GOUT- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Gout or gouty arthritis is the common form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness in joints.

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

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GOUT

Sudden severe pain.
Pain manifested in almost all joints.
It is commonly experienced in the base of the big toe.
Pain aggravated during body movement.
Hinchazón
Enrojecimiento

CAUSES OF GOUT

Accumulation of uric acid crystals
Certain medications
Family history
Metabolic diseases like diabetes
Kidney diseases
Dieta

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GOUT

Hyperuricemia (typically defined as serum urate concentration >6.8 mg/dL) is a common and necessary pathogenic factor in the development of gout. The accumulation of urate crystals in the joints causes inflammation.

DIAGNOSIS OF GOUT

EXAMINATIONS

Inspection – swelling, redness
Palpation – temperature, tenderness
Movements

INVESTIGATIONS

X – rays
IRM
TAC
Laboratory tests – to find out the underlying pathology, the uric acid value in blood

TREATMENTS FOR GOUT

Medications – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesics
Tratamiento de la patología subyacente
Physiotherapy
Uric acid-reducing agents

PROGNOSIS OF GOUT

Prognosis is based on the stage of the disease, duration and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF GOUT

Stiffened joint
Permanent damage of joint
Unable to do any movement

GOUT AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda, gout falls under Vata vyadhi or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder. Particularly the symptoms are related to ‘vataraktha’.
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 of pain, numbness, weakness.
Vata dosha and asthi dhatu are involved.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF GOUT

Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
Excessive physical exercise.
Supresión de los impulsos naturales.
Trauma
Injuries
Asthi dhatu kashaya – degeneration of bone tissue

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF GOUT

Sudden sharp pain in the joints

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF GOUT

Vata, pitta y kapha dosha se mueven por todos los canales de circulación. Debido a la naturaleza sutil de vata, impulsa a los dos doshas restantes.
El vata agravado habiendo provocado estos dos doshas, se exacerba y llena los canales vacíos y se mueve grandemente dentro de ellos o siendo envuelto por los otros doshas.
The aggravated vata resides in the joints and produces different kinds of aches and pains.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GOUT

Toda – aching pain
Ruk – Pain on the joints
Redness on joints
Pain aggravates on movement
Sopha – edema
Sada – weakness

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF GOUT

Pain associated with traumatic injuries is difficult to cure – krichra sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR GOUT

Ayurvedic local treatment for gout

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

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR GOUT

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR GOUT

VASTHI- Erandamooladi yapana vasthi , madhuyashtyadi taila vasthi
SNEHAVIRECHANAM-Eranda tailam
NASYA-Ksheerabala

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR GOUT

Administración Interna

Aplicación externa

Snehadhara – with balaswagandha tailam y ksheerabala tailam
Shashtika Sali panda sweda

HOME REMEDIES FOR GOUT

Proper rest
Heat application on the affected area by a towel dipped with hot water
Massage the painful area for 15 minutes ( NOT too much pressure )
Drinking plenty of fluids
Bathing in warm water
Body massaging

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR GOUT

Avoid food items that produce vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
Consume alimentos de fácil digestión, leche de vaca
Evite los ejercicios pesados que agravan aún más las afecciones.
Oil massage on the whole body is advised. This alleviates Vata dosha.
Descansa adecuadamente.

YOGA FOR GOUT

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from aches and pains

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.