Ayurvedaforall: Ayurvedic Treatment for BEDSORES

Ayurvedic Treatment for Bedsores is giving short term and long term benefits. Bedsores are the ulcers resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin. It is also known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
CAUSES OF BEDSORES
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BEDSORES
DIAGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
TREATMENTS FOR BEDSORES
PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
COMPLICATIONS OF BEDSORES
BEDSORES AND AYURVEDA
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BEDSORES
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BEDSORES
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BEDSORES
HOME REMEDIES FOR BEDSORES
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BEDSORES
YOGA FOR BEDSORES
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BEDSORES

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES

The following symptoms are experienced on the pressure bearing areas of the body like coccyx, heel, hip, ankles.
Redness
Ulcer
Swelling

CAUSES OF BEDSORES

The pressure exerted on the skin for a long duration
Lying in bed for a long duration
Sitting in a wheelchair for a long duration

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BEDSORES

Prolonged pressure exerted on the body is the main cause of a decubitus ulcer with other factors such as moisture, poor circulation, and poor nutrition contributing. Lying on a certain body part for long periods may cause the skin to break down. The areas around the hips, ankles, heels, and coccyx are vulnerable to pressure sores.

DIAGNOSIS OF BEDSORES

Proper history taking
Bedsores are diagnosed by the proper inspection of the site

TREATMENTS FOR BEDSORES

Pressure on the affected area removed first
Treatment for the wound
Removing the damaged, infected, or dead tissue (debridement)
Antibiotics to control infections

PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES

Bedsores need more time to heal in persons with underlying pathology like diabetes

COMPLICATIONS OF BEDSORES

Infection may spread to the whole body
Cellulitis
Sepsis

BEDSORES AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda,bedsores can be managed based on the treatment of ‘dushta vrana’.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BEDSORES

Aganthu factors – infections, injuries
Excess vitiation of doshas and dhatus
Obstruction in the raktavaha srothas

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES

Skin ulcers and swelling

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BEDSORES

Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated and further vitiates the rakta dhatu. This causes paka(inflammation) of tissues leads to dushtavrana .

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BEDSORES

Sopha – swelling
Twak vivarnatha – skin discolourations
Srava – discharges
Vrana – ulcer

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BEDSORES

Prognosis is krichra sadhya – curable in early stages with proper ayurvedic medications

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES

Ayurvedic local treatment for bedsores

Lepa – Dasanga lepa
Jatyadi ghrita – external application
Murivenna- External Application
Mahathiktaka Ghritham- External Application

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES

Kaisora guggulu
Sanjeevani vati
Nishakatakadi kashaya – patient with diabetes

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR BEDSORES

Virechana – purgation
Raktamokshana – leeching

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BEDSORES

Internal administration

Kaisora guggulu
Sanjeevani vati

HOME REMEDIES FOR BEDSORES

Massage the surrounding area to increase the blood circulation

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BEDSORES

Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold, acrid, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
Intake of proper amounts of fluids
Consume a balanced diet

YOGA FOR BEDSORES

Nadi shuddi pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from irritations of bedsores

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF BEDSORES