TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF BALA TAILA MATRA BASTI W. S. R. TO RANGE OF MOTION IN PATIENTS OF ‘JANU SANDHIGATAVATA’ VIS-À-VIS ‘OSTEOARTHRITIS-KNEE JOINT’

Vats Anurag* and Bharadwaj Shreyasi

ABSTRACT

Aims and Objectives: Aim to investigate whether the procedure of Matra Basti with Bala Taila has any effect on „Range of motion‟ in the patients of Osteoarthritis of Knee Joints. Materials and Methods: A total of 20 patients having Osteoarthritis of knee joints were included in the present study. Patients were administered with “Matra Basti using Bala Taila” after giving snehan and svedana to them. The time of administration of Basti, time of expulsion and samyaka anuvasita lakshanas were noted on each day. The readings for range of motion for both knee were noted before treatment and after treatment of 7 days. Observation: Twenty patients of osteoarthritis of knee joint of age group 40 to 70 years irrespective of sex, religion and socioeconomic status were included for the study. Patients having systemic disorders, which might interfere with the treatment and those having traumatic conditions were not included in the study. Results: The study showed significant improvement in range of motion scores after administration of Matra Basti with Bala Taila. Conclusion: The administration of Matra Basti using Bala Taila has significant results for the improvement of „range of motion‟ in the patients of Osteoarthritis of Knee Joints. Key words: Bala Taila, Matra Basti, Sandhigata Vata, Janu, Osteoarthritis, Knee Joint, Range of motion.

Keywords: Matra Basti, Bala Taila, amyaka anuvasita lakshanas, Sandhigata Vata.