REVIEW ARTICLE ON ROLE OF SIRAVEDHAN IN GRIDHASI W.S.R. TO 
SCIATICA - A CONCEPTUAL STUDY

Katishool, low back ache (lumbago) is the most common problem in middle and old age people hampering the normal activity. There are several reasons associated with the pain such as – neurological, metabolic, degenerative, traumatic, bad posture, restless lifestyle, etc. Gridhasi is one of the Nanatmaja Vata Vyadhi, characterised by Katishool where the site of pain starts from the Sphika (back region) and then radiates to Kati, Pristha, Uru, Janu, Jangha, Pada in order. The signs and symptoms mentioned in ayurvedic texts resembles the medical condition named sciatica. Sciatica describes leg pain that is localised in the distribu-tion of one or more lumbosacral nerve roots, typically L4-S2, with or without neurological deficit. This causes abnormality in the gait of the patient. Gridhasi being a dominant lifestyle disorder needs a proper management and Siravedhan is one of the propitious managements of Gridhasi described in Ayurveda classics. Acharya Sushruta explained the importance of Siravedhan by accepting it as Ardha Chikitsa (half of the therapeutic measure) in Shalya tantra like Basti in Kayachikitsa. Acharya Sushruta also mentioned that the diseases which are not relieved so quickly by Snehana, Lepanadi measure, in this Siravedhan do wonders by acting as an emergency management to achieve good results.

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Role of Panchakarma in management of Gridhrasi

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences (JAIMS) ◽

10.21760/jaims.v1i2.3672 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Imlikumba . ◽

Parappagoudra Mahesh ◽

BA Lohith ◽

K Singha ◽

S Lalravi

Keyword(s):

Modern Science ◽

Stressful Life ◽

Low Back ◽

Lateral Aspect ◽

Effective Measure ◽

Main Complaint ◽

Different Types ◽

Back Ache ◽

Different Dimensions

Panchakarma is a fruitful measure and its extensive efficacies are classified in different dimensions to cure different types of complicated diseases. Vamana, Virechana, Niruha, Anuvasana and Nasya are the five procedures and subsequently even Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and Rakta Mokshana are broadly termed as Panchakarma in day to day practices.The new diseases are evolving with intense gravity and therefore to combat those, Panchakarma is a very effective measure. In present era competition and advancement have led to hectic and stressful life, man has eventually forgotten the absolute enjoyment and solitary affection of nature and as a result is facing many health problems. Gridhrasi is no exception, it is correlated to sciatica in modern science where low back ache radiating to toes in the lateral aspect of the thigh associated with stiffness is the main complaint.

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STUDY OF GRIDHRASI AS SCIATICA AND ROLE OF SCIATICA NERVE (GRIDHRASI)

International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research ◽

10.47070/ijapr.v9i5.1936 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 69-73

Author(s):

Varinder Kaur ◽

Subhash Upadhyay ◽

Sakshi

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Social Life ◽

Human Life ◽

Modern Science ◽

Low Back ◽

Sitting Posture ◽

Multiple Factors ◽

Back Ache ◽

Symptom Complex

Gridhrasi is such an entity enumerated into eighty types of Nanatmaja Vataj Vyadhies. It is characterized by its distinct pain emerging from buttock and goes towards the heel of afflicted area. On the basis of symptom complex it can be broadly correlated with disease Sciatica in modern science. Ayurveda is a simple practical science of life and its principles are universally applicable to each individual for day to day life. Ayurveda speaks of every elements and facts of human life. Each and every human being desires to live happy and comfortable life but it is not possible owing to multiple factors related with changing lifestyle, environmental factors etc. As the advancement of busy professional and social life improper sitting posture in offices, factories, continuous and over exertion, jerk movements during travelling and sports. All these factors create undue pressure to the spinal cord and play a chief role in producing low back ache and Sciatica.

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CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF BASTI KARMA AND RASARAJ RASA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRIDHRASI (SCIATICA)

November 2020 - International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ◽

10.46607/iamj1808102020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 4684-4693

Author(s):

Mishra Meenu ◽

Shivhare Shwetal ◽

Sharma Vivek

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Symptomatic Relief ◽

Leg Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Nerve Roots ◽

Pain Prevalence ◽

Treatment Observation

Background: Sciatica is the most common disorder which affects the quality of life of individual. Sciatica is the set of symptoms which is caused by a pinching and /or irritation of one of the three lowest nerve roots that make up the giant sciatic nerve and causing a low back pain and leg pain. Prevalence of sciatica ranges from 2% to 40% worldwide. In Ayurveda sciatica has a high resemblance with Gridhrasi, which comes under Samanyaja Vikara and Nanatmaja Vatavikara. Aim & Objectives: To study the effect of Dashmooladi Niruha Basti with Rasaraj Rasa in the management of Gridhrasi (Sciatica) and to find out an effective Ayurvedic management for Gridhrasi (Sciatica). Material and Methods: An open clinical study with Dasmooladi Niruha Basti with Rasaraj Rasa was done in 10 patients of Gridhrasi (sciatica). 10 clini-cally diagnosed patients of Gridhrasi (sciatica), registered at the Kayachikitsa OPD of Pt. Khushilal Sharma Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital Bhopal. The patients were treated with Dasmooladi Niruha Basti along with Rasaraj Rasa. Duration of study is 30 days. Assessment was done on the basis of symptomatic relief and change in the degree of SLR test after treatment. Observation: Dasmooladi Niruha Basti and Rasaraj Rasa yielded symptomatic relief and increased the degree of SLR test after treatment. The overall effect of the treatment in all patients suggested that, complete cure was not in any patient. Three patients were markedly improved, and seven patients were moderately improved. None of patients remained unchanged. Conclu-sion: On the basis of result obtained, it can be concluded that Dasmooladi Niruha Basti and Rasaraj Rasa can be used as an effective treatment in the management of Gridhrasi (sciatica).

