Sciatica is called as Gridhrasi In Ayurveda.Sciatica is a disease caused by the compression of sciatic nerve.Most people describes sciatica symptoms as pain on radiating from lower back to the foot through posterior of lower limb,which will be burning or like an electric shock.

Gridhrasi is also have same symptoms but it also explains how a person walks when he is suffering from sciatica.He walks like a vulture(Antalgic gait).Hence it is named gridhrasi.

Gridhrasi is one among vata vyadhi and should be treated according to that.There are lot of medications are available for sciatica in ayurveda but most of it should be consumed along with therapies like Njavara kizhi, podikizhi, swedana karma, abhyangam etc.Gridhrasi is curable in ayurveda but it's tough to get a handle over it.

Dr Shyamaprasad R

PG Diploma in A & Y

BAMS, CPC

Agasti Ayurveda Hospital