Greeva Basti

 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.

Sanskrit: Greeva= neck and Basti= to retain

Description: 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

• 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

Procedure

The person undergoing Greeva Basti is made to lie face down on the massage table (Droni). The dough is prepared out of black gram flour or whole wheat flour. It is then made into a small ring of four to five inches in diameter which is placed over the neck to cover all the vertebrae of the neck and 2-3 vertebrae of the thoracic region. After it is glued with some water to make it leakproof, lukewarm medicated oil or the decoction of herbs is slowly poured into it. When this cools down it is squeezed out and replaced with a more warm one. At the end of the procedure, the dough is removed; a gentle massage is given over the area. The person is made to take rest for a while.

Duration: 30-60 minutes

Post-treatment care

• Follow therapist home recommendations

• Stay well hydrated with room temperature: hot water

• Have a restful evening and early to bed.

• Eat on time and eat easy to digest freshly cooked food

• Foods you must consume should help in the treatment.