Osteoarthritis

IT CAN BE SERIOUS, DEBILITATING & PAINFUL

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. Otherwise called the wear and tear arthritis. It can occur in any joint but commonly affect the weight bearing joints include hip joint, knee joint and the spine. In this condition, your joints become stiff and loses its elasticity. Overtime the cartilages get damaged, degenerated and causing pain. Almost all of us get affected with osteoarthritis once in our life time as our age advances.

What causes osteoarthritis?

• Family history – it can be inherited
• Old age – bone degeneration occurs as we are getting old
• Obesity
• Trauma to joints
• Other diseases like rheumatoid arthritis etc
• Gender- women are more likely to get this disease
• Bone deformities
• Metabolic diseases
• Weather – some people experience pain when atmospheric pressure is falling, like before raining etc

Symptoms include

Symptoms develops gradually and worse overtime.

• Pain – increases while movement
• Joint stiffness
• Joint swelling
• Tenderness
• Crackling sound from joints
• Bony spurs – extra bone fragments in the joints
• Difficulty in movement

Ayurvedic way of explaining osteoarthritis

In Ayurveda osteoarthritis is known as sandhivata. As the word explains, vitiated vata get lodged in sandhi (joints) and destroys it. Vata get vitiated due to foods, activities which aggravate vata.

What we can do to cure this?

In Dubai, Dr.shyams Ayurveda provide you most effective treatment with satisfying results. Our treatment includes both external and internal therapies. Externally treatments like abhyanga done with oils which has property of reducing vata like, sahacharadi tailam, kottamchukkadi tailam etc can be used. After abhyanga, patient is advised to have sudation therapy (swedana). By doing this swedana procedure, doshas get activated and ready to flush them out. It helps in relieving pain and stiffness of the affected joints. Based on the condition, our doctor will suggest you which type of swedana is suitable for you. There maybe sarvanga bashpa sweda (in steam chamber), nadi sweda, kizhi made up of various herbs,like elakizhi, churna pinda sweda, pizhichi with vata alleviating oils, also sthanika vasthis are given depends on the area like janu vasthi for knees, kati vasthi for low back etc, then pichu, lepana with herbal pastes are done. All these treatments are safe and free from side effects. All the above said treatments are carried out in Dr.shyams Ayurveda treatment centre, Dubai.

Coming to internal treatments, snehapana is advised (intake of medicated ghee/oil) as a part of panchakarma poorva karma. Later swedana given prior to main panchakarma therapies. Virechana is administered in case of sandhigatha vata. It helps in letting out the morbid pitta and vata. Another treatment is basthi. Basthi chikitsa is said to be best treatment in case of sandhi vata. It strengthen your joints and flushing out the vata. Our doctor will suggest you which basthi is good for you.

Other treatments like udwarthana for weight reduction, other ayurvedic formulations like maharasnadi kashayam, gandharvahasthadi kashayam, balarishtam, gandhatailam etc are given based on your condition.

Diet recommendation

• More fruits and vegetables
• Weight loss diets
• Add omega -3 fatty acids in your diet
• Avoid sugar, coffee, tea in excess
• Avoid alcohol
• Consume buttermilk, soya, milk
• Avoid spicy, salty, fried foods

Life style tips

• Drink plenty of water
• Do exercise
• Practice yoga
• Sleep well
• Regular timely meals

Dr.shyams Ayurveda treatment centre is the best ayurvedic treatment centre in Dubai, UAE. We provide the best individual patient care. Treat your joint pain here with the authentic & holistic touch of Ayurveda.

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