EFFECT OF ERANDA TAILA PRAYOGA AND DASHAMULADI NIRUHA BASTI IN GRIDHRASI

Abstract

Sciatica is a painful syndrome of lower back associated with disability ranging from dependency to a limit of permanent handicap. Sciatica syndrome of varied pathology can be effectively paralleled with Gridhrasi which presents with radiation of pain from low back to the lower limbs on the posterior aspect. Gridhrasi indicates the typical gait that resembles of a bird “Gridhra” i.e, vulture, which is often seen in patients of Gridhrasi Roga. This is a single blind clinical study where in eranda taila prayoga was done for first 3 days and yoga basti for next 8 days in 30 patients of Gridhrasi. The signs and symptoms were assessed before and after treatment. Based on the grading, data obtained were analysed for the statistical significance using paired- t- test. This assessment revealed that the majority of the patients 20(66.66%) had best improvement, 6(20%) patients got moderate improvement, and 4(13.33%) patients got mild improvement. So can be effectively administered in patients of Gridhrasi. Repeated courses of this treatment may prove to be highly beneficial in Gridhrasi to the extent of its samprapti vighatana.