A CLINICO-COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ABHADI CURNA AND ASVAGANDHAMULA CURNA PLUS ATIBALAMULA CURNA IN THE PATIENTS OF JANU SANDHIGATAVATA (KNEE OSTEO ARTHRITIS)

Sandhigatavata occurs when vitiated vata lodges in sandhi Caraka explained sandhigatavata with symptoms of sotha(swelling) vatapurna druti sparsha(on palpation revealed as air filled bag) and Akunchan Prasaranayo vedana(pain on flexion and extension of joints) Susruta also mentioned sula and sotha in this disease leading to the restricted movement of involved joint Madhav nidan adds Aatopa(crepitus on joints) On the basis of above characteristics Janusandhigata vata can be correlated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) OA is defined as chronic joint disorder with deterioration of articular cartilage and bone at joint margin called osteophytes and capsular fibrosis It can affect many joints but most commonly affects the knee, hip and spine. Registered patients will be randomized in two groups by using the block randomization methods and from them one group will be given Abhadi churna and another group will be given Ashwagandhamula churna plus atibalamula churna and the effect of these will be observed by recording changes in VAS and WOMAC SCALE and Kellgren Lawrence system after treatment