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VIDDHA Background

Viddha as the name suggests is a Sanskrit word, meaning ‘to pierce’ or ‘penetrate’ into something. This penetration is targeted and meant to reach the organ.

Viddha or Vedhana is used for thousands of years. If done in a good way it would alleviate pain, if done with intention to harm it would be a deadly thing. Knowing this, the principle of Viddha was extensively used for wrong doings and for thousands of years this was a technique to fight in the battle. The sharp arrows were used to injure soldiers of enemy army and puncture their organs to bleed them to death or puncture their marmas or vital points to disable and cripple them. This was example of a good technique put for bad purpose.

Ayurveda on the other hand used the same technique to control pain. This technique was so important that it was one of the eight surgical procedures mentioned and extensively used by father of surgery i.e. Sushruta Marma Chikitsa, Viddha Chikitsa were two extensive treatments adapted & used by many Rajvaidyas for benefit of their royal patients. A documented evidence of this widespread use of Viddha can be found not only in the transcripts of Ayurveda like Charak Samhita, Sushruta Samhita but even in the epic Mahabharata.

The Viddha technique of ancient ages comes back into practice today because of the efforts of Pune based Shendye. Shendye Shastri was well known for his specialized technique of painless extraction of tooth. He further had huge experience of using the needle puncturing for different tooth related pains. He used to do sublingual puncturing in loss of taste in many patients. After this great legendary personality, we could see some other doctors who also practiced. Vedhana included Dr. R.B.Gogate, Dr. Y.G.Joshi, Dr. P.T.Joshi, Dr. Gujarathi and likes.

VIDDHA BASICS: -

Viddha therapy having its root back in the ancient agenda yet its current new form has two distinct formats.

                 --The Indian Method

                 --The Chinese Method.

If we have to go into the details, we need to know how it really works. Where it works, does it have any specific mode of action and if any side effects are there for the treatment.

That’s tracing the scientific basics of Viddha treatments.

HOW IT WORKS:-

Viddha or Vedhan finds its basis in Ashtavidha Shastrakarma in Sushruta. The Vedhan method described here is having its roots in this stanza.

“Chhedan, Bhedan, Lekhan, Vedhan, ...” are eight procedures of surgery… Sushruta.

The method encompasses piercing into some organ with sharp instrument, pointed and elongated, hollow or filled so that the inside contents would flow from the organ out. This results into either release of inside contents out of body.

This is seen in –

Siravedha – where the blood from vessels flows out.

Abscess or Vrana-shotha – is punctured by hollow needle to drain off the puss inside.

The Ascetic fluid drainage – by puncturing into abdomen is another way of Viddha.

Plural tapping – is another Viddha.

Lumbar Puncture – to test the cerebra spinal fluid, also means the application of Viddha principle in practice.

This form of Viddha is seen commonly in practice. Going beyond this, Viddha in local pain management is observed in a few painful conditions. The elaboration of this Vedhana is not abundantly found in texts, but practical example is seen in Bhishmapiatama’s bed of arrows. The art of expanding short textual reference into details is work of the “Sanskarta” (i.e. the scholer). This Vedhan was used as Vedhan Sanskara in Karnapali Vedhan in Shodasha Sanskara by our ancestors. It was believed to help ward of the evil forces. The other form of Vedhan is expanded by Chinese Scholers. This form is like puncture at different marmas or points other than the points of pathological origin.

“Anagat Desha” or “Viparit Desha” Viddha – This method is expressed as meridian system by    Chinese Scholars. The method is used to treat certain systemic disorders.

The method of Vedhana to control the pain by puncturing at the site of pain began, in 20th century –

It was extensively used into pain management by Dr. Uday Kulkarni and his colleagues in Ayurveda & Panchakarma centre. Ayurshailee and the group of enthusiastic doctors of Viddha International Group.

The method of Viddha was given its present form by extensive research and practical experience through regular use and inputs by doctors and patients. The confidence and ease of this method lies in literally thousands of positive feedbacks of patients.

