Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Extended sitting is within the league of sedentary actions. It’s the basis of many systemic and metabolic problems in the long term.
Associated Studying – ‘Sick results of Extended Sitting’
On this article, we are going to focus on the Ayurveda perspective of ‘ailing results of extended sitting.
Sick results of extended sitting: Ayurveda Perspective
Amongst the etiological elements of Prameha, ‘Asya Sukham’ is one and has been talked about proper originally. Asya Sukham means ‘sitting comfortably’ or ‘idle sitting’. This implies a giant a part of ‘sedentary life’.
All pramehas are attributable to elevated kapha. All causes talked about amongst the nidanas of prameha trigger kapha enhance and therefore trigger prameha. So, mathematically asya sukham too causes kapha enhance. In different phrases, ‘asya sukham’ i.e. ‘idle sitting’ or sitting for extended time causes pathological enhance of kapha.
Impression of extended sitting on Kapha and Meda and manifestation of subsequent signs and problems
Many signs that are brought on because of the impact of extended sitting are attributable to kapha enhance in kapha as a result of an excessive amount of relaxation and sedentary life will result in a rise of kapha qualities within the physique. Added with Ati santarpana – hyper-nutrition it will turn into a deadly mixture. Over diet and lack of train resulting from extended sitting won’t solely enhance kapha however can even enhance meda – fats. Elevated fats would trigger blockage within the physique and the channels of transport, together with blood vessels. It will result in depletion of oxygenation and diet to the tissues and organs. There’s a metabolic slow-down or shut-down. The features of your complete system will decelerate and therefore open up the gates for metabolic problems like diabetes, hyperthyroidism and many others. Medas i.e. fats tissue has a relationship of ashraya and ashrayi with kapha. Fats is among the tissues during which kapha is seated. Subsequently, they’re physiologically and pathologically looped with one another.
Avyayama – deficit or lack of train, which incorporates sitting for extended, Shleshmala Ahara Sevana – extreme consumption of kapha growing meals and Divaswapna – extreme day sleep are a very powerful etiological elements of Medo Roga – ailments brought on resulting from errors of fats metabolism.
‘Medasavrita Margatvat Pushyanti Anye Na Dhatavah’ – this a part of the verse from the context of Medoroga says that when the abnormally elevated fats accumulates within the physique, it begins blocking the channels of transportation. It will deplete the diet to all the opposite tissues and all tissues will turn into weak and prone to a big selection of problems. Solely fats tissue will enhance abnormally on this context. Because of accumulation of fats, the particular person turns into debilitated and can’t do any each day actions.
This mechanism of irregular enhance of kapha and fats must be understood to know the signs brought on resulting from extended sitting. It’s not simply the kapha enhance, however the enhance of physique elements and tissues that are predominant in kapha which contributes to the sluggish constructing pathogenesis within the physique resulting in the signs in the long term.
We have to see that kapha will increase don’t give rise to those signs in a single day or briefly period. The pathogenesis takes its personal time and should take a few years or months for the lively signs to manifest. It additionally relies upon how lengthy the particular person is used to sedentary actions like extended sitting. And what number of different contributory elements are accountable and what number of etiological elements the particular person has consumed or uncovered to, for the pathogenesis to develop. Extra the nidana – etiological elements, extra the period of consumption of nidana, faster is the pathogenesis and sooner the signs manifest. It additionally is determined by what number of tissues are affected by pathological kapha enhance.
The ailing results of extended sitting like inactivity of weak leg muscle mass, fatigue, sarcopenia, and problem to face, stroll and climb stairs are brought on resulting from mixed results of kapha enhance, meda enhance, mamsa – muscle lower and vata lower.
Impression of extended sitting on vata and subsequent pathogenesis and signs
Extended sitting causes a rise in kapha. Improve in kapha clearly results in decreased vata. Some signs because of the impact of extended sitting are brought on resulting from vata enhance.
Vata, in a state of stability, is chargeable for all actions and actions within the physique. When there may be vata lower, the actions and actions of not solely limbs but additionally the tissues and organs will lower consequently.
Angasada is among the signs of vata lower, whereby the particular person feels tiredness in all of the physique elements. This is because of inactivity for extended durations of time.
Can extended sitting trigger vata to extend?
Many signs brought on resulting from extended sitting as defined within the trendy texts replicate signs just like these of vata enhance. Extended sitting is a sedentary exercise. As a rule, it has to extend kapha and subsequent lower in vata, each of which might trigger signs taking origin from extended sitting and different sedentary actions.
However extended sitting can also trigger vata to extend. How?
Extended sitting causes kapha enhance in kapha. This in flip causes a rise of meda – fats. Fats clogs all of the channels of the physique. This results in depletion of all tissues aside from meda. Extreme tissue depletion causes vata enhance. This elevated vata enhance is chargeable for ache and different signs brought on resulting from extended sitting.
