Open AccessMANAGEMENT OF MIGRAINE THROUGH PANCHKARMA - A CASE STUDY
Author(s) -
Sunita Sunita,
Aakanksha Sharma,
Mahesh Kumar,
Gyan Prakash Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj3909042021
Subject(s) - medicine , migraine , blindness , pediatrics , girl , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , optometry , developmental psychology , nursing
Ardhavabhedaka is a type of Shiroroga. It is unilateral headache with Compli- cations of blindness and hearing loss. It can be clinically correlated with migraine based on clinical manifestation.Affecting at least 1 adult in every 7 in the world (WHO). It is 3 time more common in women than men. it causes moderate to severe pain that is throbbing or pulsating, requiring long-term management. It causes personal suffer- ing, impaired quality of life and high financial cost. Nasya Karma and Shirodhara are the prime treatment modalities for Shirogata disease. A 19 year old girl patient came to OPD with complaining of severe headache. Shirodhara done with milk + Dashmool - Kwath and Mahanarayan tail. After done this Panchkarma treatment patient got highlysignificant relief in the cardinal symptoms of Ardhavabhedaka.Keywords: Migraine, Ardhavbhaedaka, Shirodhara