Abstract

CLINICAL STUDY OF SANDHIGAT VATA W.S.R TO OSTEOARTHRITIS AND ITS MANAGEMENT BY AMRUTADI KWATHA

Arti Nitinkumar Modase* and Vivek S. Chandurkar

ABSTRACT

The Sandhigata vata is a disease mentioned in almost all ayurvedic classics and is correlated with Osteoarthritis of modern science. Sandhigata vata is the communal form of the articular disorder. Its existence as a ‘vatavyadhi’ located in ‘Mamsa-Asthi-Sandhi’ and its incidence in old age makes its kashtasadhya. Allopathic treatment has its own limitation in managing this disease. It can provide either conservative or surgical treatment. Many treatment modalities mentioned for Sandhigata vata in Ayurvedic classics and it can be better treatable by these management and procedures. The proposed study focuses on the management of Sandhigata vata using Amrutadi Kwatha. In this study total 34 subjects having complaints of sandhigata vata were randomly selected and treated with Amrutadi Kwatha. The data was collected using WOMAC scale and other criteria and Collected data was tabulated, classified and presented in the form of tables and graphs and finally analysed statistically. The data shows that Amrutadi Kwatha shows significant effect on Sandhigata vata symptoms.

Keywords: Sandhigat vata, Amrutadi Kwatha, Osteoarthritis.