Symptoms:
- Joint and Muscle aches and pains
- Tenderness
- Difficulty moving the joint
- Inability to use the hand or walk
- Malaise and a feeling of tiredness
- Weight loss
- Poor sleep
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of flexibility
‘Arthritis’ means inflammation of joints. It is not a disease, but it is one of the symptoms of SandhiVata, Amvat, Vatarakta, Jirnajwara, etc. disease having joint pain symptom Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Gout, Joint TB, sle, shows joint pain.
According to Ayurveda, arthritis is caused primarily by an excess of Ama and lack of Agni. This can be caused by poor digestion and a weakened colon, resulting in the accumulation of undigested food and the build-up of waste matter. Poor digestion allows toxins to accumulate in the body, and problems with the colon allow the toxins to reach the joints. Generally patient complaints about difficulty in walking, sitting, sleeping, indigestion, body fever etc.
According to Allopathy it can be of two types;
1) Osteoarthritis
2) Rheumatoid arthritis
Shri Vishwanand Ayurvedic Treatment Protocol:
- Dietary and lifestyle modification
- Shaman: Oral Ayurvedic medicine according to Prakruti (Body Structure) and symptoms of patient.
- Shodhan: Panchkarma, Basti, Swedan, Rakatmokshan
- Yog and Pranayams
