A Comparative Clinical Study Of Local Application OF LAGHU VISHAGARBHA TAILA AND MARMA THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SANDHIGATA VATA w.s.r. TO OSTEOARTHRITISâ€

Sandigata Vatais a common condition which can be correlated with osteoarthritis. Sandhigatavata  is a common type of Vatic disorderafflicting the society. Owning to distracting nature and difficult anagement atavyadhi has been included in Asht mahagad. Osteoarthritis is a joint failure, adisease in which all structures of the joint have under gone pathology change.This is accompanied by increasing thickness and sclerosis of the subchondralbony plate, by outgrowth of osteophytes at the joint margin, by stretching ofthe articular capsule, by mild synovitis in many affected joints, and by theweakness of muscles bridging the joint. OA is a long term chronic diseasecharacterized by the deterioration of cartilage in joints which result in bonesrubbing together and creating stiffness, pain and impaired movement. Thedisease most commonly affects the joints in the knees, hands, feet, and spineand is related to ageing. It is also associated with a variety of both modifiableand non-modifiable risk factors, including obesity lack of exercise, geneticpredisposition, bone density, occupational injury, trauma and gender.