the statistical analysis it was concluded that knee joint traction is very much effective therapy for the janu sandhigata vata.

Keywords: Janu Sandhigata Vata, Osteoarthritis, traction.