Abstract

ETIOLOGY OF PARSHWASHOOLA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SUTIKA

Dr. Rajashri Shinde* and Dr. Hemalata Jalgaonkar

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Abstract

Post-natal Back Pain is very common problem in the postpartum period. Acharya Kashyapa and all other classics have given a definite period for specific dietetic management of Sutika which can be considered as normal period of puerperium. Apatarpana, exhaustion of mother during labour and Sutika-kala, causes Vata Vriddhi which is responsible for Vata vyadhis like LowBackache in women. In Ayurveda, Kashyap Samhita mentioned 64 Sutika diseases which includes Sutika Parshwashoola as a Sutika Diseases. There is involvement of vatadi doshas along with manas doshas for various types of sutika vyadhies. It can either occur as a disease alone in sutika or can manifest as a symptom in many other diseases of different systems with differences in their pathophysiology.

Keywords: Sutika, Parshwashoola, puerperium, normal labour, aavi.