A clinical study to evaluate the effect of stimulation of selected Marma points in comparison with rooksha sweda and abhyanga-ushmasweda in the management of pain in cervical radiculopathy.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- pain
研究概览
简要总结
Cervical radiculopathy is a neurological condition affecting the cervical nerve roots due to intervertebral disc herniations or degenerative changes of the neural foramen. It is characterised by pain in the neck radiating to the upper limb, motor dysfunction and numbness. Diminished triceps tendon reflex occurs in more than half of the cases. Cervical radiculopathy is having a prevalence of 3.5 cases per 1000 population.
Viswachi is a vatavyadhi characterised by features like ‘*bahu chesta apaharini’*or ‘bahu karma kshayakari’due to affliction of ‘kandara’ of upper limb by vata. Considering the etiopathogenesis and clinical features, viswachican be corelated to cervical radiculopathy.
Ayurveda classic have explained 107 vital points in the human body termed as marma. They are defined as the confluence of mamsa, sira, snayu, asthi and sandhi7 and as the sites where prana resides. The traditional practice of marma explor
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20.00 Year(s) 至 60.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Participants with clinically diagnosed Cervical radiculopathy.
排除标准
- •Acute trauma to cervcal spine, fracture of cervical spine, cervical rib, congenital abnormalities in the cervical region, known case of monoplegia, hemiplegia, paraplegia, quadriplegia, participants with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and hypertension, pregnant and lactating women.
结局指标
主要结局
pain
时间窗: 0th day before and after treatment, 7th day,15th day
次要结局
- Motor strength(0th day before and after treatment, 7th day,15th day)
- Sensation of Dermatomes(0th day before and after treatment, 7th day,15th day)
- Triceps tendon reflex(0th day before and after treatment, 7th day,15th day)
- Spurling test(0th day before and after treatment, 7th day,15th day)
- Bakody sign(0th day before and after treatment, 7th day,15th day)
研究者
Sourav KT
Government ayurveda college, trivandrum, kerala