Numbness and Clonus in Legs After Long Car Rides - #48438

THIS LONG STANDING NUMBNESS STARTING FROM THE FEET AND LATER DEVELOPMENT OF LEG TIGHTNESS AND CLONUS AFTER YEARS OF CONTINUOUS MUSCLE TENSION DURING LONG TRAVEL IS SEEN IN AYURVEDA AS A CHRONIC GAMBHIRA VATA VYADHI WHERE VATA HAS DEEPLY AFFECTED NERVES MUSCLES AND MAJJA DHATU CONTINUOUS BRACING OF LEGS FOR LONG HOURS CREATES STHANA DUSHTI AND OVER TIME VATA LOSES ITS NORMAL FLOW CAUSING STIFFNESS INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS NUMBNESS AND LOSS OF SMOOTH CONTROL THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE AGE RELATED ISSUE BUT A FUNCTIONAL NEURO MUSCULAR IMBALANCE THAT HAS DEVELOPED GRADUALLY AND CAN STILL BE SUPPORTED AND MANAGED WITH REGULAR AYURVEDIC CARE EVEN NOW

THE MAIN LINE OF MANAGEMENT IS VATA SHAMANA NERVE NOURISHMENT AND MUSCLE RELAXATION YOU CAN START ASHWAGANDHA CHURNA HALF TEASPOON TWICE DAILY WITH WARM MILK MAHA YOGRAJ GUGGULU ONE TABLET TWICE DAILY AFTER FOOD WITH WARM WATER DASHMOOL KWATH FORTY ML TWICE DAILY AFTER FOOD OR DASHMOOLARISHTA TWENTY ML TWICE DAILY WITH EQUAL WATER DAILY ABHYANGA IS VERY IMPORTANT APPLY WARM KSHIRABALA TAILA OR MAHANARAYAN TAILA TO BOTH LEGS AND LOWER BACK WITH GENTLE MASSAGE FOLLOWED BY WARM COMPRESS IF POSSIBLE THIS HELPS CALM VATA IMPROVE NERVE SIGNALING AND REDUCE CLONUS INVESTIGATIONS THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED OR DONE INCLUDE MRI OF THE SPINE NERVE CONDUCTION STUDY SERUM VITAMIN B12 VITAMIN D THYROID PROFILE AND ELECTROLYTES THESE HELP ASSESS NERVE DAMAGE AND IDENTIFY CORRECTABLE DEFICIENCIES AYURVEDA WORKS SLOWLY IN SUCH OLD CONDITIONS BUT WITH CONSISTENT MEDICINE OIL THERAPY AND ROUTINE MANY PATIENTS EXPERIENCE BETTER STABILITY LESS SPASM AND IMPROVED COMFORT OVER TIME