A CLINICAL STUDY ONTHE EFFICACY OF KATI BASTI USINGSAHACHARADI TAILA IN VATAJA GRIDHRASI W.S.R (SCIATICA)

Background:Gridhrasi is one of the eighty NanatmajaVataVikara(Diseases only due to vitiated Vata)according to Acharya Charaka, who has also mentioned its types as Vataja and Vata Kaphaja.Acharya Sushruta has also considered it as a Vataja disorder and given its description in Vatavyadhinidana chapter.Acharya Vagbhatt has also include it among eighty Vatajadisorders.Considering the cardinal symptoms which are Ruka(pain),Toda(pricking sensation),Stambha(stiffness)and Muhurspandana(twitching)in the waist, hip, back of the thigh, knee, calf region and foot respectively, it can be best correlated to sciatica. Sciatica is defined as pain along with the courseof the sciatic nerve which is felt in the back of the leg running from the buttock down to the back of the thigh into the calf and foot.It is a symptom that arises due to compression or inflammation of the sciatic nerve. Kati Basti is an unparalleled treatment in painful conditions caused mainly by Vatadosha, usually in degenerative diseases. Kati Basti is used mainly to relief from pain and stiffness associated with bone, joint and or musculoskeletal pains.

Material and method:In this study,Kati Bastiwas done in10 patientsselected from Panchkarmaopd,gamc&h,Akhnoor,for 21 days for the management of VatajaGridhrasi and the results were recorded after every follow up.