Clinical Case Report to Evaluate Efficacy of Lanka-Lepa in Management of Kati-Shoola With Special Reference to Low Back Pain

Abstract

Over the past years, advances in the acute pain management have continued, although reports of inadequate pain relief in hospital patients persist. Low-back pain is one of the top five reasons for which patients seek care; it reports for 5% of all visits to primary health care providers, chiropractitioners and physiotherapists. Only conservative treatment is available in modern medicine with much limitation. Many health care professionals are routinely approached for help with low back pain. This article is about the clinical study of 5 patients of Kati-Shoola (Low-back pain) registered from the Out-patient door, Department of Panchakarma, SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan. The present study is aimed at finding effective management of Kati-Shoola. The drugs selected for managing the patients of Kati-Shoola were Lanka (Capsicum annum), Lasuna (Allium sativum), Ardraka (Zingiber officinale), Nagavalli patra (Piper betle), Saindhava (Rock salt). This formulation was one of the efforts towards ayurvedic clinical research which was tried and successfully incorporated as an adjuvant procedure in the management of Kati-Shoola. In this clinical study patients got significant improvement and no complications were found during and after the clinical study.