Vātavyādhi (Neuromuscular Diseases)

This is a vast category of disorders caused by aggravated Vāta (the principle of movement).

   Pakṣavadha: Hemiplegia (e.g., post-stroke).

   Ardita: Facial Palsy (Bell's Palsy).

   Hanugraha: Trismus (Lockjaw, e.g., in Tetanus).

   Manyasthambha: Torticollis (Wry neck).

   Gridhrasi: Sciatica.

   Viṣvachi: Brachial Mononeuropathy (Brachial neuritis).

   Dhanuṣṭambha: Tetanus (Opisthotonos).

   Khanja/Phangu: Limping (Monoplegia/Paraplegia).

   Kālaya Khanja: Lathyrism (from grass pea toxicity).

   Vepathu: Tremors (e.g., Essential tremor, Parkinson's).

   Apatanāka/Akṣepaka: Convulsions, Tonic-Clonic Seizures.