THE COMBINATION OF SIDDHA PURIFICATION THERAPIES ALONG WITH SIDDHAR YOGAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THANDAGAVATHAM (LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS) - A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Lumbar spondylosis is a degenerative disorder of the lumbar spine characterized clinically by an insidious onset of pain and stiffness and radiologically by osteophyte formation. Vathaa disease is classified into 80 types. Thandagavatham is one of them. It may be correlated with Lumbar Spondylosis in modern science. Siddha is a comprehensive system of medicine that emphasizes the body, mind and spirit to restore the innate harmony of the individual. It contains various therapies like varmam, yogam, purification therapies and external therapies. Purification therapies are fasting, purgation, enema, nasiyam and etc. It helps us to detoxify the body and retain energy and restore it. Yogam is one of the parts of the Siddha system of medicine. Yoga helps in increasing flexibility, muscle strength and body tone. A male patient at the age of 42 reported at the National Institute of Siddha, Chennai with chief complaints of pain in the lumbar region, radiating to both lower limbs, numbness in both legs, and difficulty walking and standing for 3 months. While pain aggravates during prolonged walking and standing. After the treatment of purification therapies along with Siddhar yogam therapy for 48 days, the symptoms were reduced. This study demonstrates that the improvement is seen in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). This result shows that a combination of purification therapies along with Siddhar yogam therapy is very effective in the management of Thandagavatham.