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Integrated and Ayurveda standalone interventions compared with standalone modern care in Rheumatoid arthritis:
Sanjeev Rastogi1, Krishna Gopal Sharma1, Gurmeet Ram1
1Ayurveda -Arthritis Treatment and Advanced Research Center, State Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Lucknow, 226003, India.
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
|May 20, 2026
Summary
Ayurveda interventions show promise for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, with integrated care being slightly better than Ayurveda alone. Both approaches demonstrated significant improvements compared to modern medicine alone.
Area of Science:
- Integrative medicine
- Rheumatology
- Ayurvedic medicine
Background:
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients often seek complementary therapies.
- Many RA patients use Ayurveda alongside or after conventional treatments.
- A specific patient group integrates modern medicine with Ayurveda.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate Ayurveda interventions in RA patients.
- To compare Ayurveda alone vs. integrated Ayurveda and modern medicine.
- To assess outcomes against historical modern medicine controls.
Main Methods:
- Observational, historical control study.
- Compared Ayurveda alone and integrated groups with past modern medicine data.
- Assessed outcomes using joint counts, pain scores (VAS), global assessments, ESR, and DAS-28.
Main Results:
- Both Ayurveda groups showed significant pre-post improvements.
- Integrated management was marginally better than Ayurveda alone.
- Both active interventions outperformed historical modern medicine controls.
Conclusions:
- Ayurveda interventions may be more effective than modern medicine alone for RA.
- Integrative RA management offers benefits over modern medicine alone.
- Ayurveda interventions show potential for RA symptom management.
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