Role of Ilaj-Bit-Tadbeer in Pain Management: a Non - Pharmacological Approach

Abstract

Pain is the most common cause for which the sufferer pays the maximum. According to International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), “pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage”. Avicenna suggested that “the treatment of pain should be directed to the cause of pain”. Unani System of Medicine (USM) has an impressive record in treating musculoskeletal and Nervous disorders through Ilaj- Bit -Tadbeer (IBT). Nowadays Regimenal Therapies hold an important place in the mainstream treatment of USM. The Regimenal Therapy is the backbone of USM, which works on the principle of modifying or modulating six essential factors of life (Asbaab-e-sitta zarooriya) for maintaining health and preventing from diseases. The focus of this paper is to highlight the role and expand the understanding of IBT in pain management. This article will discuss and summarizes the importance of IBT in pain management.