A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFECT OF KSHEERBALA TAILA NASYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AVABAHUK w.s.r. FROZEN SHOULDER

Avabahuk is the disease that usually affect Amsa sandhi (shoulder joint).. Even though the term Avabahuk is not mentioned in the nanatmaj Vatavyadhi. Acharya Sushrut and others have considered Avabahuk as a Vatajvikar. Avabahuk is one such disease which hampers the day to day activity of an individual.. In Avabahuk, vitiated vata dosha localizes in amsa pradesh and does the sankoch of siras leading to the manifestation1. Sira sankoch and bahupraspanditharam can be correlated with painful stiffness and loss of motion of the shoulder. Hence it can be correlated with frozen shoulder as described in the modern system of medicine.Frozen shoulder is more common in diabetics. The general line of treatment mentioned for vatavyadhi in ayurvedic classics include snehan (both internal and external), swedan, mrudusamshodhan, basti, shirobasti, Nasya . Acharya Charak further states that, depending on the location and dushya (tissue element vitiated by vata) each patient should be given specific therapies. Acharya Vagbhata has mentioned Nasya karma in the jatruurdhwavatavikaras.Present study was conducted to assess the efficacy of Nasya with Ksheerbala taila in Avbahuka 15 patients of avabahuka were taken in an open label single group clinical study for nasya with ksheerbalataila.Results of this study showed that Nasya with Ksheerbala taila was effective in relieving the symptoms of Avabahuka and found statistically significant.