Overview

Hemiplegia is the term for a non-progressive paralysis that affects one side of the body. Muscle stiffness has left the patient unable to move their limbs. It could be inherited or learned. Due to a significant loss of muscle power, the patient is unable to perform activities on the affected side.

Causes

Hemiplegia is a common outcome that many stroke patients experience. Brain injury infections by bacteria viruses or fungi and spinal cord damage are a handful of the most commonly studied causes of hemiplegia. Because the prominent nerves in the body are supplied by the brain and spinal cord even minor injuries or damage to these structures can cause hemiplegia.

Symptoms

Depending on the affected area and the underlying cause hemiplegia symptoms can vary. Patients with hemiplegia may exhibit any of the following symptoms: 

• Weakness of the muscles  

• Inability to move the affected area  

• Difficulty walking 

• Imbalance  

• Loss of control and spasticity  

• Brain damage manifests as speech lesions irritability memory loss and behavioral and attitude changes.

Ayurvedic View

Sarvanga vata- it is vata dosha predominant disease, where this aggravated vata enters sira (blood vessels, nerves) and snayu (tendon, ligaments) dries these by vata dosha ruksha (drying quality) and causes sandhi vishleasha (looseness of affected joint), kriya hani (loss of function) etc, this when affects partial half either right side full or left side this is hemiplegia. Ayurveda way of approach is to correct agni (metabolism), bring dosha back to prakruta awastha (balanced state), rehabilitate the affected area by ayurvedic panchakarma treatment and treatment done locally for the head and affected area (nerves), stimulate the nerves lost function.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Snehana   Bashpa Swedana  Virechanam   Vasti   Upanaham   Nasyam   Pizzhichal   Shirodhara Thalapodhichil

Naturopathy Treatments

Spinal spray   Enema   Manipulative therapy   Spinal packs   Reflexology   Acupuncture   Moxibustion Diet therapy   Cyclic meditation   Mind sound resonance technique   Pranayama     Physiotherapy Electrotherapy   Exercise therapy