Out of the types –

1. Drainage,

2. Systematic Recovery,

3. Pain Management,

VIG concentrates on Pain Management aspect. This is achieved through,

Counter Irritant Action:  The pain is strong, stimulus. If body gets still stronger stimulus destructs the attention of the senses and one feels better.

Release of Endorphins: Once a site of pain is Viddha or punctured it results into release of certain enzymes and endorphins are secreted. These endorphins are believed to relieve the pain.

The local Injury by Viddha: Acts as foreign object or Shalya. Body tries to fight this by increasing blood flow and fluids to the site. This also increases drainage from the site. This Vasodilation & flushing helps to relieve the inflammation from the site resulting in pain relief.

The hollow needle: at the puncture site helps to drain out the stagnant end to rinse from the site along with blood.

The puncture or Vedhan also leads to local static electricity generation and polarization. Induced micro electric currents may also be helpful.

The Oedema: local fluid accumulation or the stagnation resulting into pain is then reduced into Viddha.

That’s why this cheap yet effective method is becoming popular. “Pain to Cure Pain” is achieved by all the above mentioned aspects. Viddha works in almost all painful conditions because of the above principles.

Administering Viddha

Indications of Viddha:

Any type of pain is indication of Viddha except gross generalized pains. In other words, any visceral or local pain having defective points to locate the maximum painful points is an indication for Viddha patient. Literally from toe to head any, where there is pain Viddha is possible till date, except eyes and bones.

One can simply say that Viddha methods can be done for all muscular, skeletal problems like joint pain, muscular pain, visceral pain like colicky pains, back pains, migraine, and headache or heal pain etc…

Selection of Points:

Viddha in pain management is based on accurate selection of points. The site to be punctured is first encircled and points of pain are marked. Depending on the deft and shallowness, the needles are chosen. The bone, nerve and vessels in the area are spared.

One can do Viddha in shallowest ski, thickness in apanga or Shankha region or on heavily muscular area of buttocks or calf muscle. The only condition being to avoid is the contra indicated parts i.e. bones & nerves.

Viddha Types:

Viddha is categorized into—

·       Luminal – is puncturing into the lumen or vessels.

·       Systemic – is to do Viddha on different marma points resulting into systemic recovery.

·       Local – is to puncture at actual site of pain.

The local type of Viddha can be broadly classified into –

1. Shallow,

2. Deep,

3. Short duration,

4. Long duration,

5. Multi point,

6. Single point.

It can also be classified into –

1. Solitaire,

2. Linear,

3. Triangular,

4. Pyramidal,

5. Pentagonal,

6. Honeycomb.

Based on the shape, it takes an actual insertion.

Another classification is based on the way of insertion –

1.    Horizontal (Tangent)

2.    Oblique (Angled)

Another one is –

1.    Battlefield pattern involves randomized multiple punctures of the larger area.

2.    Garden pattern marked multiple points done over the medium or small area

Duration of Viddha:

While classifying short and long duration of Viddha, it means duration of the pricking time and procedure.

A single prick may lost from 0.2 seconds as in case of Pracchan Viddha or Battlefield pattern up to 2 seconds as in case of muscular pain. This insertion time is actual pricking time.

Thus, the duration of needle in site may vary from fraction of a second (as in Pracchan) to minutes (as in Spasm).

General duration of a session of a Viddha is in between 5 minutes to 45 minutes depending upon the requirements, extensive area, parts of body & organs involved and capacity of patient.

So duration in Viddha = Pricking time | Needle in situ time | Session Time.

Region, Lesion, and Ligend:

While doing Viddha, to make it more precise and accurate, it has to be more than just pricking. We need to clear off the area of Viddha and mark the area of pain. This site marking demarks the actual painful and aching part from rest of body parts. Thus marking regions of Viddha is first important step.

These marking needs to be done based on number of needles we have for the procedure

Contra Indications:

Viddha is such a wonderful therapy and instant pain management tool that it could be used for almost every type of pain. Yet it’s not done in each and every case every time.

