Here is All You Need To Know About Paralysis Treatment in Ayurveda

Loss of function for one or more muscles is called paralysis. It may be followed by a sensory loss in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. It may affect the entire body or a specific body part. 

A facial Paralysis is one of the most common disabilities resulting from stroke and mainly affects one side of the face.

In most of the cases, paralysis happens because of strokes or any kind of injuries like the spinal cord injury or a broken neck. However, there can be other reasons for paralysis such as:

Nerve diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Autoimmune diseases like Guillain-Barre syndrome

Bell's palsy in which muscles of the face get affected

The prime sign of paralysis is the incapacity to move a part of your body, or failure to move the entire body. The condition can begin all of a sudden or gradually. While in some cases, it comes and goes.

Paralysis can have an effect on any given part of the body, such as:

Face

Hands

If both the legs get affected, it is called paraplegia

If both arms and legs are affected, it is known as quadriplegia or tetraplegia

The part of the body that is affected can be:

Stiff (this is spastic paralysis), with sporadic muscle spasms

Floppy ( this is flaccid paralysis)

Numb, sore or prickly

Usually, physical therapy is used to treat paralysis. Treatments such as heat massage, physiotherapy and exercise are done to stimulate the nerves and muscles paralysis treatment in ayurveda also has a very good impact on the condition. Functional Electrical stimulation is used in some cases to offer help to the patient.