Role of Laghupanchmooladi bala siddha ksheera paka inManagement of Sandhivata w.s.r. to Knee Osteoarthritis

Sandhivata is a degenerative and pain predominating disorder. Sandhivata is one of most common type of vatavyadhi which mainly occurs in Vriddhavastha due to dhatukshaya and the other vataprakopaka etiological factors which limits daily life activities such as walking standing personal care home activities etc. thus patient make disabled handicapped. The lakshana of Sandhivata like Sandhishoola Sandhishotha Akunchana prasaranajanya vedana Stambha and Atopacan be corelated with Osteoarthritis. Here a case of 51 years old lady has been presented with complaints of pain swelling and restricted movements of both knee joints. based on clinical sign and symptoms she was diagnosed as a case of Sandhivata.Treatment planned was Laghupanchmooladi bala siddha ksheera paka as a pana. Assesment of patient condition before and after treatment was done to evaluate efficacy of the given treatment. Based on the assessment parameters significant improvement was seen in the subjective symptoms and pain scale after the completion of a schedule of 15 days of treatment and a seven days follow up. the physical activity grading also improved significantly. It can be concluded that severe knee oa may be managed with ayurvedic treatment.nbsp