Efficacy of Siravedha in the Management of Gridhrasi (Sciatica): A Case Report
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
A 19years old female patient with complain of low back pain radiating to right leg, numbness in right foot & difficulty in walking, diagnosed as a case of sciatica was treated with Siravedha. In Ayurveda disease may be correlated with gridhrasi. The management was done with Siravedha, on the basis of line of treatment of Gridhrasi as mentioned in Charaka samhita - “अन्तराकण्डरागुल्फं सिरा बस्त्यग्निकर्मच”. (Blood-letting by venous puncture at the site of ankle joint. Two sittings of Siravedha were done with interval of 10 days in between. After 1 st sitting there was mild improvement in pain & numbness and after 2nd sitting there was significantly improvement in pain and numbness. Assessment was done with Oswestry low back pain questionnaire and SLR test. Before treatment Oswestry low back pain questionnaire score & SLR was 40% and 45 degree, respectively. After treatment Oswestry low back pain questionnaire score and SLR was 13.3% and 85degree, respectively. Conclusion: Siravedha provides instant relief in Gridhrasi thus found significant value in the management of Gridhrasi (Sciatica).
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Vishakha R Wetal, Pankaj Sharma, Arun Gupta, Shalini Prakash
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