Health Condition 1: M489- Spondylopathy, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Agnikarma: 3-5 Bindu twak dahan type of agnikarma once sitting per week for 3 weeks with panchadhatu shalaka on most tender point on the skin of affected lower limb
Control Interventio
Sponsors
National Institute of Ayurveda
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients will be diagnosed on the basis of signs and symptoms available in Ayurveda and modern medicine. 2. Patients willing to undergo trial. 3. Patients free from systemic illness. 4. Ruka (pain), Toda (pricking pain), Stambh (stiffness), Spandana (twitching), Sakthanah kshepam nigrahaniyat - S.L.R.(Striaght leg raised) test (Active) and Braggardâ??s test in affected leg for diagnosis as well as prognosis of the treatment. 5. Local tenderness in lumbar region and affected lower limbs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not willing to undergo trial. 2. Patients having any previous surgical procedure of lumbo-sacral spine and pelvic caviy. 3. HIV, HBsAg positive patients. 4. Pregnancy. 5. Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus. 6. Patients having any history of Malignancy, Hypertension, Tuberculosis. 7. Cases of Spondylolisthesis, Sacroiliac arthritis, Herpes simplex infection causing radiating pain. 8. Any cyst compressing the nerve root, diabetic neuropathies. 9. Patients affected with multiple wounds, cases with destructed vertebral bodies & fractures of the vertebra & lower limbs. 10. Contraindication of Agnikarma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Relief in GridhrasiTimepoint: 5 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To get improved life style of patients. To know the efficacy of Agnikarma and Marma chikitsa in Gridhrasi Timepoint: 5 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProf P H Kumar
National Institute of Ayurveda
Outcome results
None listed