Review article on Gridhrasi w.s.r. to Sciatica

Abstract

In India, low back pain is among the most prevalent new illnesses that are influencing people's daily lives on both a physical and psychological level. Low back ache is the second most common disorder causing disability. Among its various causes the most commonly appearing one is Sciatica. Gridhrasi is such an entity enumerated into eighty types of Nanatmaja Vata Vyadhies. It is distinguished by a unique discomfort that starts in the buttock and moves into the affected area's heel. Based on 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 everyone for day-to-day life. Ayurveda speaks of every element and fact of human life. Every human being wants to live a happy and comfortable life, but this is not achievable for a variety of reasons, including shifting environmental conditions and lifestyle changes. As their social and professional lives become busier, people are sitting in offices and factories incorrectly, exerting themselves excessively, and moving erratically when travelling or playing sports. All these things put excessive strain on the spinal cord, which is the main cause of sciatica and low back pain.