Low Back Pain Ayurveda Treatment

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical help or miss work. Back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

Fortunately, measures can help prevent or relieve most back pain episodes, especially for people younger than age 60. If prevention fails, simple home treatment and using the body correctly often will heal the back within a few weeks.

Symptoms

Back pain can range from a muscle aching to a shooting, burning or stabbing sensation. Also, the pain can radiate down a leg. Bending, twisting, lifting, standing or walking can make it worse.

When to see a doctor

Most back pain gradually improves with home treatment and self-care, usually within a few weeks. Contact your health care provider for back pain that:

• Lasts longer than a few weeks
• Is severe and doesn’t improve with rest
• Spreads down one or both legs, especially if the pain goes below the knee
• Causes weakness, numbness or tingling in one or both legs
• Is paired with unexplained weight loss

Causes:

• Muscle or ligament strain. Repeated heavy lifting or a sudden awkward movement can strain back muscles and spinal ligaments. For people in poor physical condition, constant strain on the back can cause painful muscle spasms.
• Bulging or ruptured disks. Disks act as cushions between the bones in the spine. The soft material inside a disk can bulge or rupture and press on a nerve. However, a bulging or ruptured disk might not cause back pain. Disk disease is often found on spine X-rays, CT scans or MRIs done for another reason.
• Arthritis. Osteoarthritis can affect the lower back. In some cases, arthritis in the spine can lead to a narrowing of the space around the spinal cord, a condition called spinal stenosis.
• Osteoporosis. The spine’s vertebrae can develop painful breaks if the bones become porous and brittle.

Line of Treatment

The general principles of treatment of vata dosha are adopted in case of katishoola (low back pain). It includes various measures to suit its varied clinical entities, stages and associated complaints.

• Avarana chikitsa/ Kaphavrita Vata chikitsa/ Deepana pachana/ Nadi balya chikitsa
• Snehana (oleation) – by sneha dhara (pouring oil), abhyanga (oil massage), avagaha (tub bath with oil or oleaginous medicaments), kati basti (retaining medicaments on the back) etc.
• Swedana (sudation) -avagaha sweda (sweating treatment with tub bath), pizichil (kayaseka), nadi sweda (sudation through a tubular device – local sudation), panda sweda (sudation through medicated paste or powder) etc.
• Mridu Samshodhana -mild purgation
• Basti (medicated enema) like eranda basti, vaitarana basti, pippalyadianuvasana basti

Panchakarma Treatment in Low Back Pain: 

1. Abyanga
2. Sweda
3. Dhanyamla dhara
4. Snehapana
5. Podikizhi
6. Elakizhi
7. Pizhichil
8. Vasti
9. Navarakizhi
10. Kati vasti
11. Pichu

Ayurvedic Formulations indicated in Low Back Ache:

1. Dashamoola Kashayam
2. Vishwadi kashaya
3. Shuntyadi kwatha
4. Rasnasapthakam kashaya
5. Maharasnadi kashaya
6. Rasnaerandadi kashaya
7. Lashunaerandadi kashaya
8. Sahacharadi kashaya
9. Gandharvahastadi Kashaya
10. Trayodashanga guggulu
11. Mahamasha taila
12. Prasarini taila
13. Ksheerabala taila
14. Mahanarayana taila
15. Dhanwantaram taila
16. Yogaraja Gulgulu
17. Triodashanga guggulu
18. Kaishora Guggulu
19. Gokshuradi Guggulu
20. Dhanvanthara gulika
21. Brihat Vata Chintamani rasa
22. Ekangaveera rasa
23. Maha vatavidhwamsana rasa
24. Vatagajankusha rasa
25. Ajamamsa rasayana
26. Ashwagandadi Lehya
27. Kolakulatthadi choorna lepa
28. Kottamchukadi Choorna lepa

Single Drug Usage

• Lashuna – Garlic
• Eranda – Castor root and oil
• Chincha – Tamarind
• Rasna
• Shunti – Ginger
• Bala
• Sahachara
• Ajamoda
• Haritaki
• Masha – Black gram
• Prasarini
• Nirgundi

Wholesome diet and habits in Low Back Ache:

• Godhuma(wheat)
• Rakta shali(red rice)
• Masha(black gram)
• Shigru(drum stick)
• Vartaki(small brinjal)
• Lashuna(garlic)
• Ghrita(ghee)
• Amla dravya(sour substances)
• Madhura ahara(sweet food)
• Patola

Unwholesome diet and habit in Low back ache:

• Bitter, astringent and pungent food
• Jambu(blue berry)
• Cold water
• Fear
• Exhaustion
• Standing
• Driving
• Cold food and beverages

Prevention

Improving one’s physical condition and learning and practicing how to use the body might help prevent back pain.

To keep the back healthy and strong:

• Exercise. Regular low-impact aerobic activities — those that don’t strain or jolt the back — can increase strength and endurance in the back and allow the muscles to work better. Walking, bicycling and swimming are good choices.
• Build muscle strength and flexibility. Abdominal and back muscle exercises, which strengthen the core, help condition these muscles so that they work together to support the back.
• Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight strains back muscles.
• Quit smoking. Smoking increases the risk of low back pain. The risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day, so quitting should help reduce this risk.

Avoid movements that twist or strain the back. To use the body properly.

PACKAGE INCLUDES

• Initial Consultation with Ayurveda Doctor and daily follow up consultation
• Accommodation
• All Ayurvedic Meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Supper) & herbal drinks
• Advice on Diet & Lifestyle Management
• Ayurveda Therapies – Customized for each client.
• Yoga (once a day – Yoga Asanas, Breathing, Meditation and Relaxation)

RESERVATION DETAILS:

• We are committed to keep up the quality of our treatment programs and we take only a limited number of patients each month.
• So we advise you to reserve your treatment programs a minimum one month in advance.
• The 50% charges of the treatment programs should be paid in advance to reserve the treatment programs.
• The advance deposit will be deducted from the total treatment programs and the balance must be paid on the first day of the treatment program.