An observational study on Nidana of Janusandhigata Vata w.s.r to Knee Osteoarthritis

Ayurveda, the holistic life science aims at physical, social and spiritual well-being of an individual. Asage advances Vata Dosha increases in an individual. This increasing Vata triggers and acceleratesDhatu Kshaya (depletion of tissues) and Bala Kshaya (reduction of strength). Sandhigata Vata is acommonest disorder, occurs due to Dhatukshya. Vata Dosha plays a main role in the disease. Shoolais the cardinal feature of this disease, associated with Sandhishotha with Vatapurnadrutisparsha.Sandhigata Vata manifests when the deranged Vata lodges in joints. If the condition manifests inJanusandhi, then it is called as Janu Sandhigata Vata. In modern science, Sandhigata Vata is corelatedwith osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis is a chronic disorder of synovial joints in which there isa progressive softening and disintegration of articular cartilage accompanied by the growth ofosteophytes. So here an effort was made in this study to understand the Nidana of Sandhigata Vataespecially Janu Sandhi w.s.r to osteoarthritis of knee joint in all dimensions.