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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2014

Exploratory study on the ayurvedic therapeutic management of cerebral palsy in children at a tertiary care hospital of karnataka, India.

U Shailaja, Prasanna N Rao, Parikshit Debnath, Anjan Adhikari

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U ShailajaDepartment of Kaumarabhritya, SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
Prasanna N RaoDepartment of Shalyatantra, SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
Parikshit DebnathDepartment of Swasthavritta, SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
Anjan AdhikariDepartment of Pharmacology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the leading cause of childhood disability affecting cognitive function and developments in approximately 1.5 to 3 cases per 1000 live births. Based on Ayurvedic therapeutic principles, CP patients were subjected to Abhyanga (massage) with Moorchita Tila Taila (processed sesame oil) and Svedana (fomentation) with Shastikashali Pinda Sveda (fomentation with bolus of drugs prepared with boiled rice). Study group received Mustadi Rajayapana Basti (enema with herbal decoction) and Baladi Yoga (a poly-herbo-mineral formulation), while the placebo group received Godhuma Vati (tablet prepared with wheat powder) and saline water as enema. Treatment with Mustadi Rajayapana Basti and Baladi Yoga improved the activities of daily life by 8.79%, gross motor functions by 19.76%, and fine motor functions 15.05%, and mental functions like memory retention got improved by 15.43%. The placebo group showed an improvement of 0.21% in daily life activities, 2.8% in gross motor, and 2.4% in fine motor functions. Mustadi Rajayapana Basti and Baladi Yoga proved to be more supportive in improving the motor activities and gross behavioral pattern. Further clinical trials are required to evaluate and validate the maximum effect of the combination therapy in a large sample with repetition of the courses for longer duration.

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AbhyangaBaladi YogaCerebral palsyMoorchita Tila TailaMustadi Rajayapana BastiShastikashali Pinda Sveda

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