scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON GREEVA BASTI AND ITS MODIFIED SCHEDULE IN GREEVA HUNDANAM WITH TILA TAILA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3877-3885
Author(s):  
Sreejith. J. R ◽  
Vikram Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
The Other ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Neck Stiffness ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
Modified Schedule

Greeva Hundanam is a condition in which vitiated Vata lodges in the neck region and leads to stiffness of the neck with signs and symptoms of vitiation of Vata. The word Greeva means neck. The word Hun-danam conveys two meanings. The first one is “Shiro Prabhrutinam Antah Pravesha”. It means inward intrusion of the head and its allied parts. It is possible due to implication with cervical parts. Structural de-formity is also a suggestive condition. The other meaning is “Greeva Stambha”, which denotes the re-striction of the movements of the neck. Cervical Spondylosis is the degenerative condition of the cervical spine with signs and symptoms like neck pain, numbness, muscle spasm, neck stiffness, restricted range of movements of neck etc. Signs and symptoms of Greeva Hundanam resembles with that of Cervical Spon-dylosis. So, both Clinical Conditions can be compared with each other. Tila Taila is having Vatahara prop-erty used in treating Vatavyadhi. Also, in the previous study it has been reported that Tila Taila used in Greeva Basti was beneficial in reducing the signs and symptoms of Greeva Hundanam. So, in this study an attempt was done to evaluate and compare the effect of Greeva Basti and its modified schedule in Greeva Hundanam with Tila Taila.

scholarly journals An unusual cause of dysphagia in elderly, dysphagia caused by cervical osteophytes: a case report and review of literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 520
Author(s):  
Uday Kiran Katari
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Neck Stiffness ◽  
Cervical Osteophytes ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Spine Diseases

<p class="abstract">Dysphagia may occur in various pathological, inflammatory diseases of esophagus. It may also occur due to motility disorders of esophagus, benign and malignant diseases of mediastinum, cervical spine diseases. Dysphagia secondary to compression of esophagus by a cervical osteophyte is rare. The most common causes of osteophyte (bony outgrowth) in the cervical spine are diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and cervical spondylosis. Patients with cervical osteophytes are mostly asymptomatic. Hence, when considering cervical osteophytes as a cause of dysphagia other pathologic entities in the esophagus (e.g. tumors, webs, rings, strictures) should be excluded. We present a 68 year female patient who presented with complaints of dysphagia and neck stiffness since 3 months. She has been evaluated and found that dysphagia is due to large anterior cervical osteophytes compressing pharynx at C2/C3 and esophagus at C5/C6 and C6/C7 vertebral levels respectively. The objective of this case report is to emphasize the importance of anterior cervical osteophyte as a cause of dysphagia in elderly.</p>

EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA OF THE CERVICAL SPINE IN CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-752
Author(s):  
Robin I. Davidson ◽  
John Shillito
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Pyramidal Tract ◽  
Eosinophilic Granuloma ◽  
Cervical Vertebra ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Cervical Pain ◽  
Range Of Movement

Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine is recorded in six children, two of whom had neurological deficits. A flaccid monoparesis occurred in one child with a C5 arch lesion. Pyramidal tract signs were present in a patient with a defect at the atlanto-occipital joint. Cervical pain, restricted range of movement, torticollis, and tenderness were other presenting signs and symptoms and occurred in all except one patient. A lytic defect in the arch or centrum of a cervical vertebra was associated with this presentation. Treatment following biopsy consisted of immobilization and radiotherapy in a range of 450 to 750 rads. Cure was effected in all instances.

scholarly journals CLINICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF NASYA KARMA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MANYASTAMBHA

2021 ◽  
Vol p5 (02) ◽  
pp. 2658-2662
Author(s):  
Paresh R. Deshmukh ◽  
Kavita K. Fadnavis
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Large Role ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Common ◽  
Degenerative Disorder

Human life has become more stressful these days. Sedentary lifestyle, occupational factors are playing a large role in increased prevalence of the common degenerative disorder of Cervical Spine i.e. Cervical Spondylosis. In Ayurvedic view, it can be correlated with Manyastambha which is a Vataja Nanatmaka Vikara. Degeneration means Apatarpana in Ayurveda. It needs to be treated with Brimhana Therapy. And Urdhvajatrugata Vyadhis are best treated with Nasya according to Ayurveda. So, taking all these factors into consideration, Brimhana Nasya Karma with Ksheerabala Taila was tried to alleviate the signs and symptoms of patients having Cervical Spondylosis. Assessment was done with regard to pain in neck and shoulder, tingling and numbness in hands and headache alongwith various angles of rotation of neck. The data was collected before and after administration of Nasya karma. The 15 days trial was proved to be significantly efficacious in reducing signs and symptoms of cervical spondylosis.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES OF MARSHA NASYA WITH PRASARINI TAILA IN CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 4107-4115
Author(s):  
Krishnapriya A. S ◽  
Praveen B. S
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Comparative Clinical Study ◽  
Young Subjects ◽  
Continuous Work ◽  
Scapular Region