Viddha is useful in muscular, rheumatic, visceral and sometimes in vain pain also. It’s extensively practiced for muscular, skeletal, artistic, migraines, ligament, tendons or even fascistic pains.

It is so effective in spasms and inflamed joints, cellulites etc. That it is choice of patients over painkillers.

AVOID Areas close to bones.

·       Joints: Viddha into the joint is also to be avoided as it can lead to infections into the joint or damage.

·       Nerves: Nerve path ways should always be avoided while doing Viddha.

·       Blood Vessels: Arteries or nerves should be spared from puncture, unless we wish to drain the blood from it.

·       Vital Organs: Eyes, nasal passages and other vital organs should also be avoided. (Like tympanic membrane in ear, carotid body in neck).

Viddha, if done in contra conditions the damage done would be severing and would take more time to heal, hence better to avoid it.

The patients to spare from Viddha are –

·       Kids: Generally small kids don’t have painful conditions. But in some cases it may also be dove like Pracchan, abscess, drainage etc.

·       Bhiru (Feared): Patient who fears needles and pricking would also be spared.

·       Maniac | Lunatic | Hysterias: The psychologically challenged patients should also be avoided, for they may resist, cry, shout and wands off other patients.

·       Patients with skin disorder, open wounds and infections should be avoided.

A contra indication generally protects a Doctor from the embarrassment & medico legal aspects but it should be tackled with special care. In such cases, where there is no option but to avoid Viddha, same patients can be given marma-Chikitsa i.e. acupressure.

Limitations:

Viddha is such a wonderful tool. Yet it has its own limitations when we use it for any systematic problem or referred pains the origin pain is at other place. If it is pain from within, Viddha could be temporary relief. E.g. Referred pain cannot be cured. Limitations are also on the frequency and duration. Viddha should now be considered as instant controller, yet there needs to be a follow up and supportive diet and movement, exercise discipline.

Limitations lead to over-expectations. This should also be reduced. Viddha is not fully developed for systemic problems. It is based on patient’s stimuli. Hence it cannot be performed on the patients having systemic or nerve related problems.

Agnikarm

Agnikarm is one of the ancient techniques in ayurveda

Agni karma is the thermal surgical procedure, in which “AGNI” is used for intentional burning as therapeutic purpose.

It is indicated in various vata Kapha disorders.

Through various samhitas in ayurveda. It is proven that those disease treated by Agnikarm do not re occur again.

Diseases treated by thermal cautery will not reoccur again and also because those diseases which are incurable by the use of medicine.

Instruments will be wired.

Importance of Agnikarm.

·                It is highly potential procedure than bheshaja, shastra & ksharakarma.

·                It is very effective to terminate the chance of reoccurrence of disease

·                No infection

·                No secondary complication if done properly

Definition: the word Agnikarm means application of Agni (heat)

Agnikarm is highly potential than ksharakarma.

INGREDIENTS FOR DOING AGNIKARMA:

According to shortcut, following are the ingredients regarding specific diseases:

1)               Pippali, godanti, kshar, shalaka, twacha rog

2)               Gold, silver, iron etc –mansagat rog

3)               Honey jaggery – bones, shira, syayu, rog

Types of Agnikarm

AGNIKARMA

CURVED                                             DOT                      LINEAR

In ashtansangrah reference of 8 more types of Agnikarm

1)               Swastika

2)               Ardhachandra

3)               Ashtapad

HOW AGNIKARMA WORKS?

Agnikarm technique involves a procedure whereby heat is transferred to the affected parts of the body using a metal shalaka (metal tool) in aseptic manner.

Therapeutic burns are used using these metal rods based on disorders.

Ayurvedic principles state that being ushna treatment, acts against the quality of vata / kaphaj disorders even it helps to remove srotosanga / avarodha by ushnaguna.

