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Living Pain-Free Life With Osteoarthritis

shathayu — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:03:02 +0000

Living Pain-Free Life With Osteoarthritis

Priya’s situation is similar to that of many people who suffer from knee osteoarthritis. She had been an active, healthy, professional lady for the majority of her life until she began to have knee joint pain in her fifties.

The pain was first manageable with home remedies and pain relievers, but it gradually worsened to the point where she couldn’t sleep at night or do her normal routine work.

An x-ray of the knee revealed osteoarthritis, or “wear and tear” arthritis, a degenerative condition in which the smooth cartilage covering the ends of the bones gradually wears away. When she was told she needed a knee replacement, she came to Shathayu Retreat. She was just 52 years old at the time, and the pain was excruciating, preventing her from participating in outdoor activities, sitting, and other activities.

She underwent a variety of therapies at Shathayu Retreat for her knee, including panchakarma rejuvenation, yoga and stretching, and the use of medicinal herbs.

She couldn’t climb three steps on the first day, but by the end of the seven-day ayurvedic treatment for Osteoarthritis, she was able to climb stairs with ease and resume her daily routine.

So let’s understand Knee Pain and Osteoarthritis: How to Prevent, Manage, and Heal

What exactly is osteoarthritis?

The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis causes the cartilage in your joints to wear away.

Osteoarthritis is most common in people between the ages of 40 and 50, and it affects nearly everyone by the age of 70.

• You may experience joint pain, swelling, and stiffness, particularly in the mornings

• Being overweight and overuse of knee joints, old injuries can increase your risk of getting osteoarthritis fairly young

• The best way to prevent Osteoarthritis is by rejuvenating joints and avoiding or extending degenerative changes through exercise, herbs, and therapy

What causes osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease that primarily affects the knee joint. It is caused by cartilage damage in the joint. Cartilage lines the insides of joints and cushions the ends of bones during various movements. When cartilage is damaged, bones rub against each other, causing pain, crepitus, and restricted joint movement. With damage to the cartilage and bone, the joint can no longer move smoothly and work correctly

You have a higher risk of getting osteoarthritis if you:

• Are an older woman

• Are overweight

• Have already injured a joint

• Have weak muscles or damaged nerves in your legs or arms

• Do work that puts stress on your joints

• Have family members with osteoarthritis

What signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis?

Common symptoms include • Pain or a deep ache that worsens when you put weight on the joint, such as when standing;

Restricted and painful movements of the joint.

• Stiffness in your joints after sleeping or staying still that goes away about 30 minutes after moving around

• Joints that don’t straighten or bend fully

Joints that crackle when you move

• Localized tenderness/swelling in severe cases,

How to treat osteoarthritis?

The main goals of treatment are to:

• Relieve your pain

• Keep your joints flexible

• Keep your joints working and you moving

Most people begin with over-the-counter pain relievers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and NSAID creams that can be applied to the skin.

Some doctors may also prescribe stronger pain relievers or inject corticosteroids into a painful, swollen joint.

Ayurveda treatment for pain management in arthritis includes modalities that help to relieve pain and stiffness. It also aids in the restoration of joint functions. A combination of panchakarma, rejuvenation knee therapy, and medicines will benefit patients by improving routine activities and will be easily accessible, effective, and cost-effective.

Ayurveda Treatment for Knee pain

Panchakarma plays an important role in the management of osteoarthritis. Following are the procedures that are very effective in osteoarthritis. Duration of the procedure ranges from 7 -21 days

Abhyanga – It includes full body massage and local massage over the affected joints with specific medicated oils.

Janu Basti – Excellent rejuvenation therapy for the knee to reduce pain and stiffness. It is the procedure in which specific medicated oil is used for knee joints.

Lepa – Application of medicated paste over the knee joint

Sweda/Medicated steam – churna pinda sweda/ patrapinda sweda Hot herbal steam for joints

Virechana and Basti – Panchakarma treatments

Exercise for Knee arthritis

Appropriate exercises—including stretching, strengthening, and postural exercises—help maintain healthy cartilage, increase a joint’s range of motion, and most importantly strengthen surrounding muscles so that they can absorb stress better.

