A clinical pre and post case study of duchenne muscular dystrophy management with panchakarma

Introduction: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is inherited as an X-linked recessive disorder (Xp21) of muscle characterized by progressive muscle weakness, intellectual impairment, pseudo hypertrophy and wasting of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscles. DMD has a commonly cited, yet estimated, incidence of 1 in 3500 male births1 Case presentation:13yr male patient complaining of loss of strength in lower limbs, difficulty in walking, pain and stiffness in lower limb. The patient's creatinine kinase was 4791Iu/L (Pre study). Since serum CPK is markedly elevated is considered a diagnostic marker of muscular dystrophies. Management and outcome: Patient was posted for Panchakarma treatments like sarvanga udvarthana, sarvanga pathrapinda sweda, sarvanga abhangya shatika shashalimamsapinda sweda, rajayapana basti treatments for 16 days. CPK levels were checked pre and post study. Discussion: Panchakarma treatments showed moderate improvement in the lower Limb muscles strength, reduction in pain, stiffness and improvement in quality of life. Conclusion: Panchakarma treatments were attempted to slow down the muscle weakness, improve muscle strength and range of movements, reduce pain, stiffness and also there was improvement seen in CPK levels pre and post treatment.