Evaluation of different ailing results of Extended Sitting from Ayurveda Perspective
Ache – is brought on as an impact of vata enhance and depletion of mamsa, asthi and majja lower.
Tightness within the muscle – is brought on resulting from elevated vata and localization of elevated vata within the muscle mass.
Restricted mobility – is because of kapha and meda enhance and vata lower.
Restrictive airway ailments – are brought on resulting from slouched posture as per trendy medication. Shwasa – exaggerated respiratory sample or dyspnoea is talked about amongst the signs of kapha enhance. That is brought on resulting from kapha enhance or vata obstructed by kapha within the lungs. Elevated medas can also trigger problem in respiratory. Shwasa Krichrata and Alpe api chestite shwasam – respiratory hassle even with slightest / minimal exercise is a symptom of enhance of fats tissue.
Slower Metabolism – Kapha enhance causes agnimandya. This causes sluggish metabolism and extreme impairment of digestion course of, which is the foundation reason for many ailments. That is additionally chargeable for enhance of fats within the physique and subsequent signs and problems of errors of fats metabolism. Extended sitting is claimed to be a major threat issue for weight problems.
Decreased blood circulate to the legs, impaired vein and lymphatic features and consequent leg swelling and poor circulation – brought on resulting from accumulation of kapha and meda within the blood vessels, lymphatics and different channels and ducts of the physique and the actions of vata being occluded by kapha and medas within the blood vessels.
Slowdown of bodily features, cognitive adjustments, reminiscence and thought disturbances, melancholy and temper problems – are brought on resulting from enhance of kapha and reduce of vata. Kapha enhance can even enhance the tamas high quality of the thoughts which is chargeable for these signs.
Osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, lack of actions, joint stiffness, muscle weak spot, muscle imbalances, threat of accidents – these are brought on because of the mixed impact of elevated kapha and medas, vata enhance subsequent to dhatu kshaya and localization of elevated vata in bones, muscle mass and joints.
Atherosclerosis, poor circulation, coronary heart illness, coronary heart assaults and hypertension – all these happen resulting from elevated meda subsequent to kapha enhance and this meda inflicting blocks within the channels of the physique together with the arteries. Many signs pointing in the direction of growth of coronary heart problems of grave nature are talked about within the context of Medoroga.
Diabetes, elevated sugar ranges – ‘Kapha krt cha sarvam’ – all sorts of prameha, which is correlated with diabetes mellitus, are attributable to irregular enhance in kapha. Prameha can also be stated to be brought on resulting from contamination of medovaha srotas. Medas is among the tissues which is an abode of kapha. Extended sitting causes kapha enhance, meda enhance and contamination of medovaha srotas and subsequent medoroga and prameha.
Administration of ailing results of extended sitting
Nidana Parivarjana
Avoiding or conserving away the causative elements is the important thing precept for conserving away from any illness or to halt the development of the illness.
On this context, one ought to keep away from extended sitting and indulge in several sorts of actions and workouts. One ought to break the ice and are available away from sedentary life-style practices. One ought to keep away from all types of kapha and meda growing meals, actions and behaviours. One ought to attempt to hold bodily, mentally and emotionally match, all the time.
Immediate therapy for ailments and ailing results attributable to extended sitting must be given.
Helpful exterior therapies
Abhyanga and Swedana for vata predominant signs or ailing results.
Udwarthana and Swedana – for kapha and meda predominant signs or ailing results.
Helpful Panchakarma Therapies
Vamana and Virechana are the primary therapies which is able to assist to expel the morbid kapha and meda and assist in restoration from ailing results of extended sitting.
Vasti must be administered whereby signs of vata enhance are seen and in addition in persistent and longstanding ailing results of extended sitting.
Sturdy Nasya therapies will assist in expelling morbid kapha from the pinnacle and neck areas.
Different rules
Kapha problems and Medo Roga / Sthoulya, Prameha and Medovaha Sroto Dushti and ailments taking origin from contamination of medovaha srotas must be promptly handled. Likewise, any illness or ailing impact of extended sitting too shall be promptly handled by Ayurveda therapy rules.
Vyayama – Train is the most effective treatment. It’s a accountability one must take by voluntarily pushing self from the chairs and beds of sedentary lives in the direction of dedicated each day train, exercises and actions. Vyayama enhances the metabolism, makes the particular person match and wholesome and able to doing any work or actions with ease, depletes pointless fats deposits, destroys morbid kapha and ama, and helps in sustaining the bodily dimensions in ideally suited means. It should additionally assist in reverting again to regular well being, when practiced usually. Train is a one shot treatment for the ailing results of extended sitting.