Ayurvedic Treatment for Arthritis:

Ayurvedic Treatment For Arthritis: The Therapies That Really Work

What is Arthritis?

Arthritis or Sandhivat is a term indicated for disease of bone and joints. It is mainly characterised by symptoms such as joint pain, redness, swelling, oedema and inflammation. Arthritis develops following inflammation of joints or breakdown of the cartilage cushion present between two bones. An intact cartilage disc acts as cushion and helps in smooth movement of joints while performing actions such as walking, running etc. However Arthritis causes inflammation or the tearing of cartilage and makes the bones to rub against each other. This causes severe Arthritis pain and difficulty in moving the joint.

Ayurvedic treatment for Arthritis includes shodhana or purificatory therapy and shamana or the palliative treatment together. The main objective of Ayurvedic treatment for Arthritis is to reduce joint pain, swelling, inflammation and improve metabolism disturbances.

What are the Common Symptoms of Arthritis?

The symptoms of amavata as told in Ayurveda include,

-Angamarda or body ache
-Aruchi or tastelessness
-Trishna or Excessive thirst
-Alasya or lethargy
-Gourava or heaviness in body
-Jwara or feverishness
-early morning stiffness in the joints
-pain in the joints ( similar to the pain as stung by a scorpion)
-Other symptoms such as constipation, indigestion, fullness of abdomen, -lack of sleep
-Get rid of Arthritis pain

Is There a Cure for Arthritis in Ayurveda?

The signs and symptoms of Arthritis in modern science can be correlated to that of amavata in Ayurveda. As the name suggests vitiated Vata Dosha and ama or undigested or improperly formed food essence in the body are the main culprits for the disease. The main cause for amavata is altered state of digestion and metabolism caused by unhealthy food habits when there is diminished digestive power. Ayurveda thus offers cure for Arthritis through therapies that aims to correct digestion and metabolism.

How Does Natural Treatment to Reduce Arthritis Pain Works?
Ayurvedic treatment of Arthritis includes correction of digestion and metabolism, Immuno-modulation, treatment for Joint Pain with Panchakarma therapy and Ayurvedic medicines. So the Shodhana or purificatory therapy and shamana or the palliative treatment together plays a major role in the management of Amavata.

List of Ayurvedic treatments for Arthritis

Virechan : A part of Panchkarma therapy, Virechan includes induced purgation. It starts with adminstartion of medicated ghritams in increased doses. The Vitiated vatas are collected in the abdomen removed through anal route.

Abhyangam : A full body massage with medicated oil, Abhyangam lubricates the joints and reduces pain arising due to Arthritis joint inflammation. The massage with oil also improved the tone and strength of muscles supporting joints.

Basti : An important part of panchkarma, basti included oil enemas or decoction enemas to remove unwanted toxins and Vata Dosha from the body.

Upanaham : Upanaham involves application of medicinal paste over Arthritis joints that have swelling and pain. The applied paste is then covered with leaves of some herbs that have medicinal value in Pain Management.

What is the Cost of Arthritis Ayurvedic Treatment?

The cost of treatment for Arthritis depends on the age and condition and type of Arthritis. Ayurvedic treatments are always customised based on a person’s lifestyle and health status. To know the cost of Arthritis treatment you can book an appointment and ask for details during consultation with our doctors.
 Arthritis is the most common ailments for which Ayurvedic help is being sought these days. According to ayurveda, mostly pain is caused by aggravation of vata. Ama is the toxic bi-product of improper digestion. Ama circulates in the whole body and deposits in the joints, at the same time there is aggravation of vata, it results in the disease called amavata. Amavata is known as arthritis.

Diet & Lifestyle Advice

Increase intake of barley flour, horse gram (a type of bean), split green gram, honey, celery seeds, cumin seeds, dried ginger root powder, garlic, bitter gourd and castor oil.

Avoid eating fish and milk together or milk and jaggery together.

Avoid incompatible, heavy, and oily foods.

Avoid an improper diet and lifestyle, such as waking up late in the night, suppressing natural urges of the body, and getting direct exposure to cold winds.

Home Remedies

Go for absolute fasting or rely on a liquid or semi-solid diet for an entire day, depending on your strength. You can follow this with hot fomentation (application of moist heat). This can be done by soaking cloth in warm water and giving a compress over the affected parts or steam bath or taking a bath with lukewarm water. These are the best methods of digesting ama.

 

Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. The most common form, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Other arthritis forms are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related autoimmune diseases. Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection.

Arthritis is the most common ailments for which Ayurvedic help is being sought these days. According to ayurveda, mostly pain is caused by aggravation of vata. Ama is the toxic bi-product of improper digestion. Ama circulates in the whole body and deposits in the joints, at the same time there is aggravation of vata, it results in the disease called amavata. Amavata is known as arthritis. According to modern medicine, arthritis is categorized in two types:

1) Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs. About 1% of the world's population is afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis, women three times more often than men. Onset is most frequent between the ages of 40 and 50, but people of any age can be affected. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning and mobility if not adequately treated. Rheumatoid arthritis can causes fever, shifting pain, swelling at joints and redness.
The major complaint by individuals who have arthritis is joint pain. Pain is often a constant and may be localized to the joint affected. The pain from arthritis is due to inflammation that occurs around the joint, damage to the joint from disease, daily wear and tear of joint, muscle strains caused by forceful movements against stiff painful joints and fatigue."

2) Osteoarthritis: The main symptom is pain, causing loss of ability and often stiffness. "Pain" is generally described as a sharp ache, or a burning sensation in the associate muscles and tendons. OA can cause a crackling noise (called "crepitus") when the affected joint is moved or touched, and patients may experience muscle spasm and contractions in the tendons. In cases, where there is damage to cartilage at joints, joint replacement surgery or resurfacing may be required. In ayurveda, in those advanced cases operation can be avoided and pain can be reduced upto 90%.The cases in which there is no damage to cartilage or bones, can treated successfully and complete relief can be achieved.