Management of tennis elbow by Agnikarma.
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2013-01
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Tennis elbow is a painful condition and causes restricted movement of forearm which requires treatment for long period.
Till date only symptomatic treatments are available like use of anti-infl ammatory analgesic drugs, steroids injection,
physiotherapy, exercise etc. But none of these provide satisfactory result. Long term use of anti-infl ammatory, analgesic
drugs and steroids injection is also not free from the adverse effects. Usually, 'wait-and-see policy' of treatment guideline
is recommended in most of medical texts. According to Ayurveda, snayugata vata can be correlated with the condition of
tennis elbow. Sushruta has advised Agnikarma for disorders of snayu (ligaments and tendons), asthi (bone), siddhi (joints)
etc. Hence, in this study a case of tennis elbow (snayugata vata) was treated by Agnikarma, along with administration
of powder of Ashwagandha and Navajivana Rasa orally, for a period of 03 weeks. This combination therapy provided
considerable relief in pain and movement of the elbow joint.
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Agnikarma, Ashwagandha, Navajivana Rasa, snayugata vata, tennis elbow
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Mahanta Vyasadeva, Dudhamal Tukaram S, Gupta Sanjay Kumar. Management of tennis elbow by Agnikarma. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 2013 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 45-47.