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Background: Syringomyelia is a developmental cavitary expansion of the cervical cord that is prone to enlarge and produce progressive myelopathy. The classic presentation is a central cord syndrome consisting of a dissociated sensory loss and areflexic weakness in the upper limbs. In present case patient diagnosed as Arnold chairi malformation type-1 with Syringomyelia presented with quadriplegia was treated with Sarvanga vata chikitsa principle. Methods: A 35 years old male patient came on wheel chair (OPD N0- 18536 on 02/07/2022) presented with loss of strength in bilateral upper limbs since one and half year, reduced strength in lower limbs and difficulty in standing, slurred speech since 1 year, unable to walk and reduced appetite, stiffness of the neck and low back ache, pain in left shoulder joint since 4 months was treated with panchakarma procedures such as Greeva basti, Shastikashali pinda sweda, Nasya and Mustadi raja yapana basti along with oral medications. Result: Marked improvement was noticed in bilateral lower limbs in bulk and power. Symptoms like stiffness in the neck and back, pain in left shoulder joint got reduced. Appetite improved. Patient is able to stand without any support and walk with support for short duration. Conclusion: The present case of syringomyelia managed with the treatment principle of Sarvanga vata.