Effect on Krukatika Marmadue to Lifestyle Disorders’- A Review Study

Abstract

Today’s fast- paced life has adversely affected our heath. In the present era, human being is prone to numerous degenerative diseases because of stressful and fast lifestyle. Nowadays a number of people with complaint of cervical pain has also increased due to various lifestyle modifications such as, prolonged use of smartphone, excessive travelling on two-wheeler, occupations associated with prolonged sitting, and working for hours on computers, etc. which results into an anatomical change in cervical spine. Lack of daily exercises, improper postures and frequent adoption of sedentary lifestyle results into Text neck, forward head posture, loss of cervical lordosis and vertebral angle. Cervical spine is much more mobile than the thoracic or lumbar regions of the spine. The intervertebral disc is involved in cervical spine motion, stability and weight bearing. In Ayurveda, Marma is a unique concept. They are vital points of the body; where Mamsa, Sira, Snayu, Asthi and Sandhi are singly or collectively present. These are also considering as a site of Prana. Krukatika Marma is one of the total 107 Marmas, which is situated at cervical region, which is a type of VaikalyakaraMarma according to trauma and it is a Sandhi Marma according to Rachana. It can be correlated with an atlanto-occipital joint and repetitive stress injury causes Chalamurdhata. Though all these factors are not obvious cause of traumas; however, we can count them under trauma. It is true need to interpret both sciences which really shows magical results and actually works together in management of cervical pain. This study will also create an awareness about healthy lifestyle, as there is an adverse impact of unhealthy factors on the essence of living. It is my sincere efforts to review relation between Krukatika Marma and lifestyle disorder in present study