Health Condition 1: M543- Sciatica
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Institute for Ayurved Studies and Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients willing to sign the consent form. 2. Patients between the age sub-group of 30-50 years of either sex. 3. Patients presenting with clinical features of Gridhrasi and Lumbar Radiculopathy. 4. Patients with chronicity of disease less than 3 years. 5. Patients fit for Basti Karma (Basti Yogya).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with chronicity of disease more than 3 years. 2. Subjects of either sex age below 30 years and above 50 years. 3. The patients unfit for Basti Karma (Basti Ayogya). 4. Patients having systematic pathologies like cardiac disease, renal diseases and hypertension (already diagnosed). 5. Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes, systemic disorders and endocrine disorders (already diagnosed). 6. Patients having tuberculosis of spine, spinal tumours, vertebral fractures, surgical conditions, hyper uricemia and auto immune disease like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (already diagnosed). 7. Pregnant and lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in subjective parametres i.e.: for Vataj Gridhrasi- 1. ruka (pain) in sphik, kati, jangha, uru, pada 2. stambha (stiffness) 3. suptata (numbness) 4. spandana (Throbbing Pain) For Vata-kaphaj gridhrasi: 1. ruka (pain) in sphik, kati, jangha, uru, pada 2. stambha (stiffness) 3. suptata (numbness) 4. spandana (Throbbing Pain) 5. tandra (drowsiness) 6. gaurav(heaviness) 7. arochak (anorexia) Improvement in Objective parameters i.e SLRTimepoint: At 15th, 22nd and 29th day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Improvement in Objective parameters like walking distance test. 2. comparative efficacy of vajigandhadi tail basti in both sub groups evaluated on the basis of improvement in symptoms respective to both sub groups.Timepoint: At 15th, 22nd & 29th day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vidhi Mehta
Institute for Ayurved Studies and Research
Outcome results
None listed