Sandhi Vatha Chikitsa, an
ayurvedic treatment, is very effective in curing arthritic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylosis, cervical spondylosis and osteoporosis. The treatment includes pizhichil, snehapanam, massage, snehavasthy, kashaya vasthi, lepanam, oil application on affected parts, njavarakizhi, steam bath and internal medicines.