Osteoarthritis is the most common joint condition prevailing these days. With aging, the joints of the body like knee joints and hip joints start deteriorating as they lose their lubrication. This can cause pain, stiffness, and other symptoms. It occurs most often in older people, although it can occur in adults also. It is known to be the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide.
The major causes of osteoarthritis are as follows:
Obesity is an important factor in causing osteoarthritis, especially in weight-bearing joints such as the knee and the hip.
If you were born with abnormalities or developed them in childhood, it can often cause severe osteoarthritis than usual.
Some people are born with malformed joints or defective cartilage are more likely to affect osteoarthritis.
Any kind of major joint injury may lead to osteoarthritis in a particular joint.
These include diabetes and a condition in which your body has too much iron.
The genes we inherit can affect the prevalence of osteoarthritis at the hand, knee or hip. This can cause osteoarthritis to develop in many joints at an earlier age than usual.
The symptoms of osteoarthritis often develop slowly and worsen over time. The signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis include:
Abhyangam therapy with specific oils followed by a steam bath is recommended. The increased level of toxins, along with excess water, is removed by means of profuse sweating. The steam also allows the herbal paste to penetrate deeper into the body. The massage movements also stimulate the target muscles and help in reducing osteoarthritis.
It is also called Enema therapy. This natural treatment for osteoarthritis is also effective in enabling muscle reflexes and curbing obesity. Vata will be eliminated without increasing kapha, which constitutes the main osteoarthritis treatment in ayurveda.
According to Ayurveda, Osteoarthritis occurs due to aggravation of Vata Dosha and is known as “Sandhivata”. Sandhi means joints. For osteoarthritis treatment in ayurveda, the proper knowledge of its causes is needed. This osteoarthritis knee treatment then focuses on the aggravated doshas. The Vata dosha is aggravated by various reasons like improper diet, overexertion, injury, staying awake at night, stress, depression, etc. Apart from these, aging is a primary cause of Vata aggravation. Vata is dry in nature. When Vata gets vitiated in any of the joints, it dries up the lubricating fluid inside the joints, causes the destruction of the cartilage.It gradually worsens with time, but osteoarthritis treatment in ayurveda can prevent the progression of the disease, relieve pain, rejuvenates the damaged cartilages, and improves the lubrication, function & strength of the joints.Osteoarthritis knee treatment in Ayurveda includes Samanachikitsa and Shodhanchikitsa. Samanachikitsa includes oral ayurvedic medicine for osteoarthritis and its external applications. Shodanachikitsa includes Ayurveda Panchakarma therapies for detoxification and rejuvenation. Healthy diet habits & lifestyle are important in maintaining joint health.
The natural treatment for osteoarthritis involves some enlisted home remedies:
The Ayurvedic approach to illness looks for the fundamental causes of the disease rather than symptoms. The main causative factor of the disease is removed from the patient's daily routine. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, treatment is decided from the available two directions as per the classics. First one is Shodhan (detoxification) to clean the body with the help of Panchakarma therapies and the another is Shaman (balancing the doshas) by using Ayurveda medicines, diet correction and lifestyle adjustments. Detoxification with Panchakarma improves the efficacy of Ayurveda medicines in chronic and advanced cases.
Ayurveda medications are not manufactured in a synthetic or chemical form but in their natural state. Because of this, the herbs are gentle on the body, and there is no chance of side effect or adverse reactions, regardless of the length of time the patient takes them. At Prakash Nethralaya, we use the best quality Ayurveda medicines to ensure the safest and fastest recovery. There is in house processing and dispensing of the medicines for our patients. A few medicines are made available from the good manufacturing companies also.
Ayurveda is based on the idea that each person has a distinct personality and body type and, as a result, their treatment. Ayurveda places more emphasis on treating the patient rather than treating the ailment. The physical composition of two different people with the same ailment may need a different therapeutic approach. An Ayurveda expert at Prakash Nethralaya uses this body type analysis and then reaches at a conclusion of diagnosis and the line of treatment. Accordingly our doctors prescribe the diet, lifestyle changes, yoga, Ayurveda medicines, and Panchakarma therapies.
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