Open AccessAyurveda approaches towards the management of sport injury w.s.r. to sport medicine
Author(s) -
Shekokar Anantkumar,
Kanchan Borkar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of innovative science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-9946
DOI - 10.22270/ijist.v3i3.13
Subject(s) - massage , scope (computer science) , alternative medicine , modalities , sports medicine , sports injury , medicine , traditional medicine , treatment modality , sports science , physical therapy , sociology , social science , surgery , computer science , pathology , physiology , programming language
Ayurveda the ancient system of Indian medical science offers various principles and concept to remain healthy and live long life. Sports medicine is of the modality of Ayurveda science which deals with treatment and prevention of sport injury. The sports medicine is a novel concept of Ayurveda emerging from last few decades. Ayurveda offers various treatment modalities for sport injury such as; Marma therapy, oil massage, Yoga, Raktamokashana, Agnikarma, physiotherapy and herbal medication. The present article explores scope and utility of sport medicine as per Ayurveda.