Exercises

Daily stretching exercises with Therapeutic yoga for knee
Strengthening exercises such as weight lifting
Low-impact aerobic exercises such as walking Preferably swimming as Water exercises help to avoid stressing the joint
Stretching exercises should be done daily.

Exercise must be balanced with a few minutes of rest of painful joints (every 4 to 6 hours during the day), but immobilizing a joint is more likely to worsen the disease than relieve it.

Can Ayurveda Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery?

Knee replacement surgery is the latest development in medical science. Whether it is good or bad? – This decision has to be taken considering the individual case. For example a 75-year-old, weak patient with a cardiac problem, has the risk of surgery & having attacks of pain intermittently. This can very well control by Ayurvedic management. The first line of treatment can be definitely Ayurveda as most cases get relief easily with Ayurveda therapies.

Most of the time Ayurveda therapies and Basti treatments can heal the knee and one can avoid Knee replacement surgery.

Final Note managing Arthritis Naturally.

Physical therapy often with Heat therapy such as heating pads, Warm towels Ayurveda medicated steams like pinda sweda, nadi sweda, potali sweda help to recover from pain faster Range-of-motion exercises done gently in warm water are helpful because heat improves muscle function by reducing stiffness and muscle spasm.
Orthotic supportive shoes may help reduce pain caused by walking.
Losing weight can relieve some of the pressure on joints.
Acupuncture/acupressure releases various chemical messengers in the brain that serve as natural painkillers and may be helpful.
Massage by trained therapists and medicated oils with heat treatments are useful
Very regular daily oil massage to all joints, before bath & once in a week whole-body massage.
Amalaki, Shatavari, Ashwagandha, Shigru are good herbs for Sandhivata patients and are given generally in the morning period.(Rasayan Kal)
When there is pain & inflammation it’s advised for no movement or strong massage, rather complete rest is required

Visit Shathayu Retreat and consult our doctors for a completely holistic approach to knee pain and osteoarthritis with Ayurveda, Yoga, naturopathy, acupuncture and herbs, and Ayurveda medicines.

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5 Health Benefits of Ayurveda Retreat

shathayu — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:10:30 +0000

The retreat concept revolves around creating relaxed Optimum-health. India makes the Ayurveda retreats one of the world’s most popular wellness destinations. All you have to do is check in, give up on wellness and walk out a rejuvenated person.

These are the 5 health benefits of Ayurveda retreats that will give your mind and body a much-needed break.

Relaxation and Self Care

With such a key part of Ayurveda balancing, spending time on the ground, relaxing and restoring is crucial for better health. These activities and routines that nurture can help maintain both physical, mental and emotional well-being. Special massage oils are an enormous part of Ayurveda and are so important to nourish the body and instil a deep sense of well-being. Therapeutic massage, Detox, and rejuvenation therapies enhance energy and return the body to a place of equilibrium.

Detox and Boosting Immunity

Ayurveda Detox involves the five traditional purificatory procedures called Panchakarma. The 5 procedures namely Vamana, Virechana, 2 Bastis, and Nasya are scientifically adapted to detoxify the body in bringing back the natural balance of the (doshas) bodily humor. It is as good as servicing your vehicle called the human body. Detoxification helps to rejuvenate as well as re-energize the mind, body, and soul and restores the natural biological rhythm. This reform enhances the immune system and thereby preventing diseases and helping maintain optimum health.

Anti-Aging

The aging process is a challenging human experience common to everyone, and the desire to look young, and healthy prevails in the majority of us. Ayurveda retreat offers vast amounts of information on principles of anti-aging activity and anti-aging herbs, helping in the exploration of possibilities of living healthy.

Rasayana is an exceptional ayurvedic Rejuvenation treatment. The scope of Rasayana therapy is not necessarily restricted to herb or formulation but includes a combination of therapies, meditation, yoga, daily and seasonal diet, lifestyle interventions, and personal and social behavioral conduct too. All these measures assist in the maintenance of a healthy body and better living.

