EFFICACY OF AGNIKARMA IN MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME

Myofascial pain syndrome is one of the most common chronic pain syndromes and is often overlooked as a source of muscle pain, discomfort, and dysfunction. It often arises in postural-related skeletal muscles, which may refer to other areas of the body. The exact prevalence in the general population has rarely been mentioned. This condition is usually found in people aged 27 to 50. Agnikarma is described as a superior treatment modality to shastra (Shastra), kshara (Kshara) and bheshaja (Bheshaja) karma. According to Sushruta (Sushruta), if a disease is treated with agnikarma (Agnikarma), there will be less chances of recurrence and more success in curing the disease (roganam apunarbhavat) (Roganam apunarbhavat). The study was carried out on 30 patients with myofascial pain syndrome. The treatment outcome was statistically significant in subjective parameters like pain and objective parameters like trigger points, taut band, local twitch response, and tenderness.