ISSN: 2577-297X
Authors: Chandel K* Sharma KK and Mukeriya PK
Pada (foot) being one of the Karmendriya, most of the activities of day today life depends on this any problems of foot adversely affect the routine of an individual. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain.There is very less references available regarding Padagata vyadhi in Samhitas but amongest Vatavyadhi , Vatakantaka is one condition which affects the foot of a person. Vatakantaka is a Vata Pradhana Vyadhi particularly caused by walking on uneven surfaces or by Atishrama, which produces pain in Khuduka Pradesha (Paarshni or Padajanghasandhi). Except Charaka Acharya, all Bhruhatrayee’s and Laghutrayee’s accepted Vatakantaka as Vata Nanatmaja Vyadhi. Patients suffering with Vatakantaka experience severe pricking (Kantakavath) pain in Padatalapradesha. With this pathology and clinical presentation Vatakantaka can be effectively paralled with plantar fasciitis. Pathology reveals chronic inflammation of plantar fascia and degeneration of fibrous tissue with or without fibroblast proliferation. Thus, with the intention of identifying and creating an alternative, safer, effective and long-lasting therapy, the study titled “A Comparative clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of Kolakulatthadi Churna Upanaha and Eranda Taila Pana in Vatakantaka (Plantar fasciitis)” was carried out on 40 patients. They were divided randomly into two groups of 20 patients each. The treatments were successfully completed by 18 patients in Group A (Kolkulatthadi Churna Upanaha) and 19 patients in Group B (Eranda Taila Pana).
Keywords: Vatakantaka; Kolakulatthadi Churna; Eranda Taila; Upanaha
