A Clinical Case Report In The Management Of Phakka Roga W.S.R To Delayed Developmental Milestones In Children: An Ayurvedic Approach

The term Development indicates combined growth of physical, cognitive, communication and socio-emotional factor at proper time. Any delay in achieving these milestones in 2 or more domains of development is considered as Global Developmental Delay, which has a prevalence of 52.9 million cases worldwide. In Ayurveda Phakka roga mentioned by Acharya Kashyapa, explains about the impaired development of physical and psychomotor factors of a child resulting in walking disability. A 2 year 2 months old male child was brought to Panchakarma OPD of Ayurveda College Coimbatore having complaints of inability to stand and walk without support, improper speech associated with impaired socioemotional factors. The child was admitted and treated with appropriate external therapies and internal medications in two sittings. Before and after treatment he has been assessed and noticeable improvements in speech, walking without support, waving a bye was observed. Ayurveda treatment thus proves to be highly effective in the management of developmental delays.