REVIEW OF BASTI CHIKITSA IN SANDHIVATA W.S.R OA OF KNEE JOINT

With the increase in senile population and advancement in all fields leading to change in life style has lead to many health hazards and disabilities. One such ailment is the sandhivata especially in janu sandhi which by its very nature and presentation is commensurable with osteoarthritis of knee joint. According to world health organization osteoarthritis is the second commonest musculoskeletal problem in the world population coming up to 30%In Ayurveda Sandhivata is given as a Vatavyadhi and it is also believed that any type of pain cannot be without presence of Vata. In Ayurvedic classics our Acharya have given so many special therapeutic procedures for specific disease along with thousands of medicaments. Panchakarma is a very unique therapeutic procedure because of its preventive promotive prophylactic and rejuvinative properties as well as providing a radical cure.Basti chikitsa gives best result in vata dosha dusti or vataj vyadhi. Basti has its specific role on asthidhatu.So basti as a shodhana chiktsa can give best result for sandhivata specific in knee joint oa. This book is an attempt to review the basti chikitsa in sandhivata w.s.r to oa of knee joint.