Title

Effect of siddha varmam therapy in the management of cervical spondylosis - A case series

Authors

Manjari Venkatraman^1,*, Kalaivanan Karuppan², Nithyashree Murugappa³, Harishma Karthikeyan¹ & Abarna Balasubramani¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Nanju Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai - 600047, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Siddha Medicine, Government Primary Health Centre, Tiruvannamalai (Dt) - 604402, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Siddha Medicine , BSMS - II Professional, Nandha Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Pitchandipalayam, Erode - 638052, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Manjari Venkatraman - E - mail: drmanjarimd@gmail.com; lect3-nnmnn.nis-tn@gov.in; Phone: +918056903083
Kalaivanan Karuppan - E - mail: drkalaimds@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9003797171
Nithyashree Murugappa - E - mail: nithyashree09042004@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9361098806
Harishma Karthikeyan - E - mail: karthiharisma@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7598465812
Abarna Balasubramani - E - mail: abu.abarna96@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8056675247

Article Type

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Date

Received February 1, 2025; Revised February 28, 2025; Accepted February 28, 2025, Published February 28, 2025

Abstract

Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative condition affecting the intervertebral discs and vertebral bodies of the neck, causing pain, stiffness and neurological symptoms. Cervical spondylosis is closely associated with Ceganavatham, where pain management is the primary treatment focus in Siddha medicine. Varmam therapy is a traditional Siddha technique that was applied to 10 patients with Ceganavatham using selected pressure points once every two days for 12 sessions. Pain and disability levels were measured using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) before, during and after treatment. The results showed a significant reduction in pain and disability, suggesting that Varmam therapy is an effective treatment for Ceganavatham. It should ne noted that further studies are needed for validation.

Keywords

Cervical spondylosis, ceganavatham, pain, siddha medicine, varmam therapy

Citation

Venkatraman et al. Bioinformation 21(2): 199-204 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.