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ROLE OF SWISS BALL EXERCISES IN REDUCING PAIN, DISABILITY AND IMPROVING MUSCLE ENDURANCE IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL LOW BACK ACHE

International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research ◽

10.16965/ijpr.2017.117 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 1966-1970

Author(s):

Sumit Raghav ◽

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Anshika Singh ◽

Keyword(s):

Muscle Endurance ◽

Low Back ◽

Pain Disability ◽

Back Ache ◽

Swiss Ball

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Sexuality and Low Back Pain: A Response to Patients' Needs

British Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/030802269205500907 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 55 (9) ◽

pp. 347-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

M H Ritchie ◽

B Daines

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Illness ◽

Occupational Therapist ◽

Sexual Problems ◽

Leg Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Pain Patients ◽

The Way

Awareness of the way that sexual problems arise as a result of chronic illness is growing, including the difficulties of back pain patients. The work of a problem back unit in relation to patients' sexual difficulties is described, together with the production of a leaflet for patients. Conclusions are drawn about the possible role of the occupational therapist in treating sexual problems resulting from back and leg pain.

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Sciatica(Gridhrasi) - An Ayurveda

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences (JAIMS) ◽

10.21760/jaims.v2i05.10264 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (05) ◽

Author(s):

Patil N. J. ◽

Patil D. ◽

Padmini Tekur ◽

Venkatarathnamma P. N. ◽

Manohar P. V.

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Conventional Medicine ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Leg Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Recent Past ◽

The Third

Large number of population suffers from low back pain. Chronic low back pain (CLBP) prevalence increases linearly from the third decade of life on, until the 60 years of age, being more prevalent in women. Sciatica is the most common debilitating condition causes CLBP. Radiating leg pain and related disabilities are the observed in sciatica. Nearly 40% people experience sciatic pain at some point in their life. The diagnosis of sciatica and its management varies considerably within and between countries. Conventional Medicine and surgery are widely used in the management of sciatica. There is radical rise in the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in patients with sciatica. Ayurveda is one of the widely used CAM in the recent past. Sciatica resembles the disease Gridharsi of Ayurveda. Gridharsi is one among the Vataja nanatmaja vyadhi, where dysfunction of Vata affect gridharsi nadi characterized by low back pain radiating to lower limbs, stiffness and pricking type of pain. It starts from kati- prishta (pelvic region and Lumbosacral) radiating to jangha paada (Thigh, Feets) with impairment of lifting the leg. The gait of the person is very similar to vulture (Gridhra) hence the name is given as Gridharsi. In this article, attempt has been made to review the Ayurvedic classics text and related literatures to understand the disease Gridharsi with emphasis on its samprapti on the basis of Kriyakala and role of Shodhana and Shamana chikitsa in the management of Gridharsi..

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Spinal cord involvement with Schistosoma mansoni

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1972.36.4.0494 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 494-498 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Allan Herskowitz

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Schistosoma Mansoni ◽

Laboratory Data ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Leg Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Pertinent Literature ◽

Content Type ◽

Clinical Signs And Symptoms

✓ A case of Schistosoma mansoni involving the spinal cord is reported and the pertinent literature reviewed. The epidemiology, pathology, clinical signs and symptoms, and laboratory data that frequently occur in this disease are presented. Low back or leg pain associated with sphincter disturbance and eosinophilia in a patient from an endemic area should alert the physician to the diagnosis. Early institution of specific therapy and decompressive surgery are the major determinants for a favorable prognosis in this potentially curable neurological disease.

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The Role of MRI and Nerve Root Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Neurosarcoidosis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ◽

10.1017/s0317167100001578 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 349-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Fraser G.A. Moore ◽

Frederick Andermann ◽

John Richardson ◽

Donatella Tampieri ◽

Robert Giaccone

Keyword(s):

Nerve Root ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Neurological Involvement ◽

Nerve Roots ◽

Clinical Presentations ◽

Lumbar Nerve Root ◽

Physical Information ◽

Low Threshold ◽

High Index Of Suspicion

Objectives:Neurological involvement occurs in 5-15% of patients with sarcoidosis and isolated “neurosarcoidosis” occurs in less than 1% of all cases. Classical clinical presentations have been described, such as bilateral facial palsy, but often the disease presents insidiously with varied signs and symptoms. We present a patient who required biopsy of a lumbar nerve root for diagnosis of chronic, progressive neurosarcoidosis and review the literature with an emphasis on diagnosis.Methods:We have reviewed a patient who presented with signs and symptoms related to infiltration of her meninges and nerve roots by sarcoidosis. All pertinent history and physical information was taken from interviews with the patient and review of her chart. Laboratory, radiographic, and pathological investigations are presented.Results and conclusions:A high index of suspicion is required for the diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is useful but the findings are often nonspecific, and there should be a low threshold for biopsy whenever the diagnosis is considered.

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