REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Ashwini S. Mathapatib*

ABSTRACT

Osteoarthritis (OA) of knee is a degenerative and metabolic disorder, often caused by wear and tear on a joint over life time. Leading cause of pain and disability globally, and leads to a reduced quality of life. Janu sandhigata vata is one among Shula and Shotha pradhana vata vyadhi, which is mentioned in the context of Gatavata in almost all the Ayurvedic classical texts. Osteoarthritis is an abnormality of the synovial joints characterized by softening, splitting and fragmentation of articular cartilage not attributable to direct contact with inflammatory tissue. The prevalence of osteoarthritis among elderly as per the recent study is 56.6%, making it a leading cause of disability. Management of OA in Western medicine includes NSAIDs, Opioid analgesics and injection gluco-corticoids. In Ayurvedic classical texts, the management of Sandhigata vata is mentioned as snehana, upanaha, agnikarma, bandhana, mardana, and many other shamanoushadhi an attempt to understand the disease, pathophysiology and available intervention and its advantages and limitation.

Keywords: osteoarthritis, sandigata vata, Shotha, analgesics, snehana, upanaha, agnikarma.