Ayurvedic conservative management of lumber disc disease with annular tear and radiculopathy leading to complete clinical recovery - A case report

Lower back pain radiating down to lower limbs has been a common clinical entity. This is one prominent reason for absenteeism from workplace leading to loss of work hours and reduced productivity. It is often treated symptomatically and warrants for a disc related surgery if alarming signs pertaining to compressive neuropathy prompt so. Conservative management from Ayurveda is seen to offer good responses in cases where severe locomotor debility persists and warrants for spinal surgery. A young girl diagnosed for lumber spine annular tear and radiculopathy through MRI and having Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 66 % corresponding to severe disability was treated through whole system Ayurveda management for one year and recovered completely. This case report proposes that Ayurveda whole system management in cases of prolapse intervertebral disc disease with radiculopathy can provide a sustained clinical relief also reflected through radiological investigations.