Health Condition 1: M478- Other spondylosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Modified Ashmaghna Sveda: Step1- Basalt stone is first heated in burning dashmula panchanga and then dipped in normal temperature dashmula kvath to bring it to bearable heat level
Step2
Sponsors
Dr Anup Jain
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed as a case of Katigraha (Lumbar spondylosis ICD code M 47.8) will be selected irrespective of gender/ occupation and socio-economic status. 2. Patients having low back ache for more than 12 weeks 3. Patients willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients reporting with low backache due to spinal tumour, malignancy of the pelvis, tuberculosis of vertebral bodies, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gouty Arthritis and congenital deformity. 2. Low backache associated with Myelopathy and radiculopathy 3. Post-surgical backache and history of lumbar surgery or implanted instrumentation or prostheses. 4. Pregnant women, lactating mother and women undergoing menstruation. 5. Patients with the history of trauma (Abhighata janya Katigraha). 6. Contraindicated for Svedana.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Katigraha with Oswestry Disability index 2. Katishula with VAS 3. Difficulty in walking with 2min walk distance testTimepoint: 1st day 7th day 28th day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of lifeTimepoint: 1st day 7th day 28th day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Anup Jain
MGACH&RC
Outcome results
None listed