Greeva Vasthym Ayurvedic Treatment

People with broken shoulders or osteoporosis often prefer simpler methods of treatment rather than consuming pills all their life. Hence, they are suggested a popular treatment of Greeva Vasthym Ayurvedic Treatment. This treatment offers remedies for neck pain and related conditions.

Spinal injuries can be cured through this Greeva Vasthym Ayurvedic Treatment. Common pains in the neck and similar areas are referred to as Greeva Shula, greeva stambha and Manya stambha in Ayurvedic terms.

Related facts

In Ayurveda, Greeva, termed as neck and vasti means hold. Greeva Vasti treatment means a procedure where medicated oils are poured and pooled for a fixed time in a cabin constructed over the neck or nape of the neck (back of the neck), using wet flour of black gram covering the cervical region of the neck.

Cases where applicable

• Cervical Spondylitis.
• Whiplash, when a person’s head moves backward and forward with a great force.
• Sprains and strains
• Tension headaches
• Migraine with aura
• Wryneck- a painfully tilted and twisted neck
• Rheumatoid arthritis, causing joint pain, swelling and stiffness and loss of function.
• Osteoporosis: Bones become brittle and fragile.
• Fibromyalgia: a chronic disorder of widespread, unexplained pain in muscles and joints.
• Spinal Stenosis: A condition in which the backbone narrows compressing the spinal cord causing lower back pain while walking and standing, numbness in legs, buttocks and balance problems.
• Slipped herniated disk
• Trauma to neck bones with injuries to neck bones.
• Neck pain due to poor posture

Greeva Vasthym Ayurvedic Treatmentis generally performed in the morning where stiffness dominates the neck and symptoms such as inflammation and burning sensation arise. Slight massages using herbal pastes and powders to the neck in pain affected areas are carried out to reduce the pain and stiffness of neck.

Clinical Advice: Never try to perform the above treatment applying great pressures on the neck and other areas. Consult an expert in such cases lest you may have a broken neck.