
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the voluntary muscles. Voluntary muscles include muscles that connect to a person’s bones muscles in the face throat and diaphragm.
Overview
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder primarily characterized by muscle weakness and muscle fatigue. Although the disorder usually becomes apparent during adulthood, symptom onset may occur at any age. The condition may be restricted to certain muscle groups, particularly those of the eyes (ocular myasthenia), or may become more generalized (generalized myasthenia gravis) involving multiple muscle groups.
Causes
Myasthenia gravis (autoimmune type) happens when your body’s immune system mistakenly attacks itself. Researchers aren’t sure why this happens. Studies suggest that certain immune system cells in your thymus gland have trouble identifying what’s a threat to your body (like bacteria or viruses) versus healthy components. A genetic change causes congenital myasthenia. Antibodies passed from a birthing parent to a fetus during pregnancy cause neonatal myasthenia.
Symptoms
Double vision and drooping eyelids (ptosis) are the most common first symptoms
Breathing difficulty because of the weakness of the chest wall muscles
Chewing or swallowing difficulty causing frequent gagging choking or drooling
Difficulty climbing stairs lifting objects or rising from a seated position
Difficulty talking
Drooping head
Facial paralysis or weakness of the facial muscles
Fatigue
Hoarseness or changing voice
Difficulty maintaining a steady gaze
Ayurvedic View
snayu gata vata - Due to following of nidana (causes that aggravate vata dosha, this vikruta prakupita (aggravated), vyana vata dosha takes sthana samshraya (settles in), snayu (which is connected to motor movetments), mamsa (muscle tissue) which causes twitching pain, weakness which can cause difficulty in good functioning and movement of the body, this disease is myasthenia gravis. Ayurveda way of approach is to bring dosha back to prakruta awastha (balance state) in guna (quality), sthana (place), karma (function), help in rehabilitate the affected part by ayurvedic panchakarma treatment.
Ayurvedic Treatments
Abhyangam Pachanam Navara pinda swedanam Bashpa swedam Vasti Pinda swedam Nasya Virechanam Shiro dhara
Naturopathy Treatments
Acupuncture Physiotherapy Electrotherapy Chiropractic Spinal bath
Myasthenia Gravis
Treatment for
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