Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF GRIDHRASI- A CASE STUDY

Dr. Ajay Kumar Dharmabrat Achraya* and Dr. Nagedra Prasad

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Abstract

Today’s busy world people are running behind the work and money. With that they forgot to care their health. So they are suffering from various disorders which have no permanent solution. Low back pain affects the people of all ages from children to elder one. Sciatica is a condition in which pain radiating along the sciatica nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back. Sciatica pain sometimes hampers the person daily activities because of its intensity. As per Ayurvedic classics its features closely resembles the Gridhrasi roga. In Gridhrasi pain starts from Sphik (hip) and runs down to Kati, Prusta (back), Uru (thigh), Jaanu (knee), Jangha (calf), and Pada (foot) along with pain it may be associated with stiffness, heaviness based on Dosha involvement. Contemporary medicine has limitation with short term pain relief or surgical interventions which are sometime more costly to afford and also long term pain medication will have side effects. Ayurvedic treatment has good scope in managing Gridhrasi with Panchakarma procedures with oral medication. Here in this case study Patient was suffering from low back pain radiating to both lower limb she was treated with one course of shodhana ans shamana therapy.

Keywords: low back pain, gridhrasi, sciatica, yoga basti.