European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

AYURVED MANAGEMENT OF LOW BACKACHE- A CASE STUDY

Dr. Tank Neha Girishkumar

ABSTRACT

Low back ache is a very common disorder having multiple causative factors. One of the major cause is degenerative disc problem which can be prolapse, herniation or annular tear of lumbo sacral intervertebral disc. The main symptoms are pain, muscle spasm, difficulty in movement, inability to stand for longer duration, numbness in legs etc. As the disease progresses patient is unable to do his routine activities which disturbs them mentally leading to anxiety, stress and sleeplessness. Various internal drugs for pain are available but, results are not satisfactory. The last available treatment is spinal surgery which is not much successful and therefore people with such disease are always in search of result oriented remedy. Classics of Ayurved have suggested some drugs and Panchakarma procedures through which correction of intervertebral disc can be obtained without surgery. Low back pain can be studied under Asthi Majjagata Vaata, disease mentioned under the chapter of diseases of Vaata and suggested line of treatment is Abhyanga, Swedana and Basti along with internal drugs which subsides the increased Vaata. Here, in the present case study patient had low back pain due to disc herniation at L3-L4-L5-S1 and she was treated with 2courses of "Kaala Basti” along with Abhyanga and Swedana. Internal drugs were Yograj guggulu and Rasna Saptaka decoction. Patient recovered remarkably and had almost nil complain after two courses of Basti and could do all her routine activities.

Keywords: Low backache, Basti, Panchakarma, Vaata, Abhyanga and Swedana.