Maharajaprasarani Taila Nasya with and without Churna Pinda Sweda- A Comparative Study on Cervical Spondylosis Treatment Outcomes

Manyastambha is one among the 80 types of Nantamaja Vatavyadhis. It's a disease in which Prakrupita Vata along with Kapha Dosha gets vitiated and takes Ashraya at Manyapradesha affecting Manya Siras that causes Shoola and Stambha of the neck. A Chronic Degenerative disorder of the Cervical Spine is known as Cervical Spondylosis. The most frequent signs of the disease include neck pain and stiffness. Because the symptoms are comparable, Cervical Spondylosis and Manyastambha can be compared. Ruksha Sweda and Nasya are the line of treatment for Manyastambha in Ayurveda. Therefore, Maharajaprasarani Taila has Bruhmana, Vatahara, and Kapha Vata Shamaka Gunas. One of the Ruksha Sweda, Vatakaphahara, and helpful for the treatment of Manyastambha in Vatavyadhis is Churna Pinda Sweda. Hence Nasya and Churna Pinda Sweda is taken for the present Study. In Group A were given Nasya Karma with Maharajaprasarani Taila for 20 subjects. In Group B were given Churna Pinda Sweda and Nasya Karma with Maharajaprasarani Taila for 20 subjects. Total duration of study was carried out for 16 days. Wilcoxon Signed Rank test was applied to test the efficacy in Neck Pain, Stiffness, and NDI Score. Paired ttest was conducted to examine the effects of treatment on various features of the range of movements of the neck. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare the different characteristics of the two groups. Overall, the mean changes indicate that Group B generally had higher values compared to Group A in both Subjective and Objective criteria. These changes suggest that Group B intervention was more statistically significant when compared to Group A.