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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3123</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.SP95</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>The Study Protocol of Comparative Study on Efficacy of Marma Chikitsa, Agnikarma and Physiotherapy in Avabahuka (Frozen shoulder)&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Deshpande</surname><given-names>Amol</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Desai</surname><given-names>Priti</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Deshpande</surname><given-names>Mayuri</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Choudhary</surname><given-names>Sonali</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Narkhede</surname><given-names>A. R.</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>30</day><month>11</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>mi</volume><issue>ic</issue><fpage>43</fpage><lpage>47</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Background: Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is a disease that usually occurs between the age group of 40-70 years; the females and diabetic patients more prone to the disease. Physiotherapy and Agnikarama are the commonest modalities used for the treatment of this disease in contemporary science and Ayurveda respectively. The traditional Vaidyas, Nadi Vaidya and bonesetters are commonly practising another modality called Marma Chikitsa, however, the literature regarding this is very sparse. Objective: To compare the efficacy of Marma Chikitsa, Agnikarma and physiotherapy in Avabahuka. Methods: 150 patients of Avabahuka (frozen shoulder) will be randomly allotted to three groups having 50 patients in each. Group A will be treated with the Marma Chikitsa for the alternate day. Group B will be treated with the Agnikarma, which will be repeated after 7 days, such three settings will be done. Group C will be treated with the physiotherapy for 15 continues days which shall include Ultrasound, TENS and Exercise for a range of motion (ROM). Statistical Analysis will be done after the last visit of the patient for the anticipative outcome by using Paired t-test, Unpaired t-test and one way ANOVA tests. Results: We anticipate that Marma Chikitsa may have a better outcome as compared to Agnikarma and Physiotherapy. Conclusion: Marma Chikitsa will be the new inclusion in the therapeutic model of Avabahuka and also can be studied in different musculoskeletal disorders&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Agnikarma</kwd><kwd> Avabahuka</kwd><kwd> frozen shoulder</kwd><kwd> Marma Chikitsa</kwd><kwd> Physiotherapy</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
