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Abstract

Context:

Low back pain is the most common clinical presentation in musculoskeletal disorder due to spinal pathology. Factors such as improper sitting postures, jerky movements in travel, sports activities, aging, and bad sleeping posture are the important factors to produce spinal disorders. Lower back pain has been associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc.

Aims:

This clinical study was carried out to judge the effectiveness of

Panchatikta

Ksheera

Basti

(medicated herbal therapeutic enema) with

Kati

Basti

in lumbar disc degeneration-induced

Katishoola.

Settings and Design:

This was an open-labeled, single-arm, interventional clinical study.

Subjects and Methods:

Fifteen diagnosed cases of low backache with lumbar disc degeneration were registered from the outpatient and inpatient departments of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India, and

Panchatikta

Ksheera

Basti

as

yoga

basti

followed by

Kati

Basti

for 8 days was administered.

Statistical Analysis Used:

The data were statistically analyzed using paired

t

-test.

Results:

Significant (

P

< 0.05) result was found in all the assessment parameters, namely, pain, stiffness, and fasciculation.

Conclusions:

Panchatikta

Ksheera

Basti

with

Kati

Basti

is an effective treatment method for safe and effective management of

Katishoola

w. s. r lumbar disc degenerative disease.

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