EFFICACY OF INTERFERENTIAL THERAPY AND KATI BASTI IN GRIDHRASI W.S.R. TO SCIATICA

Phase 4

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Nerve root and plexus compressionsin diseases classified elsewhere,

Registration Number: CTRI/2020/08/027409

Lead Sponsor: Dr Biraj Jung Khadka

Brief Summary: The most common disorder which affects the movement of leg is low back pain, out of which many persons will have radicular pain and this comes under the sciatica. The prevalence of sciatic symptoms reported in the literature varies considerably ranging from 1.6% in the general population to 43% in a selected working population1. Such presentations were common in olden period too and in Ayurveda it is named as Gridhrasi.

Gridhrasi is a vataja nanatmaja vyadhi. The name itself indicates the way of gait shown by the patient due to extreme pain just like a â€˜Gridhraâ€™ (vulture)2. It is one of the commonly seen vata vyadhi in clinical practice. Though it is not a life threatening disease, it causes significant impairment in terms of the daily activities of the affected person.

Swedana is an effective treatment modality in the management of Gridhrasi3. Gridhrasi is a shoolapradhana vatavyadhi. Shulavyuparama i.e. relief from pain is one of the samyak swinna lakshana4. Kati basti is an effective treatment in Gridhrasi as it acts both as snehana and swedana. Kati basti is selected in this study because of its simplicity and instant efficacy. Maha Vishagarbha taila is indicated in all types of Vata Vyadhi5. Hence, Maha Vishagarbha taila is chosen for kati basti.

Physiotherapy is a medical treatment which involves the physical methods such as massage, heat treatment and exercise, rather than by drugs or surgery6. Interferential therapy is a form of electrical stimulation produced using the principle of amplitude modulation whereby two medium frequency currents (in the kilohertz range, e.g., 4,000 Hz), which are slightly out of phase, are mixed (either within the tissues or within an electrical stimulator) to produce a low frequency current(0-250 Hz)7. It is a form of electrical current that is primarily used for pain relief7,8. It is said to be effective in case of Low back pain9.

Modern medical treatment has its own limitation in managing this type of disease. Therefore Ayurveda and physiotherapy has a greater role to play in the treatment for such conditions. Both Kati basti and Interferential therapy are heat modality treatments used in sciatica, hence the present study is intended to compare the efficacy of Interferential therapy and Kati basti in the treatment of Gridhrasi.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects of either gender between the age of 21 and 65 years.
Subjects presenting with clinical signs and symptoms of Gridhrasi.
Subjects fit for Swedana.
Subjects fit for Interferential Therapy.
Subjects with signs and symptoms of Sciatica.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects suffering with T.B. spine, tumors of spine, focal neuropathy and any septic or infectious disease of spine.
Subjects suffering with Diabetes or Diabetic neuropathy, Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis, fracture of hip bones, fracture of spine.
Subjects who are unfit for Swedana.
Dermatological conditions e.g. dermatitis, broken skin Subjects with Pacemakers.
Spondylolisthesis.
Pregnant and Lactating women.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the effect of Interferential therapy in Gridhrasi.	7 days
To evaluate the effect of Kati Basti in Gridhrasi.	7 days
To compare the effect of Interferential Therapy and Kati Basti in Gridhrasi.	7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To study kati basti procedure in detail.	To study Interferential therapy procedure in detail.

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science and Research, Bengaluru
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Rural, KARNATAKA, India
Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science and Research, Bengaluru
🇮🇳Rural, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Biraj Jung Khadka
Principal investigator
9980650068
birajjungkhadka@gmail.com