Abstract

Dr. Aakanksha Kaintura*, Dr. Naresh Kumar, Dr. Madhavi Goswami, Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta and Dr. Vimal Kumar

ABSTRACT

Marma is Shalya-vishayoardh, which plays an immense role in plan and conductance of surgery. Injury to Marma points may lead to different injuries or death. Kakshadhara Marma has been correlated to Erb’s palsy as the Viddha Lakshana of Marma is Pakshaghata according to Acharya Sushruta, and Kunitwa according to Acharya Vagbhatta. This comes under Vaikalyakara Marma, and injury to the Vaikalyakara Marma leads to Vikalta. Through cadaveric dissection, an observation of structures present and affected during Erb’s palsy was done, and through conceptual study regarding the position of the Kakshadhara Marma was identified, and through marking of surface anatomy, position of Kakshadhara Marma is being explored, along with the symptoms produced due to its Viddha Lakshana. According to the fundamental definition of Marma, the conglomeration of Mamsa, Sira, Snayu, Asthi and Sandhi is Marma point. Total number of Marma points indicated are 107. Kakshadhara Marma is situated at Kaksha and Aksha Pradesh, in the Sandhi point of these two, and injury to this Marma may result in Pakshaghata, which can be co-related to the modern Erb’s palsy, known as the paralysis of the arm caused by the injury of the upper trunk of Brachial plexus. Major aim was to study the location of the Kakshadhara Marma, its applied aspect, mark the similarity present and correlation in modern and Ayurveda.