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International Journal of Indian Medicine
IIFS Impact Factor: 2.125

ISSN: 2582-7634

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Year: 2023 |Volume: 4 | Issue: 02 |Pages: 01-10


Marma Chikitsa to Manage Griva Sandhigata Vata W.S.R. to Cervical Spondylosis – A Case Study

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Hiren Mistry1 , Tukaram Dudhamal2

1M.S. (Ayu), PhD (Ayu) scholar, Department of Shalya tantra, Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar.

2Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Shalya tantra, Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar.

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Dr.Hiren Mistry M.S. (Ayu), PhD (Ayu) scholar, Department of Shalya tantra, Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar.

Date of Acceptance: 2023-01-27

Date of Publication:2023-02-15

Article-ID:IJIM_215_02_23 https://ijim.co.in

Source of Support: Nill

Conflict of Interest: None declared


How To Cite This Article: Hiren Mistry, Tukaram Dudhamal. Marma Chikitsa to Manage Griva Sandhigata Vata W.S.R. to Cervical Spondylosis – A Case Study. Int J Ind Med 2023;4(2):1-10


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Ancient Ayurvedic literature described 107 vital regions of the body and considered them as a seat of Prana (life force) and collectively termed them as Marma. The applied aspect of this concept, Marma chikitsa or Marma therapy, is gaining popularity as it is being practiced by many clinicians in which these Marma are stimulated in different ways to treat different diseases. The human body experiences continuous degenerative changes with age. The degeneration is very commonly observed, especially in the inter-vertebral discs in between the cervical vertebrae at higher ages. This leads to the start of problematic symptoms in the neck region. Neck pain is the worst amongst them. Neck stiffening & inability to perform movements are the other complications and the associated disease is the Griva Sandhigata vata (cervical spondylosis), for which there is as yet no permanent cure available in the modern system of medicine. Symptoms in the extremity may also develop due to irritation of nerve supplying it. This case report is of a 60 years old business woman who had complain of pain and stiffness in Cervical region for one year and pain radiating to right upper limb for six months. Occasionally during the night and early morning, she had felt tingling and numbness in both hands. She had a headache once in a week and sometimes felt vertigo. She had diagnosed as a case of cervical spondylosis. She had consulted neurological and orthopedic doctors in Jamnagar and surgical intervention was advised, which the patient refused and advised to take analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications for pain management. The case was planned to be treated with Marma chikitsa mainly the stimulation of upper extremities Marma along with Krikatika Marma in controlled way for 14 days and patient was also taught to perform the therapy on her. After the treatment, the patient regained the complete range of movement with slight pain at the extreme point of movement. The patient showed significant improvement in neck pain as well as in stiffness and range of motion and also able to carry on her day-to-day work and lifestyle with precaution advised.


Keywords: Cervical spondylosis, degeneration, Marma Chikitsa, Prana, Sandhigata vata,

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22/02/2023

Issue: 02

Volume: 4 (2023): Month - 02

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