PHASE II NON RANDOMIZED OPEN CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SIDDHA MEDICINE VATHAROGA CHOORANAM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SAGANAVATHAM (CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS)

Cervical spondylosis is the result of osteoarthritis in the cervical spine. It is characterised

by degeneration of the intervertebral discs and osteophyte formation. Such ‘wear and tear’ is

extremely common and radiological changes are frequently found in asymptomatic individuals

over the age of 50. Spondylosis may be associated with neurological dysfunction. .Osteoarthritis of the cervical spine may produce neck pain that radiates into the back of the head, shoulders, or arms, or may be the source of headaches in the posterior occipital region

(supplied by the C2-C4 nerve roots).As the disks dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop including bony projections along the edges of the bone. Cervical spondylosis is very common and worsens with

age. More than 85 percent of people older than age 60 are affected by cervical spondylosis.

The point prevalence of neck pain ranges from 0.4% to 41.5%, the 1-year incidence rangesfrom 4.8 to 79.5%[.The incidence of neck pain in adults in India is 25-50% per year. About 10million persons per year affected in India alone.

In Siddha system of Medicine, there are unique combination of medicines which have the

solution to the SAGANAVATHAM (CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS). One such combination is

VATHAROGA CHOORANAM which will be cost effective and reliable.

As the literary evidences support the usage of medicine in the disease, a hypothesis

created in such a way that the efficacy of the VATHAROGA CHOORANAM will be a better

solution for SAGANAVATHAM (CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS) and so permission may be given.