European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

STUDY OF ANATOMICAL CHANGES IN SWIMMERS WITH SYMPTOMS OF AMSA MARMABHIGHAT

*Vd. Anagha Gaitonde, B.A.M.S., Vd. Chhaya Patil, M.D.(Ayu), Ph.D. (Ayu), Dr. Gaitonde H. M.D.(Ayu), M.B.A. (Biotech)

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is a science which has described various concepts which are special and specific to maintenance of health and occurrence of disease. One Such concept is the Marma or the vital points in the body. Ayurveda categorizes them with the help of various aspects viz. by their fundamental constitution, their structural constitution, regional placement, dimensional classification and prognostic results based on the injury to those vital points. While most of the classifications cater to the physiological aspects the anatomical aspects of the classification are either basic or gross. The present study focuses on one such vital point the Amsa Marma and is an attempt to understand the concept of the various anatomical structures and the pathology in them in correlation with the various references mentioned in the Ayurvedic Literature. The research incorporates the study of swimmers who portray symptoms of Amsa Marmabhighaat (Injury to the Amsa Marma) due to its repetitive use in swimming. The findings are suggestive of a strong correlation between the concepts related to Amsa Marma as mentioned in Ayurvedic Texts and as collated through the imaging techniques deployed in these subjects. The Research also proves that symptoms of Amsa Marmabhighata do cause changes in the anatomical structures in the underlying shoulder joint.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Marma, Amsa Marma, Marmabhighat, Structural Changes, Shoulder Joint, Impingement, Vaikalyakar Marma.