Cervical spondylosis is one of the degenerative conditions of the cervical spine. It is commonly seen in old age, but nowadays it is nearly ubiquitous in young and middle-aged people. The symptoms consist of par-aesthesia and pain in the distribution of fifth to eighth cervical dermatomes, pain being felt most frequently over the shoulder, arm, scapular region, forearm and hands. In young subjects, bony outgrowth may not be evident, but loss of the cervical curvature caused by spasm of neck muscles can be taken as a suggestive sign. The presentations of signs and symptoms of both diseases have close resemblance, so Vishvachi can be correlated with Cervical Spondylosis. Improper sitting postures and continuous work create pressure and stress that cause injury to spine, which may play an important role in producing this condition. NasyaKar-ma is considered as prime line of treatment in Urdhwa Jjathrugata Vikaras and could be effective, eco-nomical as well as affordable treatment modality. Prasarini Taila is indicated in all Vata Vikaras especially in Vishvachi. Keeping these points in mind, a comparative clinical study of different schedules of Marsha Nasya with Prasarini Taila in the management of Cervical Spondylosis is taken.

Primordial science and pioneering approaches of guggul for chronic ailments – A modernized review

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Jamal Basha D ◽  
Kumar P R ◽  
Ranganayakulu D
Keyword(s):  
Water Solubility ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Dosage Forms ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Lipids Metabolism ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
Novel Drug ◽  
Conventional Dosage

An oleo gum resin guggulu is a product which obtained as a result of gummosis from the bark of Commiphora wightii (Arnott) Bhandari [syn. Commiphoramukul (Hook. Ex Stocks) Family, Burseraceae]. It has been known for its immense applicability in the Ayurveda since time immemorial for the treatment of variety of disorders such as inflammation, gout, rheumatism, impotence, leprosy, obesity, and disorders of lipids metabolism. It is a mixture of phytoconstituents like terpenoids, steroids, flavonoids, guggultetrols, lignans, sugars, and amino acids. This review is an effort to compile all the information available on all of its chemical constituents which are responsible for its therapeutic potential, limitation of guggul extracts and the necessity of novel principles for gum guggul. Nowadays, Guggul is available as the marketed formulation for curing numerous clinical conditions and is accessible in combination with various other ingredients. Though conventional dosage form shows the dominance as patient compliance and easy availability, yet it has found to pose the problems like dose fluctuation, peak-valley effect, non-adjustment of the administered drug, invasiveness etc. Guggul lacks its desired effect due to its low bioavailability and water solubility. This makes it a partial or a deficient therapy for remedy of many signs and symptoms. Novel drug delivery system (NDDS), a new approach and has excluded many of drawbacks exhibited by conventional dosage forms. Some of the novel dosage forms of guggul has been formed like nanoparticles, nanovesicles, gugglusomes and proniosomal gel. But still, the novel formulations for guggul has its less outspread in the market. Guggul can be executed as a profitable drug using NDDS. There is a need to highlight the unidentified and unexplained facts about guggul so as to make it more efficacious and effective in terms of bioavailability and aqueous insolubility.

scholarly journals »Point-of-Care« D-Dimer Testing

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovan Antović
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
D Dimer ◽  
Laboratory Assay

»Point-of-Care« D-Dimer TestingD-dimer testing is efficient in the exclusion of venous thromboembolism (VTE). D-dimer laboratory assays are predominantly performed in centralised laboratories in intra-hospital settings although most patients with suspected VTE are presented in primary care. On the other hand decreasing turnaround time for laboratory testing may significantly improve efficacy in emergency departments. Therefore an introduction of a rapid, easy to perform point of care (POC) assay for the identification of D-dimer may offer improvement in diagnostics flow of VTE both in primary care and emergency departments while it could also improve our diagnostic possibilities in some other severe clinical conditions (e.g. disseminated intra-vascular coagulation (DIC) and aortic aneurism (AA)) associated with increased D-dimer. Several POC D-dimer assays have been evaluated and majority of them have met the criteria for rapid and safe exclusion of VTE. In our hands three assays (Stratus, Pathfast and Cardiac) have the laboratory performance profile comparable with our routine D-dimer laboratory assay (Tinaqaunt).

The Ecology of the Western Swamp Tortoise Pseudemydura Umbrina (Testudines: Chelidae).

