Treatments

Low back pain

Back pain

Low Back pain is caused due to stress and tension in the muscles that support the spine. It is one of the most common pain disorders today. It is a chronic condition characterized by a persistent dull or sharp pain over the lower back. It may be associated with burning, stiffness, numbness or tingling with the pain shooting down the buttocks and the legs.

Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder or Adhesive Capsulitis a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint. It occurs as a result of inflammation, scarring, thickening and shrinkage of the capsule surrounding the shoulder joint. Usually it occurs on any one side, only in rare cases it spreads to the other shoulder too. The ligaments and tendons that make up the shoulder joint are encased in a capsule of connective tissue. Frozen shoulder occurs when this capsule thickens and tightens around the shoulder joint, restricting its movement.

Sinusitis

Sinusitis or sinus infection is inflammation of the air cavities within the passages of the nose. Sinusitis can be caused by infection, allergies and chemical or particulate irritation of the sinuses. Acute rhinosinusitis can last upto 4 weeks, recurrent acute rhinosinusitis will repeat every year in winter or rainy season, subacute rhinosinusitis lasts between 4-12 weeks and chronic rhinosinusitis lasts for more than 12 weeks and even after treatment can comeback.

Diabetes

In Ayurveda, diabetes is known as Madhumeha and is classified as a kapha type of disorder. Ayurveda identifies 20 types of diabetes – 4 due to Vata, 6 results from Pitta, and 10 are caused by Kapha.

Polycystic ovaries

Ayurveda classifies PCOD as a kapha disorder. Kapha having first affected the digestive fire – jatharaagni starts to affect the metabolic aspect of the seven tissues called dhatu agni. Each dhatu agni is responsible for the nourishment and formation of that particular tissue that it resides in. In the case of PCOD the dhatus affected are rasa dhatu – lymph and plasma, meda dhatu – adipose tissue and artava dhatu – the female reproductive system. Ama, entering the cells of arthavadhathu begins to affect the cellular intelligence of the cell by dampening pitharaagni causing error in cellular function and intelligence.

Arthritis
Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation in one or more joints. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Other arthritis forms are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related autoimmune diseases.
The ayurveda suggests that arthritis is caused primarily by an excess of ama and lack of agni. This can be caused by poor digestion and a weakened colon, resulting in the accumulation of undigested food and the buildup of waste matter. Poor digestion allows toxins to accumulate in the body, and problems with the colon allow the toxins to reach the joints. So, the way to treat arthritis is to stimulate the digestive fire (agni).