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    [id] => 18029
    [paper_index] => 202511-01-024729
    [title] => GRIDHRASI TO SCIATICA: UNFOLDING THE AYURVEDIC GENESIS OF A MODERN NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER-A LITERARY EXPLORATION THROUGH TIME
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    [author] => Dr. Nihal Gopan , Dr. Manjunath S Naregal , Dr. Bharathi D Anvekar , Dr Shankar S
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    [year] => 2025
    [month] => November
    [volume] => 11
    [issue] => 11
    [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/November/202511-01-024729.pdf
    [abstract] => Gridhrasi, one among the Vāta Nanātmaja Vyādhis elaborated in Ayurvedic classics, represents the earliest documented description of the condition that modern science later identified as Sciatica. It is characterised by radiating pain starting from the Sphik region and extending through the Kati, Uru, Janu, Jangha, and Pada, accompanied by Ruk, Toda, Stambha, and Spandana. The disorder arises due to vitiation of Vāta or Vāta–Kapha doshas, affecting Kandaras and Sira. In modern terms, Sciatica results from compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve, commonly due to lumbar disc herniation or spinal stenosis. This review aims to correlate Ayurvedic and modern perspectives of Gridhrasi and Sciatica by analyzing their Nidāna, Rūpa, Samprāpti, and Chikitsā. Ayurvedic management includes Snehana, Swedana, Basti, Agnikarma, and Raktamokshana, focusing on Vāta–Kapha śamana and functional restoration, while modern treatments emphasize anti-inflammatory medications, physiotherapy, nerve blocks, and surgical procedures like laminectomy or discectomy. The conceptual similarity between Gridhrasi and Sciatica suggests that the modern understanding of this condition is rooted in Ayurvedic pathology, reflecting the scientific foresight and holistic approach of ancient scholars.
    [keywords] => Gridhrasi, Sciatica, Vāta Vyādhi, Basti Chikitsā, Agnikarma, Vāta–Kapha Gridhrasi.
    [doj] => 2025-11-05
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    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
    [short_code] => IJMR
    [eissn] =>  2455-3662 (Online)
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