Ayurvedic treatment for Paralysis mainly focused on helping the paralyzed persons by making them as independent as possible. In Ayurveda Paralysis is known as Pakshaghat. For the treatment of paralysisin Ayurveda, there are a number of massages that help in relaxing the muscles and stimulating nerves. Therapies that help in improving Vata doshas are also considered important Ayurvedic treatments for Paralysis.
What is Paralysis?
Paralysis is a disorder. It is when someone can not move certain parts of their body after something goes wrong with their connection to the brain. Paralysis comes in many different forms and can be temporarily or permanently or even come and go. It is not limited to any particular part of the body, but most cases of paralysis are observed in limbs.
What is Paralysis?
Stroke: It is the most prominent cause of paralysis ( usually from a blocked artery in the neck or brain)
Spinal cord injury: A spinal cord injury often causes permanent loss of the strength, sensation, and functions below the site of the injury.
Head injury: Head injury is an injury or trauma to the scalp, skull, and brain. It causes accidents, falls, gunshot, war, violence, and sports injury.
Multiple sclerosis: It is a chronic disease that damages the nervous system and brain and cannot pass the single to the body. It causes many different symptoms such as vision loss, weakness, Diarrhea, anxiety, Incontinence, and pain.
Other causes of Paralysis include:
Paralysis of a nerve caused by lack of blood flow or by pressure on the affected nerve with no loss of structural continuity.
Cerebral paralysis is the most common cause of motor disabilites in childhood. It affects vision, hearing, and sensation.
Brain and spinal cord injuries
Conditions that are present by birth
Types of Paralysis :
Complete paralysis
Partial or incomplete paralysis
Localized paralysis
Generalized paralysis
Symptoms of Paralysis:
Spam
Loss of sensation in arms & legs
Reduced muscle function
Reduced motor function
Losing the ability to talk
Instability of mental
Ayurvedic Treatment for Paralysis
Ayurvedic treatment for Paralysis may include the utilization of herbal medications, yoga, counseling, and other lifestyle changes to Paralysis symptoms. Ayurveda promotes complete rehabilitation and recovery.
Paralysis (Pakshaghata) is Vata vyadhi. Vata is the main factor to maintain all the movements of the body. Ayurveda is an alternative system of medicine that is quite effective to treat paralysis. There are some effective treatments for Paralysis in Ayurveda:
The Vata vyadhi is treated with different natural herbs for paralysis and proverb some effective therapies to restore Parna vayu to normal flow. Some natural herbs are:
Bala
Vacha
Ashwagandha
Shilajit
Shallaki
Two methods for Paralysis treatment
Nidana Parivarjana
In this method, Nidana plays a major role in the paralysis, due to Nidana Sevana.The avoidance of disease-causing and aggravating factors such as hypertension, heart disease, trauma, etc. This step is highly recommended to manage the risk factor of paralysis.
Sanshodhana Chikitsa
The second method is to perform bio-cleansing therapies for paralysis. It means purification treatment with Panchkarma. The Ayurvedic methods such as Vamana, Virechana, etc. naturally recover from Paralysis.
Some effective therapies:-
Snehan- Smoothing of the body with massage with antibiotic sesame oil
Svedana- Steaming of the body for removal of sweda and for lighting
Vaman- Expulsion of Kapha dosha with large quantities of with
Virechana- Expulsion of sputum with Rechak Dravya
Vasti- Cleansing of urine genital system with medicated enemas.
Diet and Lifestyle for Paralysis
Avoid huge use of species and salty food
Use black gram, onion, garlic, ginger, radish, gourd, etc, in a regular diet