Agnikarm

Agnikarm is result oriented for sthanika involvement of vata in vatakaphaja disorder .Charaka mentioned it as Shastra pranidhan chikitsa for various diseases like granthi, visarpa arsh bhagandar. Sushruta referred it to as a para-surgical  procedure an upyantra for the  management of arsh bhagandar, granthi , apachi. Vridhha  vagbhata have mentioned Agnikarm for pain management and in surgical procedure.

Eczema, Warts, Moles, Corns, Dermatitis kaphaj, Joint pain,    Hemorrhoids,          Sciatica, Sentinel Tags,     Frozen shoulder, Pimple Scars, Vitiligo, Tattoo Removal, Appendicitis etc

“Agigatar agyati agnayamna prapyanti. “

It given the rebirth is reutilized to cure of preventing the diseases. Agni is the important one among the pancha mahabhutas.

So any procedure that involves the Agni directly or indirectly is considered under Agnikarm. Agnikarm can be utilized as a preventive measure, as creative measure as post operative procedure as haemostatic measure.

In a present day of practice there are set of disorders which do not respond to medical treatment if at all. They  respond palliative  relief is found and after sometime chance of recurrence does  exist, , this recurrence  can be prevented by administering  procedure like Agnikarm.

Even today the modern Science took Agnikarm into practice by advocating cauterization in almost every surgical procedure to ensure sterilization asepsis.

The medical practice or technique of cauterization is the burring of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it Cautery destroys   some tissue is an attempt to mitigate damage, removed an undesired.

Growth as minimizing other potential medical harmful conditions such as infection, when antibodies   are not available.

Cautery is a term referring to the metal device generally heated to a dull red glow applied to produce blisters. To stop   blooding of a blood vessel and other similar purposes.

Cauterization is used as a haemostatic as a bloodless  knife as a means of destroying tumor cauterization  is used   to check  bleeding as well as  a treatment for  gynecological disorders , lasers,  prostatectomy. Skin diseases.

Indication

Agnikarm has been mentioned in disorders involving twaka mamsa, shira, snayu asthi of sandhi due to vata causing severe pain in the   areas where muscles are    functioning adequately     . it has been mentioned  for numerous    diseases like granthi  arsh, Bhagandar , arbuda apachi , Shlipada

Charmakila, tilkalak, antarvidradhi , nadi vrama and in emergency condition  where shira or veins  are cut.

Discharging sinuses, acute or chronic hemorrhage or raktastrava. It can be carried out in all kinds of pain like sciatica or gridhrasi due to vata, after excision of cysts, mans, warts, tumor, fistula and also shiroroga contraindication.

Mentioned  Under two such heading nishedha   kala nd rogi nishedha.

Acharya have referred sharad ritu and grishma ritu unfavorable for carrying out procedure.

Rogi Nishedha refers the patient who stand rejected for the procedure pita prakruti people raktapitta, atisarib, and durable. bal,  bhiru and vrani.

Medical  contraindication include  sensitive skin, acute  trauma, venous  obstruction and orterial insufficiency.

Agnikarm:

Importance

·                 Highly potential procedure than medicine/shastra/kshar/jalauka

·                 Effective in reducing chances of reoccurrence of the disease

·                 No infection and secondary complication if done properly

·                 Immediate relief from pain spasm(muscular)

·                 Procedure is cost, space, equipment effective

·                 No special preparation needed

Effect of Agnikarm on metabolism:-

Whenever a local tissue is burnt the metabolic process in that place improves, therefore a variety of the metabolic and regenerating alternation occur at the place, which consequently leads to improved demand of oxygen and nutrients of the tissue at the place, where the heat strikes. It also eliminates the undesirable substances and poison.

Effect on blood circulation:-

Nerves get induced and dilation of confined blood vessels occurs, ensuring in raised blood circulation.

In addition, this theory lowers the thickness of blood, thereby lowering the blood pressure.

Pain: - heat may stimulate lateral spino-thalamic tract which leads to stimulation of dilate

Economics

·                 RF Cautery machine is one time investment

·                 Time saving

·                 Better control over intensity of heat and time span for which the heat is to be given.