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
AA Burbidge
Keyword(s):  
Water Temperature ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
The Other ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Insect Larvae ◽  
Relict Species ◽  
Desiccation Rate ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Growth Activity

Western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) was rediscovered in Western Australia in 1954. It is a relict species of a monotypic genus, of very restricted range and specialized habitat. Population was estimated to be 13 to 45 and decreasing at 1 of its 2 native reserves and to be 10 to 45 and static at the other reserve. It does not use permanent water, but lives and feeds in ephemeral winter swamps and spends the other 6 to 9 months of the year in refuges in leaf litter, under fallen branches or in holes in the ground, in contact with the soil. The tortoise is carnivorous and in the wild takes only live aquatic organisms. Captive adults will not take meat until they have starved for many months. Stomach of 1 female (Edward, pers. commun.) had aquatic crustaceans, chiefly Eulimnadia sp., with insects and insect larvae, mainly Coleoptera and Diptera. Study of faeces confirmed that observation had shown that small tadpoles and an aquatic earthworm (Eodrilus cornigravei) were eaten also. Reproduction, growth, activity relative to body and water temperature, and desiccation rate, were noted. One adult female tortoise was eaten by a fox. Foxes and bandicoots (Isoodon obesulus) eat eggs of other tortoises and would eat those of P. umbrina. Hatchlings may be eaten by large wading birds such as straw-necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) and white-faced heron (Notophoyx novaehollandiae).

Jefferson fractures of the immature spine

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas AuYong ◽  
Joseph Piatt
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Diagnostic Imaging ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
Spinal Trauma ◽  
Posterior Arch ◽  
Jefferson Fracture ◽  
Immature Spine

Jefferson fractures of the immature spine have received little attention in the study of pediatric spinal trauma. Fractures through synchondroses are a possibility in the immature spine, in addition to fractures through osseous portions of the vertebral ring, and they create opportunities for misinterpretation of diagnostic imaging. The authors describe 3 examples of Jefferson fractures in young children. All 3 cases featured fractures through an anterior synchondrosis in association with persistence of the posterior synchondrosis or a fracture of the posterior arch. The possibility of a Jefferson fracture should be considered for any child presenting with neck pain, cervical muscle spasm, or torticollis following a head injury, despite a seemingly normal cervical spine study. Jefferson fractures in young children are probably much more common than previously recognized.

scholarly journals Cervical spine dysfunction signs and symptoms in individuals with temporomandibular disorder

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Weber ◽  
Eliane Castilhos Rodrigues Corrêa ◽  
Fabiana dos Santos Ferreira ◽  
Juliana Corrêa Soares ◽  
Geovana de Paula Bolzan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Temporomandibular Disorder ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Cervical Pain ◽  
Pain Symptom ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Common ◽  
Cervical Spine Dysfunction ◽  
Posture Assessment ◽  
Craniocervical Dysfunction

PURPOSE: To study the frequency of cervical spine dysfunction (CCD) signs and symptoms in subjects with and without temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and to assess the craniocervical posture influence on TMD and CCD coexistence. METHODS: Participants were 71 women (19 to 35 years), assessed about TMD presence; 34 constituted the TMD group (G1) and 37 comprised the group without TMD (G2). The CCD was evaluated through the Craniocervical Dysfunction Index and the Cervical Mobility Index. Subjects were also questioned about cervical pain. Craniocervical posture was assessed by cephalometric analysis. RESULTS: There was no difference in the craniocervical posture between groups. G2 presented more mild CCD frequency and less moderate and severe CCD frequency (p=0.01). G1 presented higher percentage of pain during movements (p=0.03) and pain during cervical muscles palpation (p=0.01) compared to G2. Most of the TMD patients (88.24%) related cervical pain with significant difference when compared to G2 (p=0.00). CONCLUSION: Craniocervical posture assessment showed no difference between groups, suggesting that postural alterations could be more related to the CCD. Presence of TMD resulted in higher frequency of cervical pain symptom. Thus the coexistence of CCD and TMD signs and symptoms appear to be more related to the common innervations of the trigeminocervical complex and hyperalgesia of the TMD patients than to craniocervical posture deviations.

scholarly journals Cervical Spine Involvement in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Morin ◽  
Pierre Langevin ◽  
Philippe Fait
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Reference Lists ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Postconcussion Syndrome ◽  
Health Care Practitioners ◽  
Literature Reviews

Background. There is a lack of scientific evidence in the literature on the involvement of the cervical spine in mTBI; however, its involvement is clinically accepted.Objective. This paper reviews evidence for the involvement of the cervical spine in mTBI symptoms, the mechanisms of injury, and the efficacy of therapy for cervical spine with concussion-related symptoms.Methods. A keyword search was conducted on PubMed, ICL, SportDiscus, PEDro, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases for articles published since 1990. The reference lists of articles meeting the criteria (original data articles, literature reviews, and clinical guidelines) were also searched in the same databases.Results. 4,854 records were screened and 43 articles were retained. Those articles were used to describe different subjects such as mTBI’s signs and symptoms, mechanisms of injury, and treatments of the cervical spine.Conclusions. The hypothesis of cervical spine involvement in post-mTBI symptoms and in PCS (postconcussion syndrome) is supported by increasing evidence and is widely accepted clinically. For the management and treatment of mTBIs, few articles were available in the literature, and relevant studies showed interesting results about manual therapy and exercises as efficient tools for health care practitioners.

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