Title
A thermal cauterization therapy in dysmenorrhea pain management: A siddha case report
Authors
S. Kanimozhi1 & R. Sathish Adithya2,*
Affiliation
1Department of Anatomy, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai-69, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Nanju Maruthuvam), National Institute of Siddha, Chennai-47, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
S.Kanimozhi-E-mail: hoitytoity.ks@gmail.com R. Sathish Adithya - E-mail: sathishadithya.nis@gov.in, adithyasa83@gmail.com
Article Type
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Date
Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026
Abstract
Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological condition affecting nearly 70% of adolescent and young adult women in India, often leading to significant physical discomfort and disruption of daily activities. Therefore, it is of interest to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of Thermal cauterization, a traditional Siddha thermal cauterization therapy, administered to a 23-year-old female medical student with recurrent dysmenorrhea unresponsive to NSAIDs. The patient underwent three sessions of thermal cauterizationtherapy applied to the umbilical region five days prior to menstruation, followed by a six-month regimen of yoga, pranayamam and dietary modifications. Clinical outcomes were assessed using the WaLIDD score and the Dysmenorrhea Symptom Interference (DSI) Scale, revealing substantial improvements in pain intensity, duration, sleep quality, concentration and physical activity; working ability improved from Grade 3 (always affected) to Grade 1 (almost never affected) and pain distribution was completely resolved. Thus, we show that thermal cauterization therapy, when integrated with lifestyle interventions, offers a reproducible and patient responsive approach for the effective management of dysmenorrhea.
Keywords
Suttigai, Siddha, dysmenorrhea, thermal cauterization, yoga
Citation
Kanimozhi & Adithya, Bioinformation 22(3): 1555-1559 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
