Ayurvedic Approach to the Patient of Cervical Spondylosis-A Case Study
Author : Dr. Veenu Yadav, Dr. Shraddha Saraf, Dr. Pramod Bana and Dr. Rajesh Meshram
Abstract :
As exertion and stress is increasing day by day, diseases also increased in our daily routine. And most common is cervical spondylosis according to data and public interaction. Prolonged sitting work, work on computers and continuously household work leads to it.
It is a degenerative disease which affects the vertebrae of the spine. In Ayurvedic texts many diseases symptoms correlated with it like Manyastambha, vishwachi etc.
In current paper we are discussing about case details of a patient who came to our hospital for the treatment. Patient complaint of pain in neck region, on/off stiffness, heaviness in occipital region with sometimes vertigo, on/off radiating pain to shoulder region with generalised weakness for 3-4 months. Treatment modalities includes shamana drugs and panchkarma therapy for 1 months.
Keywords :
Cervical, neck, pain, shamana, degenerative