Role of Basti in Cervical Facet Joint Arthropathy A Case Study

Cervical facet joint arthropathy is a degenerative condition that affects Cervical spine. It is with radiating pain to paraspinal areas, tenderness in neck region, difficulty in movements of neck and difficulty sitting for longer period of time. Due to lifestyle changes and improper posture most of the individuals are suffering with degenerative diseases of bone. The standard treatment for moderate to severe degenerative condition is operative procedures which are least preferred by the patients. Hence there is a need to search for effective treatment in Ayurvedic medicine. Here we represent a case of Facet Joint arthropathy which was successfully treated with Ayurvedic Basti management with Greevastambha as Ayurvedic diagnosis. As no specific line of treatment is described for this condition general line of management of Vatavyadhi adopted for the patient. The case report demonstrates clinical and radiological improvement in a cervical facet joint arthropathy with Panchakarma and Ayurvedic medicinal interventions. Padmavati Venkatesh | Priyanka B. Bhadargade | Bhargavi J. Joshi "Role of Basti in Cervical Facet Joint Arthropathy- A Case Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52185.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/ayurvedic/52185/role-of-basti-in-cervical-facet-joint-arthropathy-a-case-study/padmavati-venkatesh