Abstract

Dr Ratnesh Kumar Shukla* and Dr. Shweta Agrawal

ABSTRACT

Nowadays, Ayurveda is a new hope has emerged in the medical field of the world. In Ayurveda, the treatment of even the most complex diseases has been done on the basis of Dosha-Dushya Sammoorchanna. Gridhrasi is one such problem in which aggravated Vata dosha is concentrated in the lumbar region and manifests symptoms like stiffness in the buttocks, lumbar region, thighs and legs, pain like needle prick and frequent pulsating in nature. According to modern medical science, sciatica is characterized by unbearable pain and paresthesia in the sciatic nerve distribution or the associated lumbosacral nerve root and can seriously affect the quality of life of those affected. In the modern world, treatment for this disease includes, a short course of NSAIDs, opioid and nonopioid analgesics. Muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants for neurogenic pain, if oral NSAIDs are inadequate, oral corticosteroids may be beneficial in this situation, localized corticosteroid injections, spinal manipulation, deep tissue massage may be helpful. On the basis of symptoms sciatica can be resembles with gridhrisi in Ayurveda. Ayurveda has multi-pronged treatment methods available for this disease, which were tested on a patient and are being described in detail.