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HEEL PAIN MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA

Oct 032020

by Aundh

October 3, 2020

Topics: Ayurveda

‘50 year-old female patient Mrs Vandana presented to our clinic with a history of heel pain that had started 6 months ago and making her difficulty to get and walk early morning and do her routine activity. The pain was intermittent and increased with sport activities such as walking, or long standing. She felt the pain as stabbing pain at bottom of her feet that can be felt when she first stands up in the morning or during the initial steps of walking after sitting for a prolonged period. ‘

PLANTAR HEEL PAIN is the most prevalent complaint in adults with foot related pains. Patients present with severe pain at the plantar region of the heel on raising from the bed and placing the foot on the ground. Pain is severe with first steps on rising in the morning and even after the prolonged time of inactivity worsens when they walk barefoot or climb stairs or walk for a long time.

Factors that contribute to the risk of developing heel pain

Excess weight/obesity
Ill-fitting shoes
Increasing age
Patients with flat foot / high arch foot
High heeled and hard sole footwear.

How calcaneal spur is formed and what we need to look?

A calcaneal spur, is an abnormal bone outgrowth at the inferior part of the calcaneus, which is the most common site of bony spur occurrence and being common cause of heel pain.

Time of day when pain occurs, current shoe wear, type of activity level both at work and leisure, and history of trauma needs to be looked into.

How to manage Heel pain at home ?

In most cases, mild or moderate heel pain can be treated successfully with shoe padding and strapping of the foot, therapeutic orthotic insoles, stretching and physical therapy. Application of Ayurveda muscle relaxant pain oils, hot fomentation helps to reduce the intensity of the pain.

How to manage heel pain through Ayurveda ?

Vatakantaka (HEEL PAIN) as per Ayurveda is a painful condition of heel due to improper placement of foot on the ground or by walking over an irregular surface. This can be correlated to a calcaneal spur which is a calcium deposit causing a bony protrusion on the underside of the heel bone often frequently associated with plantar fasciitis, a painful inflammation of the fibrous band of connective tissue.

Initial treatment options may include padding and using therapeutic orthotic insoles
Avoidance of flat shoes and barefoot walking, limitation of high-impact physical activities.
Patients usually have a clinical response within 6 weeks of initiation of treatment,with eliminate the inflammatory process, and to reduce tension and pain on the plantar fascia
During the acute inflammatory phase, local anti-inflammatory herbal pack is applied as lepa.
For chronic conditions combination of internal medications with guggulu kalpas and along with anti-inflammatory medications, Istika sweda special kind of steam for this condition is beneficial.

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Acupuncture for Stress Management & Stress Relief

Acupuncture

Oct 152018

by Justine Myers, Lic. Ac.

This is part 2 of a series on acupuncture for stress. Our first article addressed acupuncture for stress-related health conditions. Now we’d like to talk about the use of acupuncture for acute stress relief and chronic stress management/prevention.

Acupuncture is an effective treatment for the relief of acute stress as well as the prevention and management of chronic stress. For acute stress – days when you feel stressed out, overwhelmed, edgy, irritable, annoyed, tense, etc. – popping in for an acupuncture treatment is almost certain to soothe your nerves, leaving you feeling more relaxed and comfortable in the world and in your skin. Acupuncture is very calming for the nervous system – activating the parasympathetic nervous system’s “rest and digest” function and relieving the sympathetic nervous system’s “fight or flight” response. This occurs instantly during your treatment and puts your body into a more relaxed mode, particularly for the first 24 hours following a treatment.

Acupuncture is also a helpful tool for stress management when received on a regular basis. Regularly scheduled acupuncture could be once a week, twice a week or once every other week, depending on your needs and response to acupuncture. With regular acupuncture it is likely that you will find that the things that used to make you feel stressed, tense or angry will not affect you so strongly. When you’re feeling more relaxed in general it’s easier to handle difficult situations without strong emotional responses or bodily symptoms associated with stress. Others around you may also notice something different about you, too – in a good way!

If chronic stress is a problem for you, why not experiment with some regular acupuncture to see if you notice an improvement?

Or, if you don’t necessarily suffer from chronic stress, but you do (as everyone does) experience the occasional bout of stress, remember that acupuncture is a great way to relieve stress. We usually have same day appointments available on short notice, so if you’re feeling stressed and want to get some acupuncture for quick relief, just make an appointment and we’ll be happy to treat you and help you to feel better as soon as we’re able.

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Prediabetes and Nature Cure Management

Naturopathy

Sep 192017

Prediabetes is a serious health condition which, however, offers a great opportunity to prevent type 2 diabetes or at least defer the disease of type 2 diabetes. Elevated sugar levels in the blood put you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes but you can take the steps to prevent it.

This stage is a precursor of diabetes. In this condition blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not quite enough to diagnose as type 2 diabetes. This precursor condition is also known as impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose, which we can diagnose with simple blood test. We should consider this condition seriously without using any medication or treatment. We can reverse or post pone the diabetes by making simple changes in lifestyle.

Science of prediabetes

Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas and released into the bloodstream. When the body breaks down carbohydrates from the food we eat into glucose, also known as blood sugar, insulin helps the body’s cells to absorb the glucose and use it for energy. If the cells have developed a condition called insulin resistance where in they have lost the sensitivity to insulin, although the body still produces insulin, it is not used effectively, causing glucose to build up in the blood instead of being absorbed by cells. This increase in blood glucose leads to prediabetes, and eventually type 2 diabetes, if left untreated.

Who is at risk?

Many are undiagnosed and unaware of their condition. This is partially because prediabetes usually has no symptoms. It’s important to know the risk factors.

You may have pre-diabetes if you:

Are overweight.
Are age 45 or older.
Have a family history of pre – diabetes or type 2 diabetes
Are African American, Alaska Native, Hispanic / Latino, or Pacific Islander American,
Have hypertension (high blood pressure) or high cholesterol,
Participate in physical activity fewer than three times per week,
Have had gestational diabetes (diabetes while pregnant) or have given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds.

Causes

Although family history and genetics appear to play an important role, especially abdominal fat – and inactivity also seem to be important factors in the development of pre -diabetes.

Diagnosis based on Hbalc

According to American diabetic association A1C less than 5.7 is normal, 5.7–6.4 is prediabetes, 6.5 and above is diabetes.

Naturopathic approach

Nature cure is lifestyle modification science. It strongly believes in prevention. In nature cure we are not treating the disease; we are supporting the body by following the fundamentals of nature. By that body can overcome the disease. As a part of it we have to follow a modified lifestyle. It includes intake of natural & nutritious food, at least 3-4 liters of clean and purified water, regular exercise and adequate sleep.

Naturopathic treatments will enhance the functions of all internal organs and improve the secretions of endocrinal glands in quality and quantity and reduce the insulin resistance. Taking to naturopathic way of life will bring down the weight reducing the unnecessary fat mass from the body to achieve the healthy BMI which will contribute to prevent diabetes.

A study on pre diabetics

Group 1: Lifestyle changes. Participants in this group exercised for 30 minutes a day and lowered their caloric and fat intake.
Group 2: Diabetes education. This group received information about diet and exercise and took a placebo-a pill without any active medication in it.

The study found that those in lifestyle group had the best benefits, averaging 6kg of weight loss, cutting the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58%over 3years.

In addition to lifestyle changes such as achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, increasing physical activity and eating a healthy diet, talk to your healthcare provider about what prevention methods are right for you.

It is time for you to take your health seriously at the first sight of symptoms of pre diabetes, lest you will suffer irrevocably.

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