A 53-year-old female patient coming from Chennai was apparently normal prior to the year before 2008.in April 2008 she underwent D&C for her heavy menstrual bleeding problem and she took hormonal therapy for 6 months. Suddenly she found stiffness present in her middle back which radiated upwards towards the shoulder and spread up to the breast area which lasted over a period of 2-3 months. but she didn’t seek any medical help at that time because of her tolerance. She consulted an allopathic physician whenever she felt difficulty in doing her daily activities and was admitted for 5 days in the hospital. after a series of tests, ANA and HLA b27 came positive and informed her that she was affected with an autoimmune disorder. The doctor put her on immunosuppressants and painkillers for 3 months. after that, for 9 months she didn’t seek much of help for arthritis. In 2018 she had dengue fever and after recovery, she developed right foot pain and eczema in both palms for 6 months. For that, she consulted an Ayurvedic physician and completely recovered from that. In 2019 august, again she felt pain, stiffness and swelling in her feet and joints. Then for that, she started taking immune suppressants and steroids.
In August 2019 she was admitted to SSANH with presenting complaints like pain,stiffness, swelling in the shoulder, neck, knees, fingers and ribs, cold intolerance and feverish feeling. The pain was more in the night hours, felt difficulty in lie flat in bed for long hours and Mild lower back pain with restricted flexibility to bend forward. She found difficulty To keep her body straight and automatically she started stooping. Stiffness was predominantly noticed in the morning hours and took at least 1 hour to release. Also, she complained of bladder and bowel incontinence.in April 2023 She had cataract surgery. Even after her surgery, her right eye pain didn’t go off. She developed uveitis all of a sudden in the morning and it was quite severe. Since then she started feeling heaviness in the muscles of the eye(drooping). Her consulting physician From SSANH, Dr. Sanand advised her to reduce the dosage of sulfasalazine and HCQS that she has been using continuously for the last 3 years. Then she gradually tapered the dose and She is not been used to any kind of painkillers now. After receiving treatment from the hospital she had a satisfactory and sustainable change in her symptoms.
Medical history
- Sulfasalazine for 3 years
- HCQs for 3 years
- Eltroxine for hypothyroid
- cilnidipine 20 mg
- Metosartan 50
- Folitrax
- steroid
Previous disease history
- Hypertensive for 5 years
- Hypothyroidism Thyroid for 30 years
Internal medicine
- Guggulutiktaka kashaya+amrita guggulu
- Eranda taila
- Hinguvachadi choorna
- Kaseesa kalpa
- Amritotharam kashayam
- Tribhuvana Keerthi rasa with ginger juice
- Guduchyadi kashayam
- Kanthakaseesam
- Gudardhrakam
- Tiktaka choornam
- Devamruta rasam
- Mahadhanwantaram
- Amrita guggulu
- Drakshadi kashayam
- Rasnamrutadi kashayam
- Valiya madhukasavam
- Kushtantakam choornam
- Brihat navakarshika+amrithotharam
- Nethramrutam
- Gokshura punarnavadi
Procedure
- Dashamoolam+dhanyamla dhara
- Vasti with dashamoola +vaiswanara
- Lepa with Grihadhoomadi+tila in neck and eyelids
(Note* This is a specialized plan for a person, please do not try it at home without the supervision of an Ayurvedic Doctor)
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Are you in search of expert advice?
Ankylosing spondylitis is one among seronegative spondyloarthropathies characterised by inflammation of joints and spine,back stiffness,stooped posture,nocturnal back pain,uveitis etc.The goals of treatment are relieving pain and stiffness,maintain range of motion and proper posture . An important step in the process of recovery is to visit a qualified healthcare professional. Effective treatment is based on proper evaluation and plan of therapy without adverse reactions. The case shows the effectiveness of Ayurvedic medicine without harmful side effects. Please contact the best ayurvedic hospital in Kerala, SSANH, if you need advice on how to deal effectively with ankylosing spondylitis.
