Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of central nervous system that often impairs the motorskills, speech and other functions of person.
Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders.
According to ayurveda, Parkinson’s disease is similar to a disease namedkampavata. Kampavata is a nanatmajavyadhi( one of the disease caused by aggravated vata).
Stroke happens when the blood flow to the brain stops within minutes brain cells begin to die. There are two kinds of stroke
1. Ischemic stroke – caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain.
2. Hemorrhagic stroke – is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain.
According to ayurveda, stroke can correlated with pakshaghatha which is caused due to impaired vata.
Sciatica is caused by injury to or compression of sciatic nerves . it is a low back pain combined with a pain through the buttock and down one leg.
In ayurveda, it is similar to gridhrasi. Vata is the main dosha involved.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a clinical syndromecharacterized by mild obesity, irregular menses or amenorrhoea and signs of androgen excess (eg; hirsutism,acne)
In most patients the ovaries contain multiple cysts.
Symptoms typically starts with puberty and worsen with time.The typical symptoms are
Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual period of women of a reproductive age.
According to ayurveda, it is similar toanarthava
Menorrhagia is an abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals. A blood loss of greater than 80 ml or lasting longer than 7 days is considered menorrhagia.
According to ayurveda, it can be correlated to Asrugdhara
Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for menstrual cramps associated with lower abdominal pain - sharp or aching in nature or back pain.
According to ayurveda, it is similar to udavartha which is caused due to impaired vata and kapha.
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is an abnormal bleeding from the vagina that occurs due to changes in the hormonal levels.
According to ayurveda, it can be correlated with asrigdhara
Menopause is the absence of menstrual cycle for 12 consecutive monthsaverage age of menopause is 50 to 55 yrs.
Changes in the hormonal levels causes post-menopausal symptoms for about 5 to 10 years.
In ayurvedamenopause is rajonivrithi and post-menopausalsyndrome can be correlated to problems associated with that.It can be due to imbalance of all doshas which occur as a natural and gradual consequence of ageing.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis in which all the major and minor joints are involved associated with pain and stiffness.it is an autoimmune disorder.
In ayurveda, it may be correlated with vatarakta .
It is the degenerative arthritis occurring in bone .Usually it is a slow progressive disease.
According to ayurveda OA can be correlated with sandhigathavata. Ayurvedically all sandhis or joints are seat of shleshakakapha (one among the type of 5 kaphas).
Gout is a type of arthritis when uric acid increases in blood and there is sudden pain and inflammation in one joint.It is common in men than women.
There are certain foods like nuts,proteins,alcohol which increases uric acid level.
According to ayurveda, gout can be considered as pitta type of vatarakta.
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is when the shoulder is painful and cannot move normally because of inflammation.
According to ayurveda frozen shoulder can be correlated to avabahuka.
Spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis)is a degenerative disorder. It is the general wear and tear that occurs in the joints and bones of the spine as people gets older. Spondylosis may affect cervical (neck), thoracic (midback) or lumbar (low back) regions of spine.
Ayurvedically it can be correlated with sandhigatavata affecting spine.
Stress is a state of strain, whether it is physical or psychological. Stress can be acute,Episodic acute & chronic. Positive stress creates motivation and energy and increases performance. Negative stress create anxiety and decreases performance.
Ayurveda offers a holistic approach to managing stress and anxiety by addressing imbalances in mind body and spirit.
Low back ache is defined as pain and discomfort localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds with or without leg pain.
Treatment modalities which are mentioned for pacifying vata can also be adopted in LBA.
In ayurveda LBA can be correlated to the following conditions such as Katigraha.
Infertility is the failure to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse.
Treatment involves :
According to ayurveda fertility can be correlated with vandhya,apraja etc. Vandhyatwa is caused due to impaired tridosha with predominant vata.
Obesity is a state of excess adipose tissue mass. Ayurvedically obesity is sthoulya. Avyayama (lack of exercise) and divaswapnam (daysleep) causes. khavaighunya (blockage of channels) and this ultimately leads to sthoulya.
Anxiety is body’s natural response to stress that causes increased alertness, fear and physical science. It includes disorders that share features of excessive fear, and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances. Some of the anxiety disorders are agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobias, panic disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, mixed anxiety and depressive disorder.
Ayurveda offers a holistic approach to managing stress and anxiety by addressing imbalances in mind body and spirit.
Depression is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest, or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy and poor concentration.
Ayurveda offers a holistic approach to managing depression by addressing imbalances in mind body and spirit.
