CASE STUDY OF GREEVA BASTI IN GREEVA STHAMBHA W.S.R. TO CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS

Abstract

Common conditions causing neck pain are cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease, neck strain, neck injury, a herniated disc, or a pinched nerve. To eliminating pain, excessive use of NSAIDs can cause indigestion, stomach upset, gastric ulcers including renal toxicity, hypertension, liver abnormalities. Due to harmful effects of NSAID’s, there is a need of a therapy which give relief without any side effects and that is Greeva Basti. For evaluation of effectiveness of Greeva Basti, 10 patients were selected from OPD/IPD at Govt. Ayurveda College & Hospital, Varanasi, U.P. Mahavishgarbha taila and Mahanarayan taila is used as drug for Greeva Basti. Dashmoola kwath is used for sudation before Greeva Basti. Total duration was 45 minutes per day for 15 days. All the patients selected for trial were routinely reviewed daily during trial. Mean, standard deviation, ‘t’ values & ‘p’ values were calculated before and after treatment. After analysis of all data it is found that Greeva Basti can be better treatment modality in the patients of cervical spondylosis rather than NSAID’s.