AYURVEDA HELPS IN CEREBRAL PALSY

Cerebral palsy refers to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle co-ordination. 

Symptoms:

• Lack of muscle co-ordination when performing voluntary movements (ataxia)
• Stiff or tight muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity)
• Walking with one foot or leg dragging
• Walking on the toes, a crouched gait, or a 'scissored ' gait
• Muscle tone that is either too stiff or too floppy

Causes:

Cerebral palsy is usually due to brain damage in the first few months or years of life, brain infections such as bacterial meningitis or viral encephalitis, or head injury.

Ayurveda treatment for Cerebral Palsy:

Ayurveda has shown very good results in patients of Cerebral palsy. Though cerebral palsy may not be fully cured, Ayurvedic treatment can definitely help to reduce disability and improve the functioning of the affected individual to a great extent.The Ayurvedic treatment of cerebral palsy focuses on treating the presenting symptoms and attempting to reverse the brain damage.

Medicines which help in improving the functional capacity of the brain and may also help in regeneration of damaged brain cells are:

• Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
• Mandukaparni (Centella asiatica)
• Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis)
• Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus)
• Kushmand (Benincasa hispida)
• Ustukhuddus (Lavandula stoechas)
• Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
• Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
• Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
• Vacha (Acorus calamus)
• Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
• Abhrak bhasma
• Suvarna bhasma
• Suvarna prashan

Some of these medicines are also useful in preventing or reducing convulsions.

Medicines which helps in the formation of the muscles and tissues are:

• Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
• Amalaki (Emblica officinalis)
• Musta (Cyperus rotundus)
• Panch tikta ghrita
• Panch tikta ghrita guggul
• Brahmi ghrita
• Pancha gavya ghrita

Medicines are used to improve nerve conduction and muscular co-ordination are:

• Kaishor guggul
• Yograj guggul
• Vata Gajankush ras
• Mahavatvidhwans ras
• Tapyadi loh ras
• Vishtinduk vati

Panchkarma therapy:

Panchakarma therapies which are useful in this condition are:

• Abhyangam: Massage of the entire body with medicated oils like Mahanarayan oil, Maha-Mash-oil and Maha-Saindhav-oil are very useful.
• Pinda sweda
• Shirobasti
• Shirodhara
• Basti

Yoga:

Yogic postures useful in Cerebral palsy are as follows:

• Dandasana
• Trikonasana
• Bharadvajasana
• Tadasana
• Uttanasana
• Balasana
• Supta Padangusthasana
• Adho mukha Svanasana

All these therapies and medicines show miraculous effect on the patients suffering from cerebral palsy.

(P.S: As every human being is different according to Ayurveda, all have different cures. So, kindly consult us or an Ayurveda doctor before taking any herbal treatments.)

This post is written by Dr.Jaina Patwa who is a Chief Ayurvedic practitioner based at Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. She is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant on Skype. Skype ID - vishwacare

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