Vatakantaka, Vata-kantaka, Vātakaṇṭaka: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Vātakaṇṭaka (वातकण्टक) refers to the “pricking sensation in the foot”.—Calcaneus forms the bone of the foot. Due to abnormal pressures, foot muscles and ligaments are stretched beyond their normal limits that lead to chronic plantar heel pain, among which calcaneal spur tops the list. In Ayurveda, it can be correlated to “Vātakaṇṭaka” (pricking sensation in the foot)—a painful condition of heel caused by its improper placement on the ground.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vātakaṇṭaka (वातकंटक).—m S Disorder of the humor vāta consisting in prickings and dartings,--formication.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vātakaṇṭaka (वातकण्टक).—a particular pain in the ankle.
Derivable forms: vātakaṇṭakaḥ (वातकण्टकः).
Vātakaṇṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and kaṇṭaka (कण्टक).
Vātakaṇṭaka (वातकण्टक):—[=vāta-kaṇṭaka] [from vāta > vā] m. a [particular] pain in the ankle, [Suśruta; Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]
Vātakaṇṭaka (वातकण्टक):—m. Bez. eines gewissen Schmerzes im Fussknöchel [Hindu System of Medicine 255.] [Suśruta 1, 82, 11. 256, 17. 360, 9.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 7, 70.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Vatakantaka, Vata-kantaka, Vāta-kaṇṭaka, Vātakaṇṭaka; (plurals include: Vatakantakas, kantakas, kaṇṭakas, Vātakaṇṭakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Effect of agnikarma procedure in the pain management of vata kantaka w.s.r to planter fasciitis: a single case study < [Volume 10, issue 1 (2022)]
Efficacy of Agnikarma in Vatakantaka w.s.r Plantar Fascitis- A single case study < [Volume 11, issue 5 (2023)]
Concept of Kriyakala in the light of Prevention andamp; Management of Disease Kriyakala in the light of Prevention andamp; Management of Disease: Review Article < [Volume 11, issue 4 (2023)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Management of planter fasciitis with agnikarma < [2018: Volume 7, January special issue 2]
Efficacy of Ayurvedic treatment for vatakantaka (plantar fasciitis) < [2021: Volume 10, July issue 8]
Efficacy of siravedhana in the management of vatakantaka – a case study < [2021: Volume 10, September issue 11]
Comparative Study of Agnikarma and Siravedha in Plantar Fasciitis < [Volume 10, Issue 4: July-August 2023]
To study the efficacy of agnikarma in vatakantaka w.s.r.to planter fasciitis < [Volume 3, issue 6: November - December 2016]
Kaya Chikitsa in Sushruta Samhita by Maharshi Sushruta. < [Volume 5, Issue 2: March - April 2018]
Syringing method as an alternative to Śṛṇga therapy in Vātakaṇṭaka < [Volume 34 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2014]
Pharmacognostical study of Sahachara root (Nilgirianthus heyneanus). < [Volume 7 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1988]
A systematic approach to the classification of diseases < [Volume 12 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 1993]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Viddhagni karma in achilles tendinitis – a case study < [2020, Issue 3, March]
Jalauk?vacara?a in plantar fasciitis < [2020, Issue 10, October]
A comparative clinical study of ishtika sweda and nadi sweda along with rasnadi guggulu in the management of vatakantaka < [2021, Issue 9, September]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
To evaluate the effect of Dashamula Churna Pinda Sweda a touchstone procedure... < [Vol. 6 No. 3 (2021)]
A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect on pain by Agnikarma... < [Vol. 5 No. 05 (2020)]
A Case Study of Management of Vatakantaka (Plantar Fasciosis) < [Vol. 5 No. 05 (2020)]