Abstract

Background: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue depth commonly used in day-to-day practice. Low back pain is the most common complaint encountered by general practitioners. Gridhrasi is a disease mentioned under Vatavyadhi in Ayurvedic classics, which can be Dhatukshaya Janya or Avarana Janya. [1] Due to the high prevalence of Gridhrasi, the disease has been taken up, in which pain is one of the cardinal features of this disease. Aim and Objectives: This study aims to understand the role of Antarparimarjana, Bahirparimarjana and Shatrapranidhana in managing Gridhrasi. Materials and Methods: It is a single case study. A 48-year-old female who was already diagnosed with intervertebral disc space narrow in L4-L5 correlated with Gridhrasi of the left leg for six months, approached to Ayurvedic hospital and treated with Yogabasti, Katibasti, Agnikarma along with Shamana Chikitisa. The treatment was continued for one consecutive month. Results: An asymptomatic assessment of the patient was carried out after one month, and the patient had a satisfactory outcome, and the overall quality of the patient was significantly improved. Conclusion: Properly understanding Chikitsa Siddhanta helps cure the disease better.

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