Musculoskeletal disorders

What are musculoskeletal disorders ?

Musculoskeletal disorders include any damage or injury of muscles , nerves , tendons, joints etc, when any of these tissues work harder or get stretched beyond their normal limits.

Common manifestations of muscoloskeletal disoreders Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Gout Osteoporosis Carpel tunnel syndrome Tennis elbow Frozen shoulder Lumbar and cervical spondylitis

Ayurvedic approach

As per ayurveda aggravation of vata dosha can be considered as the main causative factor for the musculoskeletal disorders which occurs due to-:

Old age Trauma Overweight Physical and mental stress Inadequate and Improper diet Improper body postures at work, travelling etc.

Ayurvedic management

Since pacification of vata dosha is the main goal of treatment for these disorders , the detox therapy aimed for the same has to be administered.

Hence Basti therapy is used commonly for all musculoskeletal disorders occuring due to vitiation of vata dosha.

The pre- procedures of the detox therapy i.e. snehana and swedana also prove to be beneficial for the same

Snehana and Swedana

Snehan and swedan provides lubrication essential for pacification of vata dosha.

Snehan helps in loosening the toxins from their sites which are then dislodged by swedan.

These dislodged toxins are then easily expelled out of the body by the detox therapy.

Basti therapy

As per ayurvedic texts basti therapy is superior to all in pacification of aggravated vata dosha in the musculoskeletal system.

Both internal and external basti’s are benefical for this purpose.

Internal basti’s will remove the vata dosha from it’s main location i.e. the intestinal route and will try to cure the disease pathology from it’s roots.

External basti’s will relieve localized pain and inflammation occurring in the affected regions.

External basti’s

Kati basti for backpain In lumbar spondylitis

Manya basti for neck pain in cervical spondylitis

Janu basti for knee joint pain in osteoarthritis , rheumatiod arthritis etc.

Rejuvenative therapies in panchakarma

Shirodhara

In this, stream of medicated oils are allowed to flow over

head. Helps in mental relaxation and used in

musculoskeletal disorders like parkinson’s disease,

stroke etc.

Udvartan

It involves massage with medicated powders useful in improving the microcirculation and the efficacy of muscles

Ayurvedic medicines for musculoskeletal disorders Dashamoola kwath Bala taila Ashwgandha choorna Panchtiktaghrita Yograj guggulu Rasnadi kwath Mahamasha taila Rasona Kshirapaka

Dietary rules

Avoid skipping meals Have meals at regular timings Have warm water in between while having

meals Avoid excess use of spices Meals should be warm Cold beverages to be given up Following items to be included in diet- Ghee Buttermilk Leafy vegetables, clear meat soup, green gram

etc.

Lifestyle advice

Regular practice of yoga , pranayama etc. will help in preventing these disorders . Various yogic postures help in relaxing the body by relieving the stress on muscles.