·                Its portable because  its light weight and dimension

VIDDHAGNI

An Innovative Technique to Control Pain

Ayurveda is certainly not bound by few textbooks and manuscripts. Its vast repertoire and robust wisdom foundation can expand from a smallest nano model of medicine to use of air or wind or nothingness as a therapy. So using Vedhan and Agni together to control & conquer various physical problems of superficial muscular skeletal or Deep rooted lung cancer or Renal calculus, is very much Ayurvedic Concept. Viddhagni is such fusion of Vedhan & Agnikarma. The fusion is so effective that it can help us to bridge the gap of acute & chronic pain.

Usually Ayurveda is believed to help in only Chronic Pains in various parts of the body. Whereas Acute or sudden onset pain in any part of the body like Headache or Lockjaw or Renal Stone pain is unequivocally handed over to Modern Medicine.

So strong is feeling that people Demarcate & go to Modern Physician or Surgeon for severe and acute pains. Whereas, when this fails and patient becomes chronic, restless and irritable, he is referred for Control of Chronic Pain to Ayurveda. This direct differentiation is in mind of all people.

As Ayurvedic Practitioner can now treat both acute cases and chronic cases with more effective and result oriented tools, his patients are benefitted as they don’t have to rush for different clinics for acute and chronic conditions.

Viddhagni tries to bridge the gap for severe and chronic conditions and give quick response to painful conditions.

The concept of Viddhagni has roots in Vedhan and Agnikarma. This fusion of Vidhha and Agnikarma. This unique combination was used by many Vaidyas in their practices for different conditions. The uniqueness of our method of Viddhagni is FUSION of ancient traditional wisdom with modern technology.

As the name suggests, it’s derived from two words:

Vidhha + Agni = Viddhagni

Two procedures are simultaneously utilized. Vidhha, i.e. piercing or puncturing is done with sharp instrument. (We use needles for this) Heat is applied to the sharpened object. This application of Heat makes the difference. Only piercing or puncture or only heat application won’t give the pain relief. ‘Viddhagni” together can give.

We can find a few references of Vedhan Chikitsa in Sushruta Samhita, Vagbhata. Use of Agnikarma in pain & role of Agnikarma is various skin & musculoskeletal disorders is also available. Its combination though, is not well explored. Though taking a clue from “Vistarayati Leshoktam”, we can study and utilize the combination and its benefits.

Vedhan, as in Viddha, has also been a tool of pain management. We have already worked on it and thousands of cases have been studied where role of Viddha in pain is documented. Heel pain to Migraine has been established. A channel of action and logic behind Viddha is extended into Viddhagni. Whenever various painful conditions are treated, choice of Viddha or Viddhagni or Agnikarma is a delicate issue. As we proceed to know Viddhagni,

Viddhagni Evolution:-

“Sushrutacharya” always believed in Agni, as a tool for various skin conditions and pain control. Vedhan as one of the excision procedures and pain reliever was also thought of. So, roots of Viddhagni take us back upto period of 7000 years.

The tribal and folklore medicine also take us into era of Buddha & Ramayana, where tattooing and marking on body & certain points for relieving abdominal pain, is documented.

As we proceed in historical background, in 18th – 19th century, we come across ‘Agnikarma used in knee joint pain or backache. Some reports of use of Agnikarma on jaundice (Hepatitis) are also seen. These Agnikarma procedures are done by different probes or shalaka. In 20th Century we find Dr. R.B. Gogate (Pune), Dr. M.D. Karmarkar (Miraj) as leading in use of Agnikarma for pain management.

Dr. Vrinda Sathe who is awarded with PHD on the subject of Agnikarma, uses traditional Agnikarma to relieve pain in joints, muscles etc.

Many more Doctors are coming up to use Agnikarma as a special means to relieve pain. Viddhagni in its current form is derived & introduced to you by Dr. Uday Kulkarni.

