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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AYUSH CASE REPORTS (IJA CAR
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Agnikarma with Suvarna Shalaka in Janu Sandhigata Vata (Osteoarthritis of
Knee Joint)
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A Case Report
Supreeth
Lobo
1
*,
Chat
urbhuja
Bhuyan
2
,
Arun Kumar
Das
3
1
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Shalya Tantra, Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Utkal
University,
Odisha, India
2
Former Professor, IPGT&RA, GAU Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
3
Principal, Govt. Ayurveda College, Bolangir, Odisha, India
Abstract
Sandhigata Vata
(Osteoarthritis) is common amongst the elderly and obese persons. The disease
Sandhigata Vata
is prone to be manifested in the knee joint. The dominance of
Vata dosha
is
seen in the pathogenesis of
Sandhigata Vata
. The symptoms of
Sandhigata Vata
described in
Sushrut Samhita
are
Sandhi vedana
(Joint pain) and
Shotha
(Swelling), due to these symptom
s
stiffness and crepitus develop, which may be correlated with disease osteoarthritis (O.A) in
modern parlance. A 63 years male patient came to Shalya tantra OPD with the presenting
complaints of piercing type of pain in both the knee joints associated wit
h crepitus and swelling.
On local examination of the knee joint palpation and raising temperature was seen with restricted
flexion of 90
0
and restricted extension of 120
0
along with restricted medial rotation and lateral
rotation with 180
0
.
Agnikarma
with
Suvarana (
Gold
) shalaka
was done in a single sitting weekly
interval followed by two interval periods of 15 days and 30 days.
The case was successfully
treated and cured with Agnikarma within one month
Keyword :
Agnikarma, Janu sandhigata Vata, Osteoart hritis in Knee joint, Suvarna shalaka .