Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

A case study on janu sandhigata vata (osteoarthritis of knee)

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Soni, Dr. Subash Sahu, Dr. Aditya Nath Tiwari

Abstract :

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common disorder in joints diseases. It is chronic musculoskeletal disorder characterised by gradual loss of cartilage. Pain, swelling, stiffness and limited range of movement are symptoms of osteoarthritis which are very close to sandhigatvata. Sandhigatvata is one among the 80 types of vatavyadhi in ayurveda. Here a case of 65 year old lady who presented with complaints of pain, tenderness, crepitus, swelling, restricted movement of both knee joints along with low backache. Based on clinical sign and symptoms she was diagnosed as a case of sandhigata vata. Treatment planned was patra pind swedana, janubasti and oral medications. Assessment of condition of the patient before and after treatment was done based on pain, swelling and physical activity, to evaluate efficacy of the treatment. Based on the assessment parameters, moderate improvement was seen in the subjective sign and symptoms after the completion of a schedule 15 days of I.P.D. treatment and two month follow up. The pain and physical activity were improved significantly.