Title
Management of spastic diplegic cerebral palsy using ayurveda
Authors
Ranjana Pandey1,*, Balgovind Tiwari2, Amber Kumar3, Keerti Swarnkar3, Danish Javed4 & Prateek Behera5
Affiliation
1Department of AYUSH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, India; 2Government Ayurvedic College, Atarra, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, India; 4Department of AYUSH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, India; 5Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, India; *Corresponding author
Ranjana Pandey - E-mail: ranjana.ayush@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Balgovind Tiwari - E-mail: vdbalgovind@gmail.com
Amber Kumar - E-mail: amber.pediatrics@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Keerti Swarnkar - E-mail: keerti.pediatrics@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Danish Javed - E-mail: danish.ayush@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Prateek Behera - E-mail: prateek.ortho@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026
Abstract
Spastic cerebral palsy is a leading cause of childhood disability, with spastic diplegia being one of the most common subtypes and multidisciplinary approach in integrated form will be useful for reducing spasticity. Integrative intervention may provide less harmful and easy mode of treatment for CP children. Therefore, it is of interest to observe the effect of Ayurvedic treatment with Swarna Prashan on reducing spasticity in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. An observational pre-post study was conducted at AIIMS Bhopal over 12 weeks and the total duration of study was 12 months. Twenty children aged 6 months to 10 years with pre-diagnosed spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (Modified Ashworth Scale ≤ 3) were included. Interventions comprised of oral Swarna Prashan and Panchakarma therapy (Mahanarayan and Mahamaash oil massage) every 2 weeks for 12 weeks. Spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale), gross motor function (GMFCS-E & R) and anthropometric parameters were recorded pre- and post-intervention.
Keywords
Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP), Swarna Prashan, panchakarma
Citation
Pandey et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1760-1765 (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.
