A REVIEW OF SANDHIGATA VAIKALYAKARA MARMA WITH REFERENCE TO IMPORTANCE OF SYNOVIAL JOINTS
*Vyas Prakruti Y.
ABSTRACT
Modern medical science has different branches to deal with different human body components, among them arthrology is a branch of modern anatomy and orthopedics which deals with joints and its applied clinical aspect. Acharyas always tried to make Ayurveda more practical and applied. In this regards Ayurveda Acharyas developed the science of Marma as a science of trauma and their management. Acharya Sushruta gave detail description of Marma. He has elaborated 107 Marma and categorized them in various types according to injury results and structural predominance. Among them Sandhigata Marma are related to joint traumatology. There are total 20 Sandhigata Marma described in Samhita in which 10 Marma have injury result as Vaikalata (disability). So, to understand Ayurvedic traumatology regarding joints, we have to understand these Sandhigata Marma particularly Sandhigata Vaikalyakara Marma.
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