AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF NECK PAIN & STIFFNESS WITH "WARM MEDICATED OIL BATH" AND "MEDICATED PASTE" OVER NECK AREA.

Phase 1

Completed

Brief Summary: Conclusion can be made from the present study that the symptomatic improvement in two groups, **Group-A***(Greeva Basti)*show Mild to Good improvement, while **Group-B** (*Greeva Lepan)* showed Mild to Moderate improvement in management of *Greevastambha.* On follow-up, relief was sustained for longer period in Group-A, as compared to Group-B.

Outof 15 patients in *Greeva Basti* Group(Group A) out of 15 patients, 07 (46.67%) patients showed moderate improvement,08 (53.33%) patient showed good improvement in all symptoms after Treatment. Nopatient remained unchanged and no patient felt Excellent improvement inGroup-A.Afterthe Follow up 02 (13.33%) patients showed mild improvement, 11 (73.33%) patientsshowed moderate improvement and 02 (13.33%) patients felt good improvement.

InGroup B out of 15 patients, 12 (80.00%) patients showed moderate improvement,03 (20%) patients showed good improvement after Treatment*.*

Afterthe Follow up 05 (33.33%) patients showed mild improvement, 10 (66.66%) patientsshowed moderate improvement. **From this data finally, we canconclude that *Greeva Basti* with *AshwagandhadyaTaila* is comparatively moreeffective and relief sustained for longer period as compared with *GreevaLepan* with *Vajigandha Kalka* but both modalitiesare effective in management of *Greevastambha* (Cervical Spondylosis) asthese are safe, cost effective and free from any adverse effects.**

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Patients suffering from classical signs and symptoms of Greeva stambha vis-a-vis cervical spondylosis.
Patients irrespective of sex, religion and socio-economic status.
Patient willing and able to participate in the study for 14 days.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients suffering from any acute diseases/ infectious diseases/metabolic diseases/chronic diseases (like rheumatoid Arthritis, DM, Gout, TB, SLE, Ankylosing spondylitis etc.) 2.
Patients with major systemic disorders that may interfere with the course of treatment.
Stenosis of Spinal Canal, Myelopathy.
Pregnant ladies and lactating mothers.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
improvement in Subjective and objective parameters.	14 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To find the comparative efficacy of either	treatment.

Locations (1): National Institute Of Ayurveda
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Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India
National Institute Of Ayurveda
🇮🇳Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India
DR GOPESH MANGAL
Principal investigator
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gmangal108@gmail.com