GRIDRASI: A CASE STUDY

In the present era, sedentary lifestyle is creating lot of problems in the human body. Gridrasi is a painful condition in which the person cannot sit and walk properly which in turn hampers his normal activity. Almost all signs and symptoms of Gridrasi resembles the condition Sciatica, as described in the modern texts. Sciatica is a very painful condition in which pain begins in lumbar region and radiates along the posterior lateral aspect of thigh and leg along with difficulty in walking. SLR, Slump test, Lasegue’s signs, Faber’s test is helpful not only to diagnose the sciatica but also to assess the progress of the therapy. A 49-year-old male patient working as a carpenter came to KVG Ayurveda Medical college KC, OPD complaining of low back pain radiating to posterior aspect of left lower limb for one month. Also, difficulty in walking and numbness in the left foot. He was diagnosed as a case of intervertebral disc prolapse at L4 - L5. According to symptoms it was diagnosed as Vata Kaphaja Gridrasi, treated with medicine like RasanaerandathiKashayam, Trayodasangguggulu, SarvangaChoornapindaswedam, Sarvangapathrapindasweda, Basthi, Sahacharadikashayam, Rasanadhiguggulu etc. After the treatment patient’s overall quality of life was significantly improved. The present case study is about the successful Ayurvedic management of Gridrasi.