A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF MRUTTIKA PINDASWEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KATIGRAHA W.S.R TO LOW BACK PAIN

Katigraha is the most commonly encountered disease. Almost every person suffers from it at least once in his lifetime. The condition is characterised by stiffness, pain and impaired functioning of the lumbar spine due to vitiation of vata in Kati pradesha. Even though the condition is not life-threatening, it hampers daily activities. It can be correlated to Lower back pain in contemporary science. Low back pain can vary from a dull, constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. Materials and Methods: The study design selected for the study was a single-armed clinical study. The sample size for the study was 30 patients suffering from classical lakshanas of Katigraha as per selection criteria. All 30 patients were treated with the Mruttika pinda swedana for 7 days. The follow-up was done on the 14th day and the 21st day. The condition was assessed according to the detailed proforma adopting standard method of scoring of Subjective and Objective parameters before and after treatment and after following up. Results: The subjective parameter Pain which Visual Analogue Scale assessed had shown statistically highly significant as p value was < 0.001. In the present study, Objective parameters ODI, RMDQ, Tenderness and Range of movement were shown to be statistically highly significant as the p-value was < 0.001. Thirty patients of Katigraha treated with Mruttika pinda swedana, out of 30 patients 24 patients got marked improvement and six patients got moderate improvement. Conclusion: In this clinical study of 30 patients, the Null hypothesis is rejected, and the alternative hypothesis- “There is a significant effect of Mruttika Pinda Sweda in the management of Katigraha” is accepted.