MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC QUADRIPARESIS (ABHIGHATAJA SARVANGAVATA) WITH PAÑCAKARMA THERAPIES - A CASE STUDY

Globally, 15 million people are living with spinal injuries. Spinal injury Percentage of total Neurological disorders disease burden in India is 1.9.The following is a case managed in Dept of Pañchakarma, S.V. Ayurvedic Hospital, Tirupati, depicting the success of various Pañchakarma therapies. A 65-year-old male patient with a chief complaint of loss of sensations from below the neck and weakness in both upper and lower limbs, giving the history of a road traffic accident in the year 2015 and underwent Microscopic anterior cervical C3 - C4 discectomy and fusion surgery after the accident. He has been treated with Sarvāṅga Abhyaṅga and Nāḍī swedam for 3 days, Mātrāvasti with Nirguṇḍītailam for 7 days, Kālavasti with Vājigandhādiyoga for Āsthāpana and Nirguṇḍī tailam for Anuvāsana for 16 days. The ASIA scale score recorded at the outset was 78/324, Which improved to 205/324 after the completion of therapies. The patient ultimately regained his sensations and had moderate improvement in motor power of muscles, which was reflected in the ASIA scale. Sarvāṅga Abhyaṅga and Nāḍī swedam administered initially have been considered as the first-line therapies in the management of vitiated Vāta. The Mātrāvasti administered afterwards has tremendous Vātahara property. The Vājigandhādi yoga, which has been explained in Vaṅgasena for the management of Gṛdhrasīvāta, is tried here in Kālavasti format. The abovestated Pañchakarma therapies have shown significant amelioration in both sensory and motor deficits. More over they proved safe during the entire length of course.