Comparative Clinical Study Of Efficacy Of Lumbar Traction With Agnikarma And Lumbar Traction In Management Of Grudhrasi With Reference To Sciatica

OBJECTIVES:

1)Primary objective-

•  To Compare the efficacy Of Lumbar Traction With Agnikarma And Lumbar Traction Alone In Management Of Grudhrasi.

2. secondary Objective-

•To study the Agnikarma in detail as per ayurvedic concept.

•To study  the lumbar traction in detail as per modern concept.

• To study the effect of lumbar traction and Agnikarma in Grudhrasi.

PARTICIPANT

38 number of patients of each group having age  between 25yr to 60yr suffering with sign and symptoms of Grudhrasi and meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomised  And selected for study from OPD AND IPD department of shalyatantra of Shree Saptashrungi Medical College and Hospital Nashik.

INTERVENTIONS-

38 Patient In group A selected for lumbar traction and Agnikarma

38 Patient in group B selected for Lumbar Traction

Primary Outcome :

Reduce the sign and symptoms of Grudhrasi.

Secondary outcome:

Provide long term relief and reduce recurrence of disability.

Treatment Duration : 7 Days

Follow Up :1th , 7th , 14th Days

Data Analysis :The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann-Whitney U Test were used to analyze intra-group and inter-group differences. Both treatments showed significant symptom relief, with Agnikarma with Lumbar traction performing better in terms of overall percentage relief. Data will be analysed using appropriate statistical methods to compare the

effectiveness of the both intervension  group.

Ethical Considerations : The study will be conducted in accordence with ethical guidelines and with

informed consent from participents.