STUDY ON ROLE OF MATRA VASTI AND KATI VASTI IN GRIDHRASI W.S.R TO SCIATICA

Dr. Savita R. Magdum M.D. (Ayu)*, Dr. Vijaykumarswami G. Hiremath M.D (Ayu) and Dr. G. S. Badrinath M.D. (Ayu)

ABSTRACT

Gridhrasi is a ruja pradhana vatavyadhi and it is more prominence in clinical practice. Gradhrasi equated with the disease sciatica in Modern Science. Due to modern life style, food habits, physical stress, professional reasons, conditions of the roads, exposure to vibration from vehicles etc. Motivate a condition where in the locomotors system may be involved. Vasti karm is most effective Abhyantara snehana treatment in vatavyadhi and kati vasti is Bahya Snehan procedure which is main site of Pathology of Gridhrasi. This Study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Matra Vasti and Kati Vasti. patients suffering from Gridhrasi were selected d and randomly distributed to Matra Vasti and Kati Vasti group 20 patients in each group. In Group A, 0% patients were unchanged, 0% patients were gained mild response, 20% gained moderate response, and 80% patients were complete response. In Group B, 0.83% patients were unchanged, 0.83% patients were gained mild response, 38.33% gained moderate response, and 60% patients were complete response. No patient remains unchanged at the end of therapy in both the groups. Thus, both the therapies proved to be effective in combating the disease Gridhrasi. But on Comparison, Group A showed better results than in Group B.

Keywords: Grdhrasi, Sciatica, Kativasti, Matra Vasti, Ashtakatvar Taila.