Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Ayurveda is the ancient system of medicine with an aim of maintaining the health of healthy person and cure the illness.Sports injuries can be acute, as a result of a sudden injury, commonly leading to sprains, fractures, muscle and ligament tears. However, some of the injuries occur over time.1 Though on field injuries were not described directly in Ayurvedic texts but in ancient time many Ayurvedic formulations were used by warriors to boost up their performance during the war and also to heal the injuries & rehabilitation of injured muscles and bones involved in it. On field Injuries are increasing day by day. Injuries like muscle injuiry, tendon injuiry, ligament injuiry occurring more common now a days. In ayurvedic texts references about exercises with its indications & contraindications, benefits & injuries like sandhimukta (dislocation & subluxation), kandabhagna (fractures) and its prevention and managements are described.2 Ayurveda has very effective modalities that can be used as a principal therapy or a supportive measure in problems encountered by sportsman. This article aims to understand the sports related injuries and its management by ayurvedic approach and how to avoid such problems in present time.