Kati Basti is very good even if you are not suffering from backache. It strengthens the back and increases flexibility & longevity of the spine. Visit Chithrakoota Ayurveda today and get all the benefits of this Ancient Ayurvedic therapy.

2. INTRODUCTION:
CHITHRAKOOTA AYURVEDA IS YOUR PERFECT MATCH WHEN IT COMES TO
TREATING LOWER BACK, AND GENERAL MUSCLE TENSION IN THE BODY. AYURVEDA
HAS A VERY SPECIALIZED APPROACH TO ERASE THE PAIN. KATI BASTI IS AN EXCELLENT
AYURVEDIC THERAPY FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM LOWER BACK PAIN.
AYURVEDA IS NOT ONLY A HEALING SCIENCE BUT IS AN ART OF LIVING. IT
HELPS TO ACHIEVE LONGEVITY THROUGH ITS PRINCIPLES AND IS A SOURCE OF
GUIDANCE FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL. THE INTENT IS TO PREVENT DISEASES AND
MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH ON A LONG-TERM BASIS. CHITHRAKOOTA AYURVEDA
LOOKS AT EACH PERSON ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH
WITH AN AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER LOOKING AT RESTORING ALL THE BODILY
FUNCTIONS WHEN DEALING WITH BACK PAIN OR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT CAUSES FOR BACK PAIN VARYING FROM STRESS,
POOR POSTURE PHYSICAL TRAUMA, POOR DIET, AND LIFESTYLE TO NAME A FEW, AND
FOR THAT REASON, THIS APPROACH IS ESSENTIAL FOR A LONG LASTING RESULT. BACK
PAIN HAS BECOME VERY COMMON IN THIS ERA. ONE OF THE SEEN CAUSES IN TODAY’S
MODERN WORLD IS THE INCREASE OF SEDENTARY OCCUPATIONS AND MANY HOURS
SPENT SITTING AT A COMPUTER WHERE THE BACK LOSES ITS STRENGTH, WITH THE
ADDITION OF POOR BODY POSTURE, LACK OF MOBILITY AND STRESS, OVER THE YEARS
THIS CAN ACCUMULATE TO SEVERE BACK ISSUES THAT NEED A SPECIFIC THERAPY

3. WHAT IS KATI
BASTI?
KATI REFERS TO LOW BACK AND BASTI STANDS FOR RETAINING
SOMETHING INSIDE, IN THIS CASE, MEDICATED OIL WHERE IT IS ABSORBED BY THE
TISSUES. THE PROCEDURE OF APPLYING HEAT TO THE SACRAL OR LUMBAR
REGION BY RETAINING WARM MEDICATED OIL WITHIN A SPECIALLY FORMED
FRAME IN THIS AREA IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS ‘KATI BASTI’. KATI BASTI IS AN
AYURVEDA THERAPY, MAINLY FOR A BACKACHE. IT IS ALSO GOOD TO KEEP THE
SPINE HEALTHY. GENERALLY, BASTI TREATMENT IS USED TO PROMOTE
ELIMINATION OF THE LOOSENED VATA DOSHA. BASTI INVOLVES INTRODUCING
MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES SUCH AS HERBAL OILS IN LIQUID FORM ON AFFECTED
PARTS OF THE BODY UNTIL OIL GET ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN PORES & BECOMES
PART OF THE TISSUE. SINCE VATA IS MAINLY LOCATED IN THE COLON AND BONES
THE OIL IS APPLIED TO THOSE PARTS OF THE BODY.

4. PROCEDURE:
BLACK GRAM OR WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR DOUGH IS KEPT OVER THE LOWER
BACK OR POINT OF PAIN WARM OIL IS TO BE POURED INSIDE THE CIRCLE AND
KEPT THERE TILL IT IS WARM. AS IT COOLS THE OIL IS REPLACED WITH THE HELP
OF A SPOON, COTTON OR CLOTH. AND WARMED OIL IS ADDED BACK INTO THE
DOUGH AREA. IN KATI BASTI WARM MEDICATED OIL IS KEPT ON THE AFFECTED
PART OF THE BACK REGION FOR A PRESCRIBED TIME. THIS STIMULATES BLOOD
FLOW TO THE AFFECTED AREA AND RELEASES THE BLOCKED OR VITIATED VATA
DOSHA. THIS WAY IT, TO AN EXTENT, HELPS ELIMINATE THE ROOT CAUSE OF
BACK PAIN. KATI BASTI IS ONE OF BEST OPTIONS TO TREAT ALL KINDS OF

5. OILS USED IN KATI
BASTI:
• DHANWANTHARM- OIL WHICH IS MAINLY USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF VATA
DOSHAS. DHANWANTHARM TAIL HAS PROPERTIES SUCH AS ANTI-
INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC, ANTI-RHEUMATIC. TRADITIONALLY HELPS IN
RELIEVING PAIN INCREASING IMMUNITY WHICH ALSO STRENGTHENS MUSCLES
PLUS INCREASES THE ELASTICITY OF THE SKIN.
• SAHACHARADI– MAINLY USED IN RELIEVING CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN.
• NIRGUNDI TAILA – AYURVEDIC EXTERNAL APPLICANT REMEDY TO HEAL MANY
DISORDERS. HOT FOMENTATION WITH THE PRIOR APPLICATION OF NIRGUNDI
TAILA GENERALLY HELPS IN RELIEVING LOWER BACK PAIN.
• MURIVENNA TAILA – AYURVEDIC TAILA CAN BE ADMINISTERED INTERNALLY AND
EXTERNALLY FOR TREATING NUMEROUS DISORDERS. MURIVENNA IS MAINLY
USED IN COMBINATION OF COCONUT OIL BASE WHICH QUICKENS THE WOUND
HEALING AND IS THE VERY GOOD PAIN RELIEVER

6. BENEFITS OF KATI
BASTI:
• NOURISHES AND STRENGTHENS THE BACK MUSCLES AND NERVES.
• INCREASES THE BLOOD CIRCULATION IN THE REGION.
• REDUCES ONE OF THE PRIMARY SITES OF VATA THUS RELIEVING PAIN IN THE
AREA.
• REDUCES SORENESS AND TENSION.
• REDUCES PAINFUL MUSCLE SPASMS AND MUSCLE STIFFNESS
• RELIEVES CHRONIC LOWER BACK ACHES
• RESTORING FLEXIBILITY.
• KATI BASTI IS VERY GOOD EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT SUFFERING FROM BACKACHE.
IT STRENGTHENS THE BACK AND INCREASES FLEXIBILITY & LONGEVITY OF THE
SPINE. VISIT CHITHRAKOOTA AYURVEDA TODAY AND GET ALL THE BENEFITS OF
THIS ANCIENT AYURVEDIC THERAPY.

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