Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease commonly affecting young male individuals. Ankylosing Spondylitis presents with pain and stiffness of joints of axial skeleton especially the sacro iliac joints. Sacroiliitis is the earliest recognized manifestation of Ankylosing spondylitis. Along with it, peripheral joints and extra articular structures may also get affected. In Ayurveda, Ankylosing Spondylitis can be understood as Amavata based on classical symptoms and can be treated accordingly. Intervention of Virechana Karma and Matrabasthi in ankylosing spondylitis markedly reverse the pathology of ankylosing spondylitis. Dr. Kavya J H | Dr. Rajesh Sugur "Ayurvedic Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: Single Case Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47715.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/ayurvedic/47715/ayurvedic-management-of-ankylosing-spondylitis-single-case-study/dr-kavya-j-h
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Ayurvedic Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis:
Single Case Study
Dr. Kavya J H
1
, Dr. Rajesh Sugur
2
1PG Scholar, 2Associate Professor,
1,2Department of PG Studies in Panchakarma, TGAMC&H, Bellary, Karnataka, India
ABSTRACT
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease commonly
affecting young male individuals. Ankylosing Spondylitis presents
with pain and stiffness of joints of axial skeleton especially the sacro-
iliac joints. Sacroiliitis is the earliest recognized manifestation of
Ankylosing spondylitis. Along with it, peripheral joints and extra
articular structures may also get affected. In Ayurveda, Ankylosing
Spondylitis can be understood as Amavata based on classical
symptoms and can be treated accordingly. Intervention of Virechana
Karma and Matrabasthi in ankylosing spondylitis markedly reverse
the pathology of ankylosing spondylitis.
KEYWORDS: Ankylosing spondylitis, Amavata, Virechana,
Matrabasthi
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INTRODUCTION
Ankylosing Spondylitis is an auto immune disease. It
is a rare chronic systemic disease more common in
male compared to