Osteo Arthtritis

Osteo Arthritis: is the most common form of arthritis especially among older people. In Ayurveda O.A. is termed as sandhi vaata. It is a joint disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage. the firm rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. In OA cartilage breaks down and wears away as a result the bone rub together, causing pain, swelling and stiffness. Symptoms level to appear when individuals are is their 50’s and 60’s.

Causes:

• Consumption of dry or cold (or) stale food
• Irregular sleeping habits
• Late night activity
• Suppression of natural urges
• Severe cold or dry weathers
• Degeneration of the cartilages due to ageing
• Excessive strain
• Any kind of injury to the joint
• Excess Traveling
• Stress and grief
• Surgery and child birth
• Excessive exercise, work or sex etc

Signs & Symptoms

• Joint pain (often a deep aching pain) that is worsened by movement and improved with rest
• Joint swelling,
• Stiffness in the morning and often being inactive for a while
• Joints that are warm to touch
• Crunching or cracking (crepitation) noise when the joint moves
• Limited range of motion
• Muscle weakness
• Abnormal growth of bony knobs near joints causing deformities.

Treatment

According to ayurveda all these conditions under control of mental, emotional, physical, nutritional environmental conditions. Ayurveda is the science of balance and leaches how to create mental,emotional balancing with the assistance of nutrition ,excercises, herbs and supplements according to our individual parkirti and vikruti. Everyday baths with Luke warm water and massage yourself or have an abyhanga (body massage). The person who has balance his dosha, agni, dhatus, malas and the person who’s soul, sense and mind are content is considered healthy. Technically speaking inflammation represents a major source of ordination or free radical damage. Ayurvedic medicine is blessed with an arsenal of wonderful herbs to control inflammations at different levels. Ayurveda treatment has divided into two mainly :

• SAMANA treatment based on dosha.
  
• SODHANA (Panchakarma therapies).
• Sneha
  
• Swedana
  
• Vaman
  
• VIrechan
  
• Vasthi.
  
• Diet: freshly cooked and hot food should be consumed in a regular diet.