Electro acupuncture, ECT in Psychosomatic disorders, Diathermy in physiotherapy is parallels to Viddhagni.

Viddhagni: Logical Explanation and Scientific Base.

‘Viddhagni’ is first line Pain Management procedure. Whenever painful points are selected for this treatment, there is quick response from the body & pain is relieved.

1)    Counter Irritant: When a child is crying if you frighten him, he stops crying. Whenever muscles are going into acidosis, Viddha is done. It is stronger stimulus than the pain. Hence attention of muscle and system is diverted to stronger stimulus and less pain.

This applies well whenever sudden impact like trauma or sports injury gives a pain. It can be countered with this stronger stimulus.

2)    Endorphin Release: When needle is inserted & heat is applied, the local tissues are dried off. The heat evaporates the water molecule in those tissues, making them dry and shrinks. This brings in new possibility as the cells shrink and new circulation comes to wash off the cellular waste. This also brings in endorphins for healing.

3)    Vascular influx: The local injury attracts fresh blood supply and helps for healing process. This influx makes sure that the local accumulation is also flushed off.

4)    C Fibers: The local injury because of puncture by needle causes the muscle fibers to break, thus relating endorphins. The endotoxins are flushed away and endorphins (opioid like substance) released help to relieve pain.

5)    The local swelling and pain due to KAPHA & VATA is vitiated stage. The puncture helps to drain and create static resistance by local tissue results in repulsive mechanism which helps to drain away the cell debris and toxins. The heat helps to dry out or burn out (in some cases) the localized waste and disturbing material.

Thus, helping new efficient tissue formation. Thus, helping in long term / permanent reversal of local pathology.

Practically also we can see these points being proven. The patient gets immediate pain relief. Range of movement increases. Patient feels better. All this happens within minutes.

This instant change makes many positive changes.

1)    Patient gets confidence in himself and the doctor.

2)    Patient starts following the instructions of diet, exercises as he can see ray of hope.

3)    The positivity increases patient’s inclination towards completing the long course of therapies like Basti, Pindasweda for long term relief.

4)    Root cause removal is possible only with Panchashodhana and Rasayana. As patient gets immediate as well as long term treatment, follows restrictions, does all exercises, the patient gets better.

Indications:

Viddhagni procedure is used to control pain instantly. Any acute pains, accident pain, migranous pain, sports sprain, abdominal colicky pain, muscle spasm etc. are treated for known or unknown reasons of pain.

Head to toe all sorts of pain associated with any physical or systemic problem is treated with Viddhagni treatment. So patient entering into clinic with any pain is case of Viddhagni treatment.

Contraindication :

Viddhagni is avoided only when:

1)    Patient fears needles.

2)    Heat and has phobia.

3)    Psychiatric cases.

4)    Patients with pace maker or installed electronic devices.

5)    Patients having pain due to fracture.

6)    Fever ischemia

7)    Pain due to Ischemia, Cardiac, stroke or because of acute stroke. Stress

8)    Pain in visceral organs like Eyes, Scrotum or heart.

Precautions:

Viddhagni or Viddha should not be done on-

a)    Areas adjacent to bones with distance less than 2 mm.

b)    Areas where nervous pass very adjacently.

c)     All known vital points and vital organs should be spared.

Precautions while Procedure:-

1)    As amount of Heat depends directly on the duration, intensity and capacity of the Cautery Machine, the initial settings should always be on the lowest intensity and lowest amount of heat.

2)    Patient should always be in comfortable position and well informed about pricking with needle and Heat delivery.

3)    Patient should be consoled and encouraged and never ever any derogatory gesture, word should be uttered about nature of Patient, like fearfulness.

LIMITATIONS & SCOPE :

Viddhagni is a wonderful treatment and gives instant results. Most musculoskeletal disorders, systemic problems with Referred pain in other organs, many sports injuries, and acute conditions like Backache, sciatica, spondylosis, frozen shoulder, mandibular pain, sinusitis, and headaches can be controlled quickly. Yet it’s not the full stop to the disease process.

