Abstract

A36-year-old male from Tarnaka,visited with the chief complaints of pain,severe stiffness, and restricted range of movement of shoulderjoints, ankle joints and interphalangeal joints of upper limb in both active and passive movements.He was diagnosed case ofRheumatoid Arthritis which can be equated toUthiravathasuronitham, one of the Vatha disease mentioned in Siddhasystem of medicine. The disease varies greatly in the manner and degree to which it may affect a patient's general health, mobility and quality of life. Patient was treated with the Siddha Varman Therapy for 23 days. After 23 sessions of therapy reduction in pain, and restricted movement with the improvement in quality of life were measured by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)andHealth Assessment Questionnaire- Disability Index (HAQ-DI) respectively.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call