To study the effect of Yogabasti in Sandhigata vata

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is the clinical and pathological outcome of a range of disorders that result in structural and functional failure of synovial joints. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of arthritis, with an associated risk of mobility disability (defined as needing help walking or climbing stairs) for those with affected knees being greater than that due to any other medical condition in people aged. The societal burden (both in terms of personal suffering and use of health resources) is expected to increase with the increasing prevalence of obesity and the aging of the community.

Osteoarthritis is a multifactorial process in which mechanical factors have a central role and is characterized by changes in the structure and function of the whole joint. There is no cure, and current therapeutic strategies are primarily aimed at reducing pain and improving joint function. 

Whereas in Ayurveda, Sandhigata Vata is the commonest form of articular disorder. It is a type of Vatavyadhi which mainly occurs in Vriddhavastha due to Dhatukshaya. That having similar symptoms as that of Osteoarthritis. In Ayurvedic classics, our Acharya has given so many special therapeutic procedures for specific disease along with thousands of no. of medicines. Due to easy availability and less cost of the drugs and the adverse effect of Basti. Basti is Ardha chikitsa according to Ayurveda. The incidence of osteoarthritis in India is as high as 12%. It is estimated that approximately four out of 100 people are affected by it. Osteoarthritis is the most common articular disorder begins asymptomatically in the 2nd & 3rd decades and is extremely common by age 70.