Pain Management in Ardhavbhedaka (Migraine Headache) through Adhipati and Krikatika Marma Therapy
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Ayurveda is to maintain the health of healthy person and to cure the disease of ill-person. Ayurveda provided on the physiological and anatomical features of the body. Anatomical sites where muscles, veins, ligaments, bones, and joints converge are referred to as Marma. Marma, considered to be one of the places in the body where Prana (vital or pranic energy) resides, is one of the subjects covered in Ayurveda. Ayurvedic literature listed 107 Marma points based on their anatomical locations and surrounding structures. Among other things, groups of muscles, ligaments, arteries, tendons, and bones make up the majority of Marmas points in the body. The importance of the Marmas for everyday practice and life-threatening situations in terms of anatomical knowledge and surgical techniques was initially acknowledged by Acharya Sushruta, the founder of Indian surgery. These days, Marma therapy is highly popular due to its all-natural, non-invasive therapeutic approach. Marma therapy contributes to increasing or recharging physical, mental and spiritual energies. The purpose of Marma treatment (therapy) is to facilitate the healing process by manipulating the body's vital energy or prana. This involves stimulating and activating the body's meridian points to release obstructions, promoting mental strength and relaxation. Similar to migraine headache, According to Acharyas, there will be severe pain in half side of the head, Marma Chikitsa utilize stimulation of Krikatika Marma and Adhipati Marma to alleviate pain in Ardhvbhedak (migraine headache) so these Marma are selected
Author: Mamta Choudhary
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405010805