This is usually caused by eating stale or cold food, expose to very cold or dry weather or irregular sleeping habits. Fresh cooked and hot food should be preferred and spicy, oily and deep fried foods should be avoided. Consumption of ghee, oil etc. should also be moderated. Moderate exercise should be carried out so as to prevent causing problems in the joint. Local application of various medicated oils such as Mahanarayan Taila, Bala Taila , mustard oil, etc., is very useful in all arthritic conditions.
Hot fomentation by infrared lamp or heated sandbag should be given immediately after massaging the affected joint with any oil.
