GREEVA BASTI
In Sanskrit, ‘Greeva’ means neck and ‘Basti’ means to retain.
Greeva Basti is an age-old treatment used to address acute and chronic neck conditions. In the modern-day, sedentary lifestyle involving sitting hours in front of computer screens can cause neck pain and other conditions, Greeva Basti effectively addresses neck pain.
Definition: It is an Ayurvedic neck care and basically a hot oil therapy. Greeva Basti is bathing the neck region with medicated oil or freshly prepared herbal decoction.
It is a procedure in which Medicated oil is retained for a certain period of time in the Greeva / Cervical region by administering oil into a ring made around this region with the help of dongh
Benefits:
- Stop the degeneration of the cervical joint.
- Nourishes the muscles, bones & nerves of the cervical area.
- Improves blood circulation.
- Removes muscle spasm & rigidity.
- Reduces the numbness caused due to compression.
- Relieves the burden of stress and congestion in nerves, bones, and muscles of the neck and shoulders and thus relaxing and rejuvenating them.
- Improves the flexibility and brings smooth movement.
- Improves circulation around the neck and shoulder region.
- Reduces pain & inflammation.
- Lubricates the cervical joints
