Integrative Approach of Vyayama and Panchakarma Vis-A-Vis Physiotherapy Techniques

Durga Prasad Dash, Sandhya Sadana and Pallabi Mahanta
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Durga Prasad Dash: Sri Sri University, India
Sandhya Sadana: Sri Sri University
Pallabi Mahanta: Sri Sri University, India

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022, vol. 4, issue 4, 13-17

Abstract: Ayurvedic medicine is a kind of Indian traditional system of medicine that has been practiced for centuries. Treatment options in this system include different therapies of Ayurveda viz. Abhyanga (therapeutic oil massage), different varieties of Swedana (sudation), Vamana (therapeutic emesis), Virechana (therapeutic bowel evacuation), Basti (trans-rectal administration of processed Ayurvedic decoctions), Yoga, internal herbal and herbo-mineral medications, disease-specific dietary advice, etc. The consequence of therapies of Ayurveda works for the elimination of toxins from the body by the stimulation of srotas (micro-channels). In addition to the procedures of classical Ayurveda therapies, the patients desire to take physiotherapy for a speedy recovery from different ailments. It is observed that some patients benefited speedily from the adoption of exercise and manual physiotherapy procedures in an advanced way along with manual maneuvers run by Physiotherapists in addition to Ayurvedic treatments for those patients suffering from Frozen shoulder, varieties of paralysis, spasticity, brachial palsy, etc. The present review aims to describe the essentiality of an integrative approach of physio-therapeutic treatment with Ayurveda therapies to cure the ailment before than time required for individual treatment.

Keywords: Abhyanga; Basti; physiotherapy; Swedana; Vamana; Verechana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.4.1341

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