Pain Relief with Ayurveda
Ayurveda considers pain as an indication of a person’s health conditions. Pain is caused by various reasons. In Ayurveda,Vata dosha is the root cause of all types of pains (shoola). Therefore treatment is determined after analyzing exact reasons of pain in order to ensure effectiveness of treatment. Pain has been divided into two types for determining the line of treatment – acute pain and chronic pain.
Acute pain includes a range of pain starting from stomach pain caused due to indigestion to heart attack, which requires immediate treatment. Chronic pain is caused by dosha imbalances and is influenced by many factors like diet, digestion, toxin accumulation, stress, exercise levels and daily routine.
Pain management in Ayurveda has a holistic view which incorporates several therapeutic procedures for pain relief without using painkillers. Hence, prescription writing for pain in Ayurveda is varied as Ayurveda considers pain as subjective phenomenon which includes therapy to body and mind both.
Ayurvedic Pain Relief Therapies
Migraine Headache
A migraine is a very intense form of pain, which feels like a pounding headache that can last for hours or even days. The pounding or pulsating pain usually begins in the forehead, the side of the head, or around the eyes.
Sciatica Treatment
Sciatica is a medical condition characterized by pain going down the leg from the lower back. This pain may go down the back, outside, or front of the leg. Onset is often sudden following activities like heavy lifting
Arthritis Treatment
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. The disease usually begins with fatigue, morning stiffness, muscle aches, loss of appetite, and weakness followed by joint pain
Slipped Disc
Herniated disc or commonly known as ‘Slipped Disc’ is a condition which refers to a problem with a rubbery disc between the spinal bones. This condition occurs when the soft center of a spinal disc pushes
Avascular Necrosis
Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a condition that occurs when there is loss of blood supply to the bone. Because bone is a living tissue that requires blood, an interruption to the blood supply causes the bone to die.
Cervical Spondylitis
Cervical spondylosis or arthritis of the neck, is a common degenerative condition of the cervical spine. It worsens with age and causes deterioration of the vertebrae, discs, and ligaments in the neck or cervical spine.