Carpel
Tunnel Syndrome: Ayurveda View
Symptoms:
Pain
in the wrist, thumb and sometimes in the first three fingers too.
Numbness
will be there as an associated symptom.
Symptoms
may aggravate during the night hence the sleep will be disturbed.
Weakness
of the muscles in the palm wrist and thumb area may be shown.
Burning
sensation also will be there in the most of the cases.
Pain
may be spreading upto the arm at later stages.
Early
Diagnosis and treatment will be better.
Median
nerve is affecting in this case.
At
the later stages it may leads to lose the coordination of the palm and fingers,
especially when writing, holding things, while using the computer mouse,
driving and counting the currencies.
Emaciation
of the muscles of the palm and thumb also may happen.
To
confirm the condition, hold the hand upright in front of you then flexing down
90 degrees and wait for a minute.
You may feel pins and needles, numbness,
tightness and strain all along the wrist and thumb area.
Then
consult your physician for the further tests and advises.
According
to Ayurveda it occurs due to the aggravated wind element in the body which leads
to the lacking of the proper body fluids and dryness.
It delays brain signals to the concerned
nerves.
Here the median nerve is involving.
Excessive
work, continuously sitting on computers, poor exercises, stress, tension,
disturbed sleep or lack of sleep these are some of the causes of aggravated
wind element (vatha) in the body.
Ayurveda
Management of Carpel tunnel Syndrome:
Ayurveda
suggests all the food and Lifestyle to control the vatha (the wind element) in the body.
Proper
sleep, Vatha pacifying diet, proper
exercises, and rest.
Pouring
the medicated warm Ayurveda oils on the wrist and palm will give marked relief.
Internal
medications are mainly intended for vatha
pacifying, nourishing the muscles and nerves.
It will reduce the pain and
improve the nerve functioning.
Some
of the Ayurveda herbal medications are as follows (It should be taken only
after consulting your Ayurveda physician)
Mahrasnadi
Kashayam
Rasnasapthakam
Kashayam
Vyoshadi
glgulu
Yogaraja
gugulu
Rasa
thailam
Kottamchukkadi
thailam etc
Thank
you for Reading and Sharing
Dr.T.L.Xavier BAMS
