Abstract

AYURVEDIC VEIWS ABOUT SPASTICITY AND FLACCIDITY

*Dr. Tejal Satyendra Mokal and Dr. Minakshi Revadkar-Kole

Abstract

Muscle weakness is occurred due to either spastic or flaccid type. Spasticity is due to increased tone of muscle and flaccidity is due to decreased tone of muscles. In both spasticity and flaccidity, there is majja dhatu dushti. But in spasticity kapha vata dushti makes stambha and kathinya snayu, kandara and in flaccidity dhatu kshayajanya vatadushti makes shaithilya, daurbalya in snayu kandara. so vatakaphaghna treatment is beneficial in spasticity and bruhan treatment is beneficial for flaccidity.

Keywords: Muscle weakness majja dhatu dushti.