KAA 206 - Management of Nervous System & Musculoskeletal Disorders

Question 1

Name 10 herbal formulations used in Fibromyalgia?

Answer 1

a. Rasnādi Kaṣāya
b. Rāsnaśuṇṭhyādi Kaṣāya
c. Mahārāsnādi Kaṣāya
d. Sahacarādi Kaṣāya
e. Guggulutiktaka Kaṣāya
f. Balāriṣṭam
g. Daśamūlāriṣṭa
h. Abhayāriṣṭa.
i. Guggulutiktaka Ghṛta
j. Rasnādi Ghṛta

Question 2

What is Multiple sclerosis?

Answer 2

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects nerve cells. This damage slows down or
blocks messages between brain and body, leading to the symptoms of MS.

Question 3

What is Gṛdhrasī?

Answer 3

sciatica

Question 4

gṛdhra meaning

Answer 4

vulture

Question 5

What are the doṣa/dhātu vitiation in Gṛdhrasī?

Answer 5

Doṣa: vāta & kapha
Dhātu/ upadhātu : māṃsa, asthi, snāyu (ligaments), kaṇḍarā (tendors)

Question 6

Name some formulations effective in Gṛdhrasī

Answer 6

a. Sahacarādi Kvatha,
b. Rāsnāsaptakam Kvatha,
c. Saptasāra Kvatha,
d. Māhārasnādi Kvatha,
e. Kaiśora Guggulu,
f. Yogarājaguggulu

Question 7

What is Gout?

Answer 7

Gout is an outcome of uric acid accumulation primarily in the joints of the extremities, especially of the
legs

Question 8

Vātarakta

Answer 8

Gout

Question 9

where does gout pain start?

Answer 9

Pain in joints of extremities, especially big toe joints

Question 10

What is Osteoarthritis?

Answer 10

Osteoarthritis is a disease where the main symptom is pain and edema in the joints.

Question 11

What is the general line of treatment of OA?

Answer 11

a. Snigdha (oily), uṣṇa (hot) guṇa
b. Madhura (sweet), amla (sour) rasa
c. Decide sāma and nirāma stage and treat accordingly with pācana and śamana respectively

Question 12

osteoarthritis in ayurveda is known as

Answer 12

asthi-majjāvṛtta vāta vyādhī
sandhigata vāta vyādhī
māṃsa kṣaya
asthi kṣaya

Question 13

Kaṭiśūla

Answer 13

low back pain

Question 14

What are the factors commonly leading to Lower Back Ache?

Answer 14

● Abnormal posture
● Trauma
● Exposure of cold air from air-conditioners or air-coolers directly to kaṭi (lower back) region
● Excessive journey
● Jāgaraṇa – late-nights
● Vāta aggravating diet

Question 15

pakwasaya

Answer 15

large intestine

Question 16

Which are the common formulations used in Kaṭiśūla?

Answer 16

a. Nirguṇḍī Eraṇḍa Taila
b. Guggulutiktaka Ghṛta
c. Mahārāsnādi Kvatha
d. Rāsnapañcakam Kvatha
e. Dhānvantara Kvatha
f. Yogarājaguggulu
g. Lākṣaguggulu

Question 17

What is hemiplegia?

Answer 17

Hemiplegia is total paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on the same side of the body.

Question 18

What is the treatment procedure in hemiplegia?

Answer 18

Pañcakarma treatments and Rasāyana therapies These treatments are meant to flush out the toxins, to
nourish the body, to bring the doṣas back to balance and to regenerate the body.

Question 19

What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Answer 19

a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It results from the death of
unknown causes of the dopamine-containing cells of the substantia nigra, which is a region of the
midbrain.

Question 20

Primary symptoms of parkinsons disease

Answer 20

a. Bradykinesia – slowness in voluntary movement such as standing up, walking, and sitting
down. This may lead to difficulty initiating walking
b. Tremors – often occur in the hands, fingers, forearms, foot, mouth, or chin
c. Rigidity –known as stiff muscles
d. Muscle pain that is increased during movement
e. Poor balance

Question 21

What is spondylitis?

Answer 21

Spondylitis is one of the most common causes of back and neck pain and is essentially the result of an
inflammation of the vertebral joints.

Question 22

3 main types of spondylitis

Answer 22

a. Cervical spondylitis - which affects the cervical spine, causing the pain to spread towards the
back of the neck
b. Lumbar spondylitis - which causes pain in the lumbar region
c. Ankylosing spondylitis - a disease that affects the sacroiliac joints causing stiffness in the
neck, jaw, shoulders, hips, and knees.

Question 23

What are the causes for cervical spondylitis (neck rigidity)?

Answer 23

a. Sleeping during daytime
b. Improper way of sitting
c. Standing and gazing upwards

Question 24

What is rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 24

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and
organs, but principally attacks synovial joints.

Question 25

What is avascular necrosis?

Answer 25

Avascular necrosis (also osteonecrosis, bone infarction, aseptic necrosis, ischemic bone necrosis, is a
disease where there is cellular death (necrosis) of bone components due to interruption of the
blood supply. Without blood, the bone tissue dies and the bone collapses. If avascular necrosis involves the bones of a joint, it often leads to the destruction of the joint articular surfaces.

Question 26

What is Muscular Dystrophy?

Answer 26

Muscular Dystrophy refers to a group of hereditary muscle diseases that weakens the muscles that move the
human body. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness,
defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.

Question 27

What are the causes of Muscular Dystrophy?

Answer 27

a. Atibala pravṛtti māṃsa vāta kṣaya due to srotorodha.
b. Depletion of māṃsāgni paving the way of āma formation followed by vitiation of kapha doṣa.

Question 28

Which are the types of dislocations?

Answer 28

a. Utpiṣṭa or fracture-dislocation
b. Viśliṣṭa or dislocations of joints due to ligamental tears;
c. Vivartita or anterior-posterior dislocation of the head of the humerus
d. Avakṣipta or downward displacement of the head of the humerus
e. Atikṣipta or marked displacement of any articulation surface usually found in the knee
joint
f. Tiryakṣipta or oblique dislocation in one of the articulating bones.

Question 29

best external application in the management of fracture sites and tissue
injuries.

Answer 29

murivenna oil