Every danger comes with a warning and so does some diseases. These warning signs and symptoms of an impending disease are called Poorvaroopa’s in Ayurveda, which means Prodromal symptoms or pre-monitory symptoms.
स्वेदॊऽत्यर्थं न वा कार्ष्ण्यं स्पर्शाज्ञत्वं क्षतेऽतिरुक्।
सन्धिशैथिल्यमालस्यं सदनं पिडकोद्ग्मः॥
जानुजङ्घोरुकट्यंसहस्तपादाङ्गसन्धिषु।
निस्तोदः स्फुरणं भेदो गुरुत्वं सुप्तिरेव च॥
कण्डुः सन्धिषु रुग्भूत्वा भूत्वा नश्यति चाअसकृत्।
वैवर्ण्यं मण्डलोत्पत्तिर्वातासृक्पूर्वलक्षणम्॥ {च.चि.२१/१५-१८}
Below mentioned are the Warning signs and symptoms of Vatarakta – Arthritis, especially Gout.
-Excessive sweating
-Absolute lack of sweating
-Blackish discolouration over the body
-Numbness
-Excessive feel of pain in wounds
-Looseness in the bony joints
-Lethargy / laziness
-Tiredness
-Eruptions
-Pain of varying intensities like – Throbbing (pricking), Pulsating, Tearing (cutting), Heaviness, Numbness and Itching in different joints viz:
- Knee joints
- Hip joints
- Lumbo-Sacral joints
- Sacro-iliac joints
- Spine
- Shoulder joints
- Joints of upper limbs
- Joints of Lower limbs
- Other joints of the body
-Pain keeps appearing and disappearing in intervals (sudden appearance and disappearance)
-Discolouration of body
-Patchy eruptions
Isn’t it interesting?
Now if you find most of these signs and symptoms or more than 60% of these, feel that your body is setting an ideal atmosphere for the Vatarakta (Arthritis) to set in….
What to do in the presence of these signs and symptoms?
Well, you don’t have to jump into conclusions. Just consult an Ayurveda doctor and let him do the rest of work. But the most important thing is that you would have known your enemy even before it dominates your territory. With early and timely approach Arthritis can surely be avoided.
Dr Raghuram Y.S.
MD(Ay), Ayurvedic Rheumatology
Consultant Ayurvedic Physician
Speciality: Joint and Spine care
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Ph: +91-9480071422
Email: drraghuramys@gmail.com
Skype: raghuramsastry1973
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