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VIDDHAGNIKARMA - A MARVEL REMEDY IN JANU-SANDHIGATA VATA (OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE JOINT) - A CASE STUDY

Dr. Prathamesh Pradeep Kashikar*

ABSTRACT

Viddhakarma is interpreted as ‘piercing’, while Agnikarma is understood as thermal cauterization. This approach modifies the concept based on various agnikarma procedures as developed by Acharya Sushruta, which advocates for the use of different instruments for agnikarma depending on the location being treated.[1] Given that muscles, tendons, and ligaments are situated deep within the body, the heat generated needs to affect them through a medium that avoids direct contact with the skin to prevent burns; therefore, viddhagnikarma was introduced. Agnikarma is said to be the most successful treatment for painful conditions, particularly musculoskeletal disorders, and is recommended for sira, snayu, sandhi, and asthigata disorders (tendons, ligaments, joint and bone diseases).[2] The alteration of Agnikarma is called Viddhagnikarma. Due to their similar signs and symptoms, sandhigata vata and osteoarthritis of the knee can be linked. The people of age group exceeding 40 years are most frequently affected by sandhigata vata, which manifests as knee joint pain, swelling, stiffness in the morning, and crepitus.[3] Alternative therapies must take the place of the increasingly aggressive use of NSAIDs, topical analgesics, injection therapy, and many other treatments.[4] This case study introduces a therapy for pain management in sandhigata vata that is minimal invasive with no side-effects and is cheap in a 54-year-old lady that was diagnosed as Janu-sandhigata vata (osteoarthritis of knee joint).

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