Abstract
Aims and Objectives: Aim to investigate whether the procedure of Matra Basti with Bala Taila has any effect on the symptom of difficulty in climbing up-stairs and down-stairs in the patients of Osteoarthritis of Knee Joints.Materials and Methods: A total of 20 patients having Osteoarthritis of knee joints were included in the   present study. Patients were administered with “Matra Basti using Bala Taila†after giving snehan and svedana to them. The time of administration of Basti, time of expulsion and samyaka anuvasita lakshanas were noted on each day. The readings for climbing up-stairs and climbing down-stairs were noted before treatment and after treatment of 7 days.Observation: Twenty patients of osteoarthritis of knee joint of age group 40 to 70 years irrespective of sex, religion and socioeconomic status were included for the study. Patients having systemic disorders, which might interfere with the treatment and those having traumatic conditions were not part of study.Results: The study showed significant improvement in Ability to climbing up-stairs and down-stairs scores after administration of Matra Basti with Bala Taila.Conclusion: The administration Matra Basti of Bala Taila has significant results in the management of the symptom of difficulty in climbing up-stairs and down-stairs in the patients of Osteoarthritis of Knee JointsÂ
Highlights
Exclusion criteria were: Patients having systemic disorder which might interfere with the treatment, Patients who were not fit for Matra Basti, Patients with infective Neoplastic and traumatic condition of Knee joint
An assessment of ability to climb up Standard flight of stairs in patients of Janu sandhigatavata before and after treatment was taken and analyzed statistically
The present study is an attempt to explore the efficacy of Matra Basti in the management of Sandhigatavata
Summary
Its objectives are to preserve the health of the healthy and cure the ailment of the ailed. These objectives lead to an improved quality of life for all people. Prakupita Vata is responsible for several types of diseases in body (1). Sandhi-gata-vata is one such disease in which the vitiated vata localizes in the asthisandhis of the body. It is a condition common in the vriddha awastha coinciding with the vata predominant phase of life. Such a condition, when affecting the knee
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