Management of Post Fracture Stiffness by Murivenna Taila Parisheka with Rehabilitation exercise-A Case Report

Most fracture and dislocations require a period of cast immobilization for proper healing, which results in joint stiffness and muscular weakness. Western medicine applies physiotherapy in post fracture stiffness. In Ayurveda, Acharya Sushruta has given a separate chapter for fracture and it’s treatment as Bhagna Chikitsa, Sushruta, stated that fracture of young aged person is healed in a short time as compare to old age person. In this case a 25year old female had road traffic accident which got comminuted fracture of distal end of left radius after that she was managed with closed reduction and percutaneous K-Wire fixation and Plaster of Paris (POP) cast were given below elbow for immobilization for 35days. POP cast and K-Wire were removed after 35 days but patient suffered with severe painful restricted movement, stiffness and inflammation still persist at the joint site. For that she was managed with lukewarm Murivenna Taila Parisheka along with wrist rehabilitation for 1 time in a day for 30 days and she got relief in pain and improved wrist movement. She had a complete relief in pain, swelling and achieved complete painless range of movement after completion of four weeks of treatment. She started her routine activities from 4th week onwards. This single case reveal that post fracture stiffness can be successfully managed with Murivenna Taila Parisheka and patient back to her routine life early.

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