SNEHANA AND SWEDANA A BOON FOR RATHKSHOBHA WSR THE WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (WMSDS) – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Dr. Sneha Makhane*, Dr. Satender Tanwar, Dr. Kiran M. Goud
ABSTRACT
Musculoskeletal disorders include a wide range of inflammatory anddegenerative conditions affecting the muscles,
tendons, ligaments,joints, peripheral nerves, and supporting blood vessels. This comprises over 100 diseases
andsyndromes, which are usually progressive and are associated withpain.The term „disorder‟ gives an indication
of the multifactorial nature ofthese conditions, which often develop from exposure to more thanone risk factor and
do not always fit neatly into an „injury‟ or „disease‟category. This group includes labels (and colloquial terms)
such as„repetitive strain injuries‟, „occupational overuse syndrome‟, „back injury‟, „osteoarthritis‟, „backache‟,
„sciatica‟, „slipped disc‟, „carpaltunnel syndrome‟ and others. Systemic diseases such as gout,systemic lupus
erythematosus and diabetes can also affect the musculoskeletaland peripheral nerve tissues but are usually not
work-related as soare not considered here. In AyurvedaAcharya Charaka explained about the similar group of the
disorders which consist of the all range of the musculoskeletal disorders which occurs due to the excessive work
load and over straining of the body tissues. These include all kind of the disorders ranging from the simple ache
and pain to syndrome such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Acharya Charaka explained the term Rathkshobhawhich
explains that over and excessive straining. In the context of the Rathakshobha he explains about the treatment
modalities such as snehana andswedana to rejuvenate the musculoskeletal system and to prevent these disorders.
Thus this exploratory work has been done to check the WMSD by using the snehana and swedana.
Keywords: Ayurveda, RSI, Snehana, Swedana, Sciatica, WMSD.
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