Ayurvedic Treatment for Disc Prolapse

Ayurvedic Treatment for Disc Prolapse is efficient to avoid unwanted surgeries. Disc prolapse is the condition in which the inner portion of the disc to protrude through the outer ring. This is also known as a slipped or herniated disc. Disc prolapse occurs anywhere in the spinal column.

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

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Pain in the site of the prolapsed disc
  • Pain may radiate towards arms, shoulders, leg, foot
  • Numbness in legs
  • Sensazione di formicolio
  • Debolezza muscolare
  • Muscle spasms
  • Overactive reflexes
  • Low backache
  • Neck pain

CAUSES OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Disc degeneration
  • Lesioni traumatiche

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DISC PROLAPSE

Age-related wear and tear occur in the disc, leads to reduced flexibility and a higher chance of protrusion of contents due to rupturing of the disc.

DIAGNOSIS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Ispezione
  • Palpation – to find out the tenderness
  • Movimenti
  • Raggi X
  • RISONANZA MAGNETICA
  • Scansione TC

TREATMENTS FOR DISC PROLAPSE

  • La fisioterapia e gli antidolorifici possono essere d'aiuto. In alcuni casi può essere necessario un intervento chirurgico.
  • Medications – Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesic, Muscle relaxant and Narcotic

PROGNOSIS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • La prognosi si basa sulla causa della malattia, sulla durata e sulle condizioni del paziente.

COMPLICATIONS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Danni permanenti ai nervi
  • Bladder or bowel dysfunction
  • Stiffened vertebrae

DISC PROLAPSEAND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, Disc prolapse falls under Vatavyadhi or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder.
  • It is manifested as katigraha (low back ache) or greeva graham (neck pain)
  • 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, tingling sensation.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Eccesso di consumo di cibi untuosi e freddi
  • Esercizio fisico eccessivo.
  • Soppressione degli impulsi naturali.
  • Trauma
  • Lesioni

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Dull intermittent pain and numbness in the low back region or cervical region on movement.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • I dosha vata, pitta e kapha si muovono attraverso tutti i canali di circolazione. A causa della natura sottile di vata, esso spinge gli altri due dosha.
  • Il vata aggravato, avendo provocato questi due dosha, si esacerba e riempie i canali vuoti e si muove notevolmente al loro interno o facendosi avvolgere dagli altri dosha.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the spinal column and produces different kinds of aches and pains.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISC PROLAPSE

  • Toda – Pain
  • Sada - debolezza
  • Sensazione di formicolio
  • Numbness
  • Rigidità

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DISC PROLAPSE

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

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DISC PROLAPSE

Ayurvedic local treatment for DISC PROLAPSE

  • Applicazione di lepa antidolorifica
  • Valuka svedam – local fermentation
  • Greeva vasthi
  • Kateevasthi-panchaguna taila
  • Kateepichu-Sahacharadi tailam

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DISC PROLAPSE

  • Gandharvahastadi Kashayam
  • Ashtavargam Kashayam
  • Rasnasaptakam Kashayam
  • Dhanwantharam Kashayam
  • Rasnerandadi Kashayam
  • Nirgundyadi Kashayam
  • Chiruvilwadi Kashayam
  • Mustadi Marma Kashayam
  • Balarishtam
  • Abhayarishtam
  • Dasamoolarishtam
  • Gandha tailam insieme al latte
  • Rasaraj ras
  • Laksha guggulu
  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DISC PROLAPSE

  • NASYA-Ksheerabala
  • VASTHI-Erandamooladi yapana vasthi
  • SNEHAVIRECHANAM-Eranda tailam
  • Shirovasti

Kerala Style Treatments

  • Dhanya Swedam
  • Dhanyamla Dhara
  • Patrapodala Swedam
  • Shashtika Pinda Swedam
  • Dhara
  • Talapothichil

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DISC PROLAPSE

Amministrazione interna

  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu

Applicazione esterna

  • Sahacharadi tailam
  • Panchaguna tailam
  • Mahanarayana tailam

HOME REMEDIES FOR DISC PROLAPSE

  • Applicazione di calore sulla zona interessata mediante un asciugamano bagnato con acqua calda
  • Massaggiare la zona dolorosa per 15 minuti (senza esercitare troppa pressione).

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DISC PROLAPSE

  • Evitare gli alimenti che producono uno squilibrio vata dosha, come i cibi freddi e secchi, difficili da digerire. Perché lo squilibrio vata aggrava i sintomi.
  • Consumare alimenti facilmente digeribili, latte vaccino
  • Avoid heavy exercises that further aggravate the conditions.
  • Oil massage on affected area advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
  • Riposare adeguatamente.

 

YOGA FOR DISC PROLAPSE

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam - calma la mente e dà sollievo ai dolori.

 

Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.

 

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF DISC PROLAPSE

  1. Management of Degenerative disc disease in Ayurveda

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275154231_Management_of_Degenerative_disc_disease_in_Ayurveda

2.     Management of low backache due to pivd through panchakarma: a case study

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322632027_MANAGEMENT_OF_LOW_BACKACHE_DUE_TO_PIVD_THROUGH_PANCHAKARMA_A_CASE_STUDY