COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF AMSABASTI AND SNEHAN – SWEDAN THERAPY BY LAGHUVISHGARBHA TAIL ALONG WITH TRAYODASHANGGUGGULU IN AVABAHUKA (FROZEN SHOULDER)

Wairagade S*, Kumar S, Wajpeyi S, Dandekar P, Bhawane A

Datta Meghe Ayurved Medical College Hospital and Research Centre,Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharastra, India

ABSTRACT

Avabahuka is caused mainly by vitiated vata. Avabahuka is not mentioned in nanatmajvatavyadhi but acharya sushruta and other acharyas considered avabahuka as vatavyadhi. Avabahuka is a disease that affects amsa sandhi. Avabahuka is correlated with frozen shoulder of modern science. It is also known as adhesive capsulitis, or stiff shoulder where joint pain and stiffness of shoulder joint both occur. Therefore as avabahuka causes major limitations in activities of daily living casting a negative influence on the quality of life as well as long-term or even permanent disability in a few of the patients, proper treatment is needed for the problem. In ayurveda basic principle of avabahuka treatment is vata shaman chikitsa. The general line of treatment for vatavyadhi issnehana, swedana, mrudusamshodhan, basti, nasya, and so on. Snehana – swedana for the treatment of avabahuka which is generally given in vatavyadhichikitsa has gained popularity for its efficacy. Evaluation of the utility, safety, and efficacy of laghuvishagarbha tail amsabasti by amsabasti yantra along with trayodashangguggulu as compare to laghuvishagarbha tail snehana – swedana along with trayodashangguggulu in the management of avbahuka (frozen shoulder). In this study, 140 patients will be divided randomly into 2 groups (70 in each). In group a (experimental) –amsabasti of laghuvishgarbha tail and oral drug trayodashangguggulu (500 mg thrice a day) after meals with plain water will be given for 21 days and group b (control) –snehana of laghuvishgarbha tail, swedana of by plain water and oral drug trayodashangguggulu (500 mg thrice a day) after meals with plain water will be given for 21 days. Assessment of avabahuka will be recorded on day 0, on 7th day, on 14th day and on 21st day. Changes will be observed in objective outcomes. Amsa basti will be more efficacious thansnehana -swedana in the management of avabahuka.

Keywords:

Avabahuka, Frozen Shoulder, Amsa Basti, LaghuvishgarbhaTaila, TrayodashangGuggulu