STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF FROM KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH SKETS (SHRESHTA KNEE EXPERT CLINIC TREATMENT STRATEGY) IN A POSTMENOPAUSAL FEMALE: A CASE REPORT

Dr.Anuradha Goyal, M.D. Ayu.(Kayachikitsa), Dr. Anjali Menon, M.D. Ayu. (Rasashastra), Dipak Patil, Btech (Comp.Sci.)

ABSTRACT

An elderly female patient came to Shreshta Knee Expert (SKE) Clinic, Mumbai with primary complaint of bilateral knee joint pain; increased since 3 years, post menopause. X Ray radiography of her knees in weight bearing position revealed advanced Osteoarthritis (Grade 4 - Kellgren Lawrence scale). Conventional treatment methods of knee osteoarthritis involving use of oral pain killers and supplements had shown no relief in her condition. She used them intermittently until such a time as the pain was unbearable. Sandhigata Vata, is a disorder affecting the joints caused due to vitiation of Vata, which has the same characteristics as Osteoarthritis. At SKE (Shreshta Knee Expert) Clinic, she was assessed as per Ayurvedic diagnostic methods and started on treatment according to Shreshta Knee Expert Treatment Strategy (SKETS) for Dhatu Pushti and Vatashamana. Relief in pain, regaining of daily activities and structural visible increase in tibio-femoral joint space width was seen at the end of treatment.

Keywords: Knee Osteoarthritis, Cartilage, Meniscus, Regenerative Therapy, Ayurveda, Osteoarthritis, Ageing, Regeneration.