Integrated Yoga and Naturopathy Approach in the Management of SciaticaACase Report

Abstract

Sciatica is the painful debilitating condition characterized by excruciating pain, numbness, tingling or burning sensation over the dermatomal course of sciatic nerve distribution. Globally its prevalence is about 1.2 to 43%. It is usually caused by nerve root compression or irritation, disc herniation, vascular anomalies, muscular or bony compression. We report the case of 50 year old male with the complaint of low back pain associated with pain radiating to left leg . On the basis of clinical examination the case was diagnosed as sciatica. Yoga and Naturopathy intervention s w ere given for 7 days in outpatient ward. After the intervention the pain gradually decreased . VAS reduced from 10 to 4. SFI score reduced from 19 to SBI score reduced from 23 to 13. The VAS Scale and SBI and SFI showed improvement in scores. No adverse ef fects were observed during the treatment. Yoga and naturopathy have been shown to decrease the pain , bothersomeness and frequency of symptoms . Hence this study can be done with large sample size in future with longer duration of course of treatment.