The objective of the present research was to study the efficacy of Laksha
Guggulu, Snehana, Swedana &
Traction in the management of
Osteoarthritis (Knee joint). For the present work, 30 clinically diagnosed patients were selected and randomly divided into three groups. Group A treated with Laksha
Guggulu orally, Group B treated with snehana & swedana
traction, Group C treated with Laksha
Guggulu, Snehana, Swedana & Knee Joint
Traction. The various criteria worked upon were
joint pain, oedema, tenderness, restriction of joint movement, stiffness, local crepitation, walking distance. Significant results were obtained on
pain in joint movement, restriction in joint movement, joint stiffness , local crepitation nearly in all the groups with best result in combined group or group C.