European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON SANDHIGATVATA W.S.R. TO OSTEOARTHRITIS

*Dr. Priyanka Uiekay Dhurvey and **Dr. Praveen Raghuwanshi

ABSTRACT

Sandhigata Vata is one of the most common Vatavyadhi, which can be co-related with Osteoarthritis. Saandhigatavata (Osteoarthritis) is a disease due to vitiated Vata in various sandhi or joints in the body. It is described under Vatavyadhi in almost every literature of Ayurveda. When the vitiated Vata increased, the dhatus (body tissues) undergoes Kshayaavatha. In Vriddhavastha, all Dhatu undergo Kshaya, thus leading to Vataprakopa and making individual prone to many diseases. Among them Sandhigata Vata stands top in the list. The prevalence of Sandhigata Vata has been found to increase with the advancing age and possibility of women being affected by the disease is greater than men. It affects the hips and knees more often than other joints. Osteoarthritis co- relate with Sandhigata Vata described in Ayurvedic classical texts, which is a disease of Sandhi (joint) characterized by symptoms of Sandhi shoola (pain), Sandhi Shotha(swelling), Akunchana, Prasarana. Sandhigatavata (Osteoarthritis) is the topmost disease of the modern era and becomes a challenging disease. It is the number one cause of disability in industrialized countries. In modern sciences, it is called osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder that begins in around the third decade of life asymptomatically and showed the symptoms mostly in old age.

Keywords: Sandhigatavata, Osteoarthritis, Joint, Vata Vyadhi.