A Case Study of Management of Vatakantaka (Plantar Fasciosis)
Abstract
Plantar fasciosis commonly known as heel pain is one of the commonest entity diagnosed in orthopaedic OPD. On the basis of clinical features which includes first step pain and stiffness, it can be correlated with Vatakantaka. Contemporary science offers conservative management in the form of NSAIDs, steroids and some procedures such as injection of steroidal injection at local site, iontophoresis. All these measures provide temporary relief and are associated with proven side effects. Ayurveda management in such cases can give complete cure. A 34 year old male patient came to outpatient department with chief complaints pain in left heel and foot sole since 1 month. According to him, pain was severe during first few step after waking up from bed. He was given Agnikarma (4 seating’s at interval of 7 days) at local site and Simhanad Guggulu 500 mg twice daily for 30 days. The condition was completely cured without recurrence. As this was a single case study, validation with large sample size is needed before concluding that plantar fasciosis can be cured completely without recurrence through Ayurveda management.
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