A CLINICAL EFFECT OF AABHADI CHOORNA ON KATISHOOLA W.S.R. TO ASTHIMAJJAGAT VATA - A CASE STUDY

Katishoola is one of the vatavyadhi and it is the commonest disorder found in clinical practice. According to Ayurveda, Katishoola is the diseases with pain in lumber region. Katishoola can be equated with low back pain .The allopathic system of medicine use non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, analgesics, which is not safe and effective for katishoola. A 60 year old male patient had suffering from progressive pain in lower back and difficulty in bending forward over 25 ˚ and tingling sensation in both leg since last 12 months. X-ray of lumbo-sacral region indicated that patient was suffering from reduced L4-L5 intervertebral disc space and bony ankylosis of L4-L5 and degenerative changes in spine. He was taken modern treatment but doesn't get satisfactory relief even. For Ayurvedic treatment he came at opd of kaychikitsa department of Seth Sakharam Nemchand Jain Ayurvedic Hospital, Solapur. He was treated for 21 days with 3 times treatment follow up. The response of the treatment was recorded and therapeutic effects were evaluated through symptomatic relief. Clinical symptoms were significantly reduced and degree of anterior flexion increased from 25˚ to 90 ˚. This regimen is effective in successfully treating katishoola by helping to reduce the symptoms and improving the degree of anterior flexion.