ARTHRITIS TREATMENT

ARTHRITIS

Arthritis is very common disease and one can find patient of arthritis in almost every family. According to a survey in India more than 65 % of people ageing 65 years of more suffers from some kind of arthritis.

Arthritis is classified in Ayurveda as कष्टसाध्य रोग (Kasthsadhya Rog – difficult to cure). If not treated, the disease can become असाध्य (Incurable).

There are many types of arthritis. Two basic types of arthritis, which we can see commonly are.

Osteoarthritis (संधिगत वात – Sandhigat Vata)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (आम वात – Aam Vata)

Osteoarthritis: संधिगत वात

This is most common type of Arthritis. It is more common as the age progresses.

In simple words, Osteoarthritis is result of general wear and tear of joints.

The common cause of osteoarthritis are as below

Injury
Infection of joint
Obesity
Neuromuscular weakness
Lake of exercise
Improper walking, sitting, standing posture

These factors make certain joints vulnerable to get affected by Aggravated Vata.
Aggravated Vata is the responsible for Osteoarthritis.
The Vata gets aggravated due to various reasons as mentioned below.

Irregular food habits
Excessive intake of dry and LAGHU food
Night watching
Lack of sleep
Exposure to excessive cold
Excessive exercise without proper rest

These factors cause aggravation of Vata in vulnerable joints

Rheumatoid Arthritis: आम वात

RA is considered as Autoimmune disease, where own immune system causes systemic inflammation including capsule covering joints making joint inflamed and painful movement of such joint. Apart from involvement of Joints, other organs are often affected, like inflammation of heart, lungs, eyes etc, if not treated properly.

The reason for Rheumatoid Arthritis is accumulation of आम (Aam – Toxins) and improper functioning of immune system.

AAM IS ACCUMULATED IN EXCESS IN TWO WAY.

Excess Production of Aam

Improper working of अग्नि (Agni – Digestive fire). In other words improper digestion of food.
When food is digested improperly, it results in defective धातु (Dhatu – building block of physical body, namely – Ras : Initial liquid solution resulting from Digestion, Rak : Blood, Mams : Muscle, Med : Fat, Asthi : Bone, Majja : Bone marrow, Sukhra : Ovum / Sperm)

Reduced removal of Aam

Due to various reasons removal of Aam from system is get affected. Resulting in accumulation of Aam in excess in body.

Effects of Aam

Excess Ama circulates in body and accumulates in joints and other organs.
Aam due to its own nature of being defective, causes inflammation where it has been accumulated.
व्याधिक्षमत्व (Own Immune system) wrongly identify accumulated Aam as foreign substance and attack it resulting in inflammation of body part, where Aam is accumulated.

Various factors results in excess accumulation of Aam in body

Incompatible food habits (विरुद्ध आहार – Virrudha Aahar)
Eating food against one’s constitution (प्रकृति विरुद्ध आहार – Prakruti Virrudha Aahar)
Emotional factors like fear, anger, agitation etc
Daytime sleeping

Arthritis Treatment:

At Maharshi Atreya Health Centre (Ayurvedic Panchakarma Hospital and Ayurvedic Clinic) we follow a comprehensive approach towards the treatment of arthritis.

Avoidance / Removal of Causative factor.

After प्रकृति परिक्षण (Detailed consultation / history taking) we can identify cause of arthritis and we give advise accordingly to avoid such causative factors.

PANCHAKARMA TREATMENT

Panchakarma therapy is a combination of five procedures, which detoxify the body and balance the three doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha).
You can take the Panchakarma therapy in-house at our Ayurvedic Health Centre at Undera, Vadodara.
Alternatively, you can also take the Panchakarma therapy on OPD Basis (without lodging and boarding) at our Ayurvedic Panchakarma Clinic at Race Course Circle, Vadodara.

AYURVEDIC HERBS

We give specific Ayurvedic herbs for the treatment of aggravated Vata and for improper digestion (मंदाग्नि)
Ayurvedic medicines used at MAHC are made in a GMP certified Pharmacy. GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certification is a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
We follow global standards of packaging. Our medicines are always safely and hygienically packed, using the latest high-barrier packaging techniques.
Upon completion of Panchakarma Rejuvenation therapy, you can get Ayurvedic herbal remedies from our Panchakarma Clinic at Vadodara (Race Course Circle).

AYURVEDIC DIET

The diet is an important factor in the prevention and treatment of the arthritis. At our Ayurvedic Panchakarma centre at Undera, we serve freshly prepared Ayurvedic diet. Prepared according to your constitution, this diet helps in detoxification and balancing of the three doshas.

DIETARY ADVICE FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Good for Rheumatoid arthritis patient (સંધિવાત દર્દી માટે અનુકૂળ)

Barley	જવ	Pranayam	પ્રાણાયામ
Horse gram	કળથી	Hot water for bathing and drinking	ગરમ પાણી નહાવા અને પીવા માટે
Red rice	રક્તશાલી (ચોખા)	Castor oil	દિવેલ
Drum stick	સરગવો	Ginger	આદુ
Bitter gourd	કરેલા	Pointed gourd	પરવર

Bad for Rheumatoid arthritis patient (સંધિવાત દર્દી માટે પ્રતિકૂળ)

Black gram	અળદ	Excess stress	વધુ પડતી ચિંતા
Sweets	મીઠાઈઓ	Air condition	એર કન્ડીશન
Fast food	ફાસ્ટ ફૂડ	Exposure to cold wind	ઠંડી હવા
Uncooked food	પકવ્યા વગરનો અથવા અર્ધ પાકેલો ખોરાક	Suppression of natural urges	કુદરતી આવેગો (છીક, અશ્રુ, બગાસું વી.) રોકવા
Salty food	વધારે નમક વાળો આહાર	Daytime sleeping	દિવસે ઊંઘવું
Spicy food	તીખો આહાર	Ice creams	આઈસ ક્રીમ
Oily food	વધુ તેલ વાળો ખોરાક	Cold beverages	ઠંડા પીણાં
Cheese	ચીઝ	Milk	દૂધ
Pizza	પિઝ્ઝા	Jaggery	ગોળ
Maggy	મેગી	Curd	દહીં
Fish	માછલી	Coldwater	ઠંડુ પાણી નહાવા અને પીવા માટે

UNDERSTANDING THROUGH DISCUSSION SESSIONS

We conduct periodic group discussions at our Ayurvedic Hospital and educate people on various topics related to arthritis – the Ayurvedic concept of nutrition, incompatible foods, factors causing arthritis, Ayurvedic diet to prevent arthritis, etc.