ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS – Ayurvedic Treatment, Medicines, Yoga, Diet, Pranayama

ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS Ayurvedic Treatment is based on the Vata vyadhi treatment principle of Ayurveda. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a neurological condition that affects the spinal cord.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • CAUSES OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • TREATMENTS FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • YOGA FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS

 

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Weakness of limbs
  • Difficulty in speaking and swallowing
  • Tingling sensation
  • Problems in bladder control
  • Loss of reflexes
  • Loss of muscle tone
  • Drooping of eyelids
  • Facial muscle weakness

 

CAUSES OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Infections by enterovirus
  • Neuroparalytic poisons
  • Followed by Guillain-barre syndrome

 

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Acute flaccid myelitis is a neurological disease, triggered by infections such as enterovirus. It commonly affects the gray matter of the spinal cord causes the weakness of muscles.

DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Proper history taking
  • Neurological examinations
  • MRI of the spinal cord
  • Nerve conduction studies

TREATMENTS FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Medications – Corticosteroids
  • Physiotherapy

 

PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Prognosis is based on the stage of the disease and the condition of the patient. Most have continued muscle weakness even after a year.

COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Breathing difficulties
  • Bowel and bladder dysfunction

 

ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, acute flaccid myelitis falls under Vatavyadhi or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder (Sahacharadi kashaya).
  • Vata vyadhi can be correlated to neurological or neuromuscular disorders. The causes and pathogenesis of diseases caused by vitiation of Vata dosha, in general, are the exclusive cause and pathogenesis ofpain, numbness, weakness.

 

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
  • Excessive physical exercise.
  • Suppression of natural urges.
  • Trauma
  • Injuries

 

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Pain and weakness in the body

 

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
  • The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the body and produces different kinds of aches and paralysis.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Toda – aching pain
  • Ruk – Pain on the body
  • Bhedanam – cutting pain
  • Sada – weakness

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Difficult to cure – krichra sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

Ayurvedic local treatment for acute flaccid myelitis 

  • Svedam – Fermentation
  • Pain-relieving lepa application
  • Abhyanga – oil massaging

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Dasamoolarishtam
  • Rasaraj ras
  • Bruhat vata chintamani rasa
  • Laksha guggulu
  • Sahacharadi kashaya
  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu
  • Dhanadhanayanadi kashaya

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • VASTHI – Medicated enema

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

Interne Verwaltung

  • Dasamoolarishtam
  • Rasaraj ras
  • Bruhat vata chintamani rasa
  • Laksha guggulu
  • Sahacharadi kashaya
  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu
  • Dhanadhanayanadi kashaya

External application

  • Snehadhara – with balaswagandha tailam and ksheerabala tailam
  • Shashtika Sali panda sweda

 

HOME REMEDIES FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Proper rest
  • Drinking plenty of fluids
  • Bathing in warm water
  • Body massaging

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Avoid food items that produce vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible food items, cow’s milk
  • Avoid heavy exercises which further aggravate the conditions.
  • Oil massage on the whole body advised. This alleviates vata dosha.
  • Take proper rest.

 

YOGA FOR ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS 

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam

 

Der Patient muss in einer meditativen Haltung mit aufrechtem Kopf und aufrechter Wirbelsäule sitzen, wobei der Körper entspannt ist. Der Patient muss ein Nasenloch (z. B. das linke Nasenloch, wenn er die rechte Hand benutzt und umgekehrt) mit dem Daumen verschließen und durch das andere Nasenloch vollständig ausatmen. Wiederum muss er durch das andere Nasenloch tief einatmen, während das gegenüberliegende Nasenloch noch mit dem Daumen verschlossen ist.

 

  • Savasana – relaxes body and mind

 

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