Broken collar bone

BROKEN COLLAR BONE AYURVEDIC TREATMENT

Management of a broken collar bone involves immobilizing the shoulder joint and supporting it with a sling or bandage¹

If needed, surgery and thereafter rehabilitation therapy are also recommended.¹

Ayurveda also believes in manual manipulation to adjust bones to their proper positions and then apply bandages in some form to mobilize them.³

Additionally, Ayurveda also recommends a combination of healthy diet (ahar) and lifestyle changes (vihar) in order to manage the condition effectively. These includes³

Diet Recommendations (Aahar)

• Consume diet rich in Calcium and Vitamin C for early recovery
• Increase protein intake in your diet with foods such as milk, eggs, chicken soup, fish, lentils, curd and paneer to help retain muscle and cause early bone recovery
• Increase intake of vata-decreasing foods such as-
  • Rice
  • Ghee
  • Boiled milk
• Include herbs like Manjishtha, red sandalwood, shatavari, flaxseed etc in diet
• Avoid certain foods in your diet, such as-
  • Carbonated drinks
  • Packaged foods
  • Junk food
  • Salt
  • Spicy foods
  • Acidic, pungent and alkaline foods
  • Oily foods

Lifestyle changes (Vihar)

• Take adequate rest to ensure quick healing of bones
• For bandaging and washing, use of tree bard of herbs of nyagrodhadi These include licorice, lodhra, pipal tree, guggul (salai tree), Indian persimmon (tinduka/temru), mango, arjuna, and haritaki
• Avoid putting pressure on the injured part
• Regular cold washes, plastering and gentle oil massages may be done as per your Doctor's advice.