Siddha Varmam and Thokkanam therapy in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis-A case report

• Main Authors: R. Meena, S. Natarajan, C. Anbarasi, P. Sathiyarajeswaran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
• Series: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
• Subjects: Siddha; Varmam; Thokkanam; Kumbavatham; Adhesive capsulitis; SPADI index
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975947621000450

A 60 year married female from Chennai presented with pain and restricted abduction, adduction, external rotation and flexion of right shoulder both in active and passive movements for 2 months. She was diagnosed to be affected by adhesive capsulitis which is equated to Kumbavatham, one of the vatha diseases mentioned in Siddha system of medicine. She was treated with Siddha Varmam therapy and thokkanam with Vathakesari thylam. After 15 days of hospital stay the patient was discharged and was followed for 6 months. There were no adverse reactions/events observed during the course of treatment. The combination therapy has provided the reduction in pain and restricted movements which was measured using goniometer and SPADI index.