Agnikarma is an ancient technique of cautery, well described and widely used in Ayurveda. It is the procedure of heating specific body parts for short time using an instrument called 'Salaka'.

This therapy is very effective in relieving chronic pain and stiffness and is very useful in a variety of conditions like corns, warts, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, heel pain, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome etc.

One of the main benefits of agnikarma is that the effect is immediate, patient need not restrict his daily activities and the procedure is not very painful.