Ayurvedic Treatment for BEDSORES
Ayurvedic Treatment for Bedsores is giving short term and long term benefits. Bedsores are the ulcers resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin. It is also known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
- CAUSES OF BEDSORES
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BEDSORES
- DIAGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
- TREATMENTS FOR BEDSORES
- PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
- COMPLICATIONS OF BEDSORES
- BEDSORES AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BEDSORES
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BEDSORES
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BEDSORES
- HOME REMEDIES FOR BEDSORES
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BEDSORES
- YOGA FOR BEDSORES
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BEDSORES
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
- The following symptoms are experienced on the pressure bearing areas of the body like coccyx, heel, hip, ankles.
- Redness
- Ulcer
- Swelling
CAUSES OF BEDSORES
- The pressure exerted on the skin for a long duration
- Lying in bed for a long duration
- Sitting in a wheelchair for a long duration
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BEDSORES
Prolonged pressure exerted on the body is the main cause of a decubitus ulcer with other factors such as moisture, poor circulation, and poor nutrition contributing. Lying on a certain body part for long periods may cause the skin to break down. The areas around the hips, ankles, heels, and coccyx are vulnerable to pressure sores.
DIAGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
- Proper history taking
- Bedsores are diagnosed by the proper inspection of the site
TREATMENTS FOR BEDSORES
- Pressure on the affected area removed first
- Treatment for the wound
- Removing the damaged, infected, or dead tissue (debridement)
- Antibiotics to control infections
PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
- Bedsores need more time to heal in persons with underlying pathology like diabetes
COMPLICATIONS OF BEDSORES
- Infection may spread to the whole body
- Cellulitis
- Sepsis
BEDSORES AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda,bedsores can be managed based on the treatment of ‘dushta vrana’.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BEDSORES
- Aganthu factors – infections, injuries
- Excess vitiation of doshas and dhatus
- Obstruction in the raktavaha srothas
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
- Skin ulcers and swelling
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BEDSORES
Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated and further vitiates the rakta dhatu. This causes paka(inflammation) of tissues leads to dushtavrana .
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
- Sopha – swelling
- Twak vivarnatha – skin discolourations
- Srava – discharges
- Vrana – ulcer
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
- Prognosis is krichra sadhya – curable in early stages with proper ayurvedic medications
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
Ayurvedic local treatment for bedsores
- Lepa – Dasanga lepa
- Jatyadi ghrita – external application
- Murivenna- External Application
- Mahathiktaka Ghritham- External Application
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
- Kaisora guggulu
- Sanjeevani vati
- Nishakatakadi kashaya – patient with diabetes
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
- Virechana – purgation
- Raktamokshana – leeching
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BEDSORES
Internal administration
- Kaisora guggulu
- Sanjeevani vati
HOME REMEDIES FOR BEDSORES
- Massage the surrounding area to increase the blood circulation
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BEDSORES
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold, acrid, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Intake of proper amounts of fluids
- Consume a balanced diet
YOGA FOR BEDSORES
- Nadi shuddi pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from irritations of bedsores
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BEDSORES
- Role of honey (Madhu) in the management of wounds (Dushta Vrana)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059452/
2. Ayurvedic management of dusta vrana w.s.r. decubitus ulcer : a case study
https://www.jaims.in/index.php/jaims/article/view/1315
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