Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF GRADHRASI WITH AYURVEDA- A REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Prajakta Ganesh Gavit*, Dr. B. T. Shinde** and Dr. Vikas Bedke***

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Abstract

Gridhrasi is an often-encountered problem in the present era produced usually due to the altered life style. Sciatica is branded by Spartan pain which starts in the back and emits down to one or both lower limbs. It is predominant all over the world. Gridhrasi (sciatica) is also pain dominant existence disorder, in which the pain starts from Sphik Pradesh (back region) and emits towards the foot. Severe low back pain radiating to the toes of one or both lower limbs is one of the commonest problems in society today. It is an epidemic in most industrialized countries and it is projected that most of the population will have some type of back related pain in their lifetime. Radiating back pain is the solitary shared cause of time lost from work in many countries worldwide. Ayurveda acknowledges the gravity of the problem since ancient times and has stated it as Gridhrasi Roga which can be correlated based on symptoms experienced, as sciatica. It is described as one among the Vataja Nanatmaja Vyadhi (diseases caused by vitiation of Vata Dosha only) where the vitiated Vata Dosha manifests as low back pain which radiates to the lower limbs, accompanied by stiffness and a pricking type of pain. In this article an attempt has been made to review the references of gradhrasi mentioned in Ayurveda classics.

Keywords: Gradhrasi, pain, roga, vata.