The inside pathology needs to be tackled, controlled with medicines or appropriate Panchkarma. Patients need to be explained about this as when they are relieved from pain so fast, their expectations rise and hope for better and better results instantly. If we don’t control our emotions and inform them about necessity of other treatments, they would demand or we would keep on doing only Viddhagni and problem might recur after sometime.

Hence we should always be clear about role of Viddhagni.

1)    It’s a bridge to give quick control & it’s not self-sufficient to control disease.

2)    Patients would demand only Viddhagni for quick control and avoid further treatments.

3)    Viddhagni as a treatment is not useful in pain originating from viscera or brain or inside of bone.

4)    Not a choice of treatment in wounds and vital organ pain.

5)    Viddhagni cannot be relied upon solely if patient is having gross deformities and disease has progressed. Very advanced stage problems may not respond to Viddhagni.

SCOPE:

Viddhagni as a standalone treatment can be front runner in cause of wellness through ayurveda. Instant pain control, wherever required is possible if Viddhagni is used. So all conditions in IPD, OPD on road, offshore, in sports, factories or schools, wherever there is pain, there is Viddhagni.

A few needles, a thinking brain, skilled hands and dependable heat source are the requirements.

Just as an example let’s see upcoming fields we can try.

SPORTS MEDICINE:

A huge scope for Viddhagni & Viddha treatments. On the field, there are lot of sprains, aches and spasms. To move back into sports and actively participate, Viddhagni can give instant relief. In preparatory sessions or post activity also, it is effective. We can also use it if any surgery is to be avoided.

PAIN CLINIC:

As a quick responding method, pain clinics can back upon Viddhagni. Mostly patients come for urgent attention and immediate control. A dependable tool like Viddhagni can be made available to such clinics.

FIRST AID AT WORKPLACE:

School, Offices or Primary Care Centers can utilize the facility of Viddha as a measure of first Aid.

OPD CLINICS:

Dependence on Steroids NSAIDs and pain killers can be reduced with the use of Viddhagni as an effective pain reliever.

CANCER CENTRES:

As a palliative care tool or even with certain advanced puncturing techniques, solitary or multiple localized or metastatic cases can use Viddhagni as a supportive treatment.

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERIES:

Can have a Non invasive or minimal invasive option if Viddhagni can be used with support of imaging techniques.

One can visualize the tremendous scope of Viddhagni in a doctor’s life and in people’s needs. Sky is the limit and we need to explore & keep on using it for benefit of all.

Viddhagni can be future of Ayurvedic Practice and a tool in Mainstreaming of Ayurveda, if we have the will & Heart to embrace it in all its flavours.

LIMITATIONS & SCOPE:

Viddhagni is a wonderful treatment and gives instant results. Most musculoskeletal disorders, systemic problems with Referred pain in other organs. Manu sports injuries; acute conditions like Backache, sciatica, spondylosis, frozen shoulder, mandibular pain, sinusitis, Headaches can be controlled quickly. Yet it’s not the full stop to the disease process.

The inside pathology needs to be tackled, controlled with medicines or appropriate Panchkarma. Patients need to be explained about this as when they are relieved from pain so fast, their expectation rise and hope for better and better results instantly. If we don’t control our emotions and inform them about necessity of other treatment. They would demand or we would keep on doing only Viddhagni and problem might recur after sometime.

Hence we should always be clear about role of Viddhagni.

1)    It’s a bridge to give quick control & it’s not self sufficient to control Disease.

2)    Patients would demand only Viddhagni for quick control and avoid further treatments.

Viddhagni as a treatment is not useful

‘Viddhagni’ is first line Pain Management procedure. Whenever painful points are selected for this treatment, there is quick response from the body & pain is relieved.

Viddhagni as we are practicing it today is fusion of tradition & technology and fusion of Vedhan & Agnikarma. This uniqueness makes it special. Hence we need to explore its huge potential in ‘Pain Management’.