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| The simple definition for arthritis is "It is an inflammation of the joint". This has symptoms of pain, stiffness and swellings. This is caused by an infection, degenerative changes in the human body, trauma, metabolic disorders and lot many other causes. Ayurveda believes this a Vata Dosha condition, there is a difficulty in walking, running and climbing (stairs etc). |
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Ayurveda believes that the Dosha involved in the arthritis is Vata Dosha. One of the main seat for Vata Dosha is joints of the body. Vata Dosha targets the joints when they are in vitiated state and produces the disease called arthritis.
Types of Arthritis
There are many types of the arthritis. Some of the main types of arthritis are given below.
AAM VATA
SANDHI VATA
Vata rakta
Rheumatoid Arthritis (AAM VATA)
When the Vata Dosha combines with the aama (indigestible material or bad toxins), it gets seated in different joints of the entire body and produces a disease called as 'Aamvat'. Aamvat is nothing but rheumatoid arthritis. This falls under autoimmune disease as per the modern medical science's classification. The RA factor (rheumatoid arthritis factor, the test performed to diagnose the disease) is positive in this case.
Osteoarthritis (SANDHI VATA / Asthigata Vata)
Sandhi refers to the joint and Vata Dosha, one of the body humors. Combination of this is known as Sandhivata.
This is the type of arthritis, which is generally develops in elderly. This is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilages of the joints and therefore also labeled as degenerative joint disease.
Ayurveda believes this to be 'Asthigata Vata'. Asthi means the bones and Vata means the arthritis condition in which, Vata Dosha is involved. When the Vata Dosha gets disturbed and takes place deep into the bone, this situation arises.
Gout (Vata rakta)
The gout refers to the group of metabolic disorders. In these disorders, the crystals of the sodium urate (sodium salt of uric acid) get deposited in the tissues of the body. This results in the raising of uric acid level in the blood. Ayurveda describes this situation as 'Vatarakta'. Vatarakta is the condition in which, the blood and Vata Dosha both get vitiated and troubles an individual. The typical gouty condition catches the small joints of the body first.
Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis is the form of arthritis in adolescences and children. For some, it may be mild problem, but for some children, this becomes very dangerous condition in which, it damages tissues and joints.
There is no perfect test in the laboratory that confirms the juvenile arthritis. The only criteria that labels juvenile arthritis at first sight is looking that one or more joints are affected for more than six weeks in a child. This is to be treated as soon as possible and should not leave untreated as it may bring hazardous condition to the child causing severe damage.
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