TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF SIRAVYADHA IN VATAKANTAKA

Abstract

Pain at ankle region is very common entity in today’s life, estimated to affect 1 in 10 people’s at some point during their lifetime. Ankle pain is observe more in athletes or sports persons due to its overuse and accidently done unnatural movements, the study also found that 90% of the injuries occurred while playing sports. It is more common in individuals having job of continuous prolong standing or walking, carrying heavy weight on their body, excessive in-ward rolling of the foot which seen in flat feet. The conventional treatments are fails to treat this condition without any side effects including permanent damage to ankle joint, also cost of some of these treatments are very high, The cost of treating ankle pain in the United States is estimated to be $284 million each year, therefore there is a need to study a line of treatment which heals this condition without or with minimal side effects.