Case Study
Year: 2017 | Month: April-June | Volume: 1 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 21-24
Effect of Agnikarma in the management of Gridhrasi - A Case study
Dr. Mukund. M. More1, Dr. Prashant A. Lande2, Dr. Neha Navalchand Jain3
1Asso. Professor, Kaychikitsa Department, S.G.R. Ayurveda College, Solapur.
2Assistant professor & H.O.D, Panchakarma Department, S.G.R. Ayurveda College, Solapur
3M.D (Scholar), Kaychikitsa Department, S.G.R. Ayurveda College, Solapur.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Neha Navalchand Jain
ABSTRACT
Gridhrasi is one of the vatavyadhi explained by Acharyacharaka in vatavyadhi chikitsa adhyaya. It is one of vyadhi among 80 NanatmajaVata disorders mentioned by Acharya Charaka. There are two types of Gridhrasi, namely Vataja and Vata- kaphaja. Ruka (pain), Toda (pricking sensation), Stambha (stiffness) and Muhurspandana (twitching) hip, back of the thigh, knee, calf and foot respectively are the main symptoms. Accordingly, the disease most closely resembles sciatica which is characterised as pain or discomfort associated with Sciatic Nerve. The patient presented here with pain in lower back radiating to both legs along with numbness and paraesthesia. The treatment as specified by Acharya in various texts is focused on Agnikarma. By the application of agnikarma helps in relieving the symptoms like pain, inflammation and stiffness. Gridhrasi can be treated remarkably with procedures of panchakarma and internal medications. Here in the case study a female patient of age 46years presenting with clinical features of grudhrasi and was given Panchakarma treatment (Agnikarma).
Key words: Gridhrasi, Agnikarma, Ayurvedic management, Effective therapy
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