Janu basti Treatment
Janu Basti means a treatment in which medicated oils are poured and pooled for a fixed duration of time in a compartment or a cabin constructed around the knee joint / joints using wet flour of black gram.
In simple words, Janu Basti is pain relieving oil-pooling treatment conducted for knee pain caused due to many causesJanu basti is one of the upakarma (sub-type) of Panchakarma. The word janu refers to knees and Basti stands for container or retaining something inside mainly the medicated oil.This procedure is done in order to strengthen the knee architecture i.e muscles, joints and improvise the functions of knee joint thereby preventing it from further degenerative changes.
Benefits
- Relief from knee pain.
- Improvement in the movement of knee joints.
- Reduction in the swelling.
- Increased weight bearing capacity.
Indication
- Osteoarthritis of knee joint
- Knee pain
- Ligament tear