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@article{188904,
        author = {Dr.Pragya Sahu and Dr. Arjun Anil and Dr. Nitin Sharma},
        title = {VATAKANTAKA:- A REVIEW},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {4162-4164},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=188904},
        abstract = {In daily life pain is the symptom which changes our activities, affecting the quality of life. Painful heel is one among such pain, which causes difficulty in walking and in turn disturbs daily routines.In Ayurveda Vatkantka having similar symptoms as heel pain. The term ‘Vata kantaka’ is made of two words vata & Kantaka. The term ‘vata’ is derived from the root ‘va’ meaning ‘gatigandhanayoh’ that which moves.1The word kantaka is derived from ‘Kati’+ ‘evul’, which means point of a needle, which is similar to thorn, which becomes troublesome like a minor enemy.2 When the foot is kept unevenly on the ground, Vata gets localized and gets aggravated in the kaduka and produces pain. This is known as Vatakantaka.3
In modern science plantar fasciitis is most common cause of heel pain in adults. It is estimated that 1 in 10 people will develop Plantar Fasciitis during their life time.4 In present article an attempt is made to understand the Nidana, Samprapti, purvarupa, rupa of vatakantaka with its typcal features and treatment described in ayurveda like raktamokshana, agnikarma, swedana.},
        keywords = {Vatakantaka, plantar fasciitis, raktamokshana, sweda, agnikarma.},
        month = {December},
        }