Reducing Stress

Where stress has become a lifestyle of the present generation, stress management is the need of the hour. From homemakers to professionals, the hectic lifestyle gives them a load of stress and related disorders. Ayurveda dexterity in stress management has a variety of programs to deal with different kinds of stress. Ayurveda can help improve concentration and mindset, it can also assist to reduce stress.

May it be your sleeplessness, anxiety, tiredness, depression, or just the need for relaxation after a hectic schedule, we fulfill your needs with refreshing and rejuvenating Shirodhara, sarvangadhara, abhyanga, navara lepa, phalalepa , shiroabhyanga, padabhyanga and many more.

Reduce Aches and Pains

Holistic system of ayurveda believes in, ‘nadi pareeksha (Pulse diagnosis)’ and ‘prakriti analysis’ (Body constitution) is taken into consideration to arrive at therapy plan. Ayurvedic medicine and therapies aim at reducing inflammation, improving tissue nutrition, promoting tissue healing, improving circulation, regulating lymphatic drainage and reducing swelling. Ayurvedic medicine can help lower pain and swelling, improve blood flow and help fight inflammatory conditions like arthritis and fibromyalgia. With a keen focus on herbal treatments, antioxidants effective physical exercise, many people experience lower levels of inflammation, increased energy and superior healing.

About Ayurveda Retreat -SHATHAYU

We at Shathayu Retreat strongly believe that being healthy extends beyond the realms of Physical well-being. Our focus is on total health that encompasses physical, psychological, and spiritual wellness. A healthy state of the body, mind, and spirit is the first step in building a society that is peaceful, productive, and happy.

Shathayu Retreat offers Ayurveda Yoga and nature cure which is essential for a profound healing experience. Our Ayurveda retreat in Bangalore, India, can be booked at any time of the year and is suitable for all levels. Shathayu Retreat is perfect for anyone looking for an Ayurveda experience to add to their holiday plan.

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FROZEN SHOULDER PAIN

shathayu — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:21:00 +0000

Sometimes shoulders just seize up, painfully and mysteriously: frozen shoulder. Frozen shoulder usually causes when a person is having diseases like diabetes, or it follows traumas or periods of immobilization — hold the shoulder in one position for long enough, and it actually may get stuck there. The shoulder is that the only joint that always “freezes” in most of the scenarios.

A tissue around shoulder joint that holds together called Shoulder Capsule. With frozen shoulder, the capsule becomes thick and tight which makes hard to move shoulder. Medically known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition affecting connective tissue surrounding shoulder joint causing inflammation, stiffness, restricted movements and chronic pain. Even simple movements like raising the arm, wearing the dress, combing hair become nearly impossible to perform.

Frozen Shoulder pain will go through 4 phases and each phase has its own symptoms.

Prefreezing Phase

During this phase, it is difficult to notice the issue as Adhesive Capsulitis. You can have symptoms during 1 to 3 months, getting worse and however movement of the shoulder causes pain.

Freezing Phase

Develops a pain in shoulder.
Gets worse slowly over time and hurt more at night.
Lasts for 6 to 9 months.

Frozen Phase

Pain gets better and stiffness gets worse.
Shoulder movement becomes difficult and harder for daily activities.
This phase can lasts for 4 – 12 months.

Thawing Phase

Improves shoulder motion slowly.
Complete return to normal takes from 6 months to 2 years.

Risk factors

Diabetic and Age above 40 to 60 years in age, more female gender is twice susceptible to this condition.

Treatment for Frozen Shoulder pain

Main line of treatment is use of analgesics, corticosteroids, anti inflammatory drugs, which give temporary relief of symptoms, but does not cure the root cause. For some physiotherapy helps.

Ayurvedic treatment aims at treating stiffness, pain and preserving shoulder joint movements. Massages with pain relieving medicated oils and herbal fomentation of heat therapy is helpful in reducing pain and stiffness. Followed by herbal ayurveda medication.

Shathayu gives promising solutions to various pain management treatments like kati basti, greeva basti, abhyanga, ela kizhi, pizhichil, pinda sweda done using various medicated oils along with oral medications to support the treatment. These treatments have left a big smile on many patients who came to use in grieving pain.

Article By

Dr Anitha Bhat

Senior Ayurveda Physician

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