Full term normal delivery is supposed to be the safest mode of delivery. However to escape from the unbearable labor pain many women are opting for painless delivery with the help of epidural analgesia or anesthesia. Some are even ready for LSCS to avoid pain.

Ayurveda provides you with the protocol to be followed throughout your pregnancy, called as ‘Garbhini Paricharya’. Right from conception, specific decoctions are mentioned for every passing month of pregnancy. ‘Basti’ therapy is advised during eighth and ninth month of pregnancy to facilitate the easy expulsion of the fetus and ensure the normal delivery.

• One should avoid coitus, exercise, excessive satiation (santarpana), emaciation (apatarpana), day sleep, awakening in night, excessive riding on vehicle, squatting position (utkatukasana), oleation (snehana), bloodletting, suppression of natural urges.

• One should eat freshly prepared food which is easy to digest in adequate quantity.
• Your meals should be fresh, warm, liquid, unctuous.
• One should avoid stale and dry food in main meals.
• Use of milk, rice, ghee, butter, desserts like ‘Payasam’ prepared from milk, should be consumed in abundance on daily basis throughout the pregnancy.
• On the other hand Spicy, sour, heavy to digest food should be avoided.
• Onion, garlic and Suran are specifically asked to be avoided.

Remember, each woman's journey through pregnancy is unique, and while following Ayurvedic practices can be beneficial, it is essential to consult with qualified healthcare professionals for personalized guidance and care. One can seek that personalized guidance and care from Dr. Vishakha Wetal. With the right support and preparation, let us celebrate the joy of motherhood and embrace this beautiful phase with confidence and positivity.

Sandhigata Vata: Sandhi means joint. In Sandhigata Vata vitiated Vata get lodged at various joints and hamper its normal functioning. Sandhigata Vata can be correlated with osteoarthritis in modern medical science due to proximity in clinical signs and symptoms such as, pain, inflammation, stiffness, limited movements and deformity in severe cases...

• Primary Osteoarthritis: Degenerative wear-and-tear after the fifth and sixth decades, with no predisposing abnormality.
• Secondary Osteoarthritis: Associated with predisposing factors like congenital abnormalities, trauma, crystal deposition, abnormal cartilage, previous inflammatory disease, obesity.

• Age: OA is common in adults over 40, highly prevalent over 60.
• Sex: Older women are at higher risk, especially post-menopause.
• Heritability: OA is highly heritable, especially in hand and hip.
• Trauma: Major injuries, ligament/meniscus tears, malalignment.
• Muscle weakness: Especially quadriceps in OA knee.
• Obesity: Stronger risk factor in women, linear relationship with weight.
• Repeated use: Occupational and leisure joint use increases risk.

• Avascular necrosis, scoliosis, tibia fracture, sexual life disturbance, joint dislocation, carpel tunnel, chondrocalcinosis.

• Complete history to reveal causative factors, lifestyle management.
• Pain management with scientific therapies on the same day.
• Further treatment: Basti, Snehana, Swedana, internal medication for possible reversal.

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