A CASE STUDY OF EFFECT OF MASHA PRADEHA IN MANAGEMENT OF MANYASTAMBHA

Dr. Ankita Vijaysa Nilkanth* and Dr. Maya Gokhale

ABSTRACT

In today’s era because of stressful lifestyle people are facing many degenerative diseases. Manyastambha is one of them. In Manyastambha, aggravated Vata get localized in Manyapradesha causing symptoms like Shoola (pain) and Stambha (stiffness) in back of neck. Acharya Charak explained it as Vataj Nanatmaja Vyadhi. Prevalance of Manyastambha is gradually increasing due to increased use of computer and mobile in inappropriate position, faulty seating posture, increased hours of travelling, lifting heavy weight. In modern medicine Manyastambha can be correlated with cervical spondylosis. According to Aacharya Sushrut, treatment modality for Manyastambha is Vatashleshmahar Nasya and Ruksha Sweda. Pradeha is one type of Upanaha Swedana. In Masha Pradeha, thick, heated paste of Masha applied on back of neck. In present article, a 32 years female patient having symptoms of Manyastambha is trated with Masha Pradeha for 7 days.

Keywords: Masha, Pradeha, Manyastambha.