Viddhakarma
VIDDHAKARMA ANCIENT LITANY SCIENCE Viddhakarma therapy is an ancient Ayurvedic para surgical procedure mentioned in Sushruta Samhita. Acharya sushruta is the pioneer of surgery in the medical system hence known as the father of surgery. Viddhakarma is a quick result promising treatment modality and a blessing to whole living kingdom. Ayurveda has blessed us with multiple, effective and harmless treatments and medications. Viddha Karma is one of the eight Shastrakarma as defined in Sushrut Samhita. Viddha Karma also known as “Vedhan chikitsa” is the treatment of puncturing or piercing certain points that reduces pain and also helps to reverse the mechanism of pathology in certain possible way. It is also known as Suchivedhana. Now a day, Viddhakarma has come to major treatment stream and has become widely popular day by day in pain management and is used as main therapy in the management of Musculoskeletal disorders like Low Backache, Shoulder Joint pain, Cervical Pain etc. It is also used in some chronic non responding
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ailments such as retinal disorders, abdominal diseases, ENT disorders, respiratory diseases, urinary system diseases and many more. Pain is the common complaint in any musculoskeletal disorder particularly, pain related to work. Considering the cost effectiveness, practice of vidhakarma related to Pain management is increasing day by day. Ayurvedic surgery in ancient India was extremely advanced today there was no doubts that ayurvedic Viddhakarma originated from practice of using needles in surgery and the knowledge of special points (marmashtana). In time of Maharaja Ashoka near about 8th century BC, at the Indian Buddhist University, Takshashila, under the auspices of King Ashoka, the study of Listed Science was conducted by a pioneer of Buddhist theology, 'Mosk'. Acharya Mosk was a staunch advocate of non-violence, urging any of his disciples to wield a weapon not allowed of course, he also insisted on not using the weapon for treatment.
