Gridhrasi
Also known as sciatica is a neurological disorder that refers to pain that radiates each leg along the sciatic nerve’s path from your lower back through your hips and buttocks.
Symptoms
- Low back pain radiating to lower limb/limbs
- Burning sensation
- Numbness
- Heaviness in legs
- Shooting/pulling/throbbing/dull aching pain
Cause
- Injury to lower back due to fall/ heavy weight lifting/ RTA
- Chronic injury due to day today activities
- Ahara vihara causing abhigata and Vata prakopa
Investigation
- Relevant Blood and Radiological investigations
Treatment protocol
- Raktha mokshana
- Kosta shudhi
- Abhyanga
- Swedana
- Basthi karma
- Agnikarma
- Shamana treatment