A STUDY ON AHARAJA AND VIHARAJA HETUS IN THE ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF VISWACHI W.S.R TO CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY

Ayurveda is the most supreme science of medicine as it deals with all aspects of life, particularly of human beings. It talks about both health and diseased condition and its preventive aspects. Viswachi is one among Vatavyadhi and has a close resemblance with the signs and symptoms of Cervical Radiculopathy. The lakshanas of Viswachi is all alone mentioned in classics where in the nidana, purvarupa, samprapti must be considered from the light of samanya vatavyadhi. As a result of urbanization, we most commonly witness people often going for long drives, doing late night jobs, working in computers excessively. On the counterpart daily wage labourers, some occupational postures like in teachers, coolies, drivers, tailors are victims of Cervical radiculopathy, are the commonest causes of neck pain. It is commonly seen in old age, but also seen in young and middle aged people. In males the prevalence is 100% by age 70yrs, 96% in women older than 70 yrs. 60-70% women and 85% of men show changes related with cervical spondylosis by the age of 45yrs. Ayurveda gives first importance to prevention of disease through nidana parivarjana (avoiding etiological factors). Hence here this is an attempt to explain the Nidana panchakas of the disease Viswachi and its possible Aharaja nidanas and Viharaja nidanas.