Clinical study on Sandhigata Vata w.r.s. to Osteoarthritis and its management by comparing the efficacy of Samananga Sneha and Samananga Sneha with Shadanga Guggulu

Sandhigata Vata is a disease seen commonly both in developing and developed countries. The disease causes mild, moderate or severe degree of morbidity and rarely mortality. The occurrence of problems is increasingly prevalent now a day due to change in lifestyle, food habits and social and cultural changes as well as travelling. Sandhishula, Sandhishotha, Sandhigraha and Atopa are the important clinical features of Sandhigata Vata. According to WHO, Osteoarthritis is the 2nd commonest problem in the world population i.e. 30%. The major risk factors associated with Kneejoint Osteoarthritis are Age, female sex, obesity, occupational Knee bending. Osteoarthritis is the most common articular disorder that begins asymptomatically and is extremely common by age 70. Almost all people by the age 40 have some pathologic change in weight bearing joints. 25% females and 16% males have symptomatic OA. To study the efficacy of Shamananga Sneha in Sandhigata Vata w.s.r. to Osteoarthritis knee. To compare (study) the efficacy of Shamananga Sneha with Shadanga Guggulu in Janu Sandhigata Vata. To compare the results of the two clinical groups. The study was comparative trial and 30 patients with Janu Sandhigata Vata. All the patients were randomly assigned into two groups namely A and B. Group A receive Shamananga Sneha (Guggulu Tiktaka Ghrita) for 30 days, and Group B receive Shamananga Sneha (Guggulu Tiktaka Ghrita) along with Shadanga Guggulu for 30 days. The patients were clinically evaluated and observations were recorded as in the case performa. Shamananga Sneha (Guggulu Tiktaka Ghrita) along with Shadanga Guggulu i.e. group B was more beneficial in relieving the symptoms than Shamananga Sneha i.e. group A (Guggulu Tiktaka Ghrita).