Knee Basti Treatment in

Ayurveda
 Index

1. What Is Knee Basti?

2. In Which Conditions Is Knee Basti Beneficial?

3. How They Do Knee Basti Treatment?

4. Benefits of Knee Basti

 What Is Knee Basti?
 This treatment is also known as Janu Vasti.

The term has two terms:

 Janu – means Knee joint
 Basti – means to hold

 Thus Knee Basti implies a treatment in which medicated oils are poured and
pooled for a fixed duration of time in a cabin constructed around the knee
joint/joints using wet flour of black gram.
In Which Conditions Is Knee Basti
Beneficial?
 1. Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint

 Mostly it occurs in people 50 years of age and older. It also may happen in
younger people.

 In this case, the cartilage in the knee joint gradually wears away.

 That leads to pain, stiffness, swelling and disturbance of movements along

with click sounds when the joint is mobilized.
 2. Osgood-Schlatter Disease

 This disease causes a painful bump below the knee, where a tendon from the
knee-cap connects to the shin.

 Overuse and irritation usually create it at the tendon insertion known as the
tibial tubercle.

 The pain may come and go over time. It is common for teenage boys and girls.
 3. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

 Patellofemoral often results from issues associated with muscle imbalance,

tightness and alignment of the legs, rather than an injury.

 Pain is present between the patella and the underlying thighbone (femur).

 It is common in athletes, young adults especially those who have a slight

misalignment of the kneecap.
 4. Knee Injuries

 ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament) injury – An ACL injury is the tearing of the
anterior cruciate ligament – one of the four ligaments that connect your
shinbone to your thigh bone.

 An ACL injury is common in people playing basketball, soccer or other sports

that require sudden changes in direction.
How They Do Knee Basti
Treatment?
 1. Positioning of the Patient

 Janu Vasti is done in the morning when the Kapha symptoms predominate in
the knee, in the noon when pitta symptoms predominate and in the evening if
Vata symptoms pain.

 The patient is asked to come or attend the treatment (Panchakarma) on the

empty stomach because while doing knee basti, the patient has to sleep in
the prone position.

 The patient is positioned and made to lie on his belly on a comfortable couch.
 2. Wet Floor For The Treatment

 Pounded black gram flour is taken in a sterile bowl or vessel.

 Water is added to it and kneaded well to develop a bolus.

 3. Preparation and Construction of
Knee Basti Ring
 From this bolus, a circle is made.

 The ring should be having a diameter to accommodate and enclose the knee
joint within it.

 It means to tell that when the ring of wet flour is placed on the knee joint.

 The height of the ring should be at least 5-6 inches.

 4. Method of Oil Pooling

 The chosen medicated oil is heated.

 The required quantity of oil you should take in a small bowl.

 The bowl is kept in the vessel filled with hot water.

 When the oil gets warm, the pan is removed.

 5. Recycling of Oil

 Care should be taken to maintain the temperature of the oil in the Knee Basti
pool.

 The temperature should be kept uniform throughout the procedure.

Benefits of Knee Basti
 1. Relieves pain in the knee joints and legs.

 2. Reduces stiffness in the knee joint.

 3. Relieves swelling and inflammation in the knee joint.

 4. Brings lightness and a sense of health in the knee and legs.

 5. Improves movements of the knee joints and enable us to move and work freely.

 6. Strengthens the knee joints and the related structures.

Thank You