Abstract

CURBING THE PROGRESSION OF DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS (KATI GRAHA) BY HERBOMINERAL DRUGS AND KATI BASTI: A CASE STUDY

*Dr. Mohammad Aamir, Dr. Suman Prasad Sahu, Dr. Amber and Dr. Sujeet Kumar

Abstract

Today lower back pain has became the most common musculoskeletal symptom and represents a major socio economic burden. Epidemiologically around 80% of the population experiences back pain during their lifetime specially in late 40’s. lower back pain usually originates from the lumbar spine. In Classical texts of Ayurveda it is well correlated as kati shoola or kati graha..Here is a case of 45 year old hypertensive patient having chief complaint of severe lower back pain with stiffness, ch. Constipation, loss of appetite for 2 years. She was unable to perform her daily routine work. she took NSAIDs, but the symptoms got relapsed after drug withdrawal. On radiological examination X-ray LS spine showed reduced disc spaces at L4/5 and L5/S1 level with multi level end plate changes & osteophystes, suggestive of lumbar spondylosis. In Ayurveda, procedure of retaining warm medicated oil within a specially ring shaped frame on lumbosacral region is known as kati Basti. It is form of fomentation of kati pradesh. Assessment was done on the basis of Oswestry’s Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. Before treatment her Oswestry’s disability scoring was 30 and after treatment her score was reduced to 6. Thus the treatment module shown here, gave the significant relief in the symptoms by 81.37%.

Keywords: Lumbar Spondylosis, Katishoola, Katibasti, Kati Graha.