The physical body is a manifestation of our life force, imbalances in the life force produces diseases. The biological humors are merely three different status (or) orientation of the life force. Because of lack of proper physical exercise, the energy level in the body becomes low and leads of lot of diseases. Now-a-days we can tell that there is no house without a vehicle. Because of driving two & four wheelers, most of the people suffering from either neck pain (or) backache.
In back ache, there are different verities, mild, moderate, severe. It starts as general pain in lumbar and hip region and increases while doing any hard work. Commonly backache may be due to constipation, acidity or catches.
In some chronic cases, pains radiates to thigh and ends in lateral half of the foot. In some person they develop numbness, electric shock like feeling when they walk in any hard surface. In this stage we call it as "gridhrasi" (sciatica) where there are not able to stretch the leg because of pulling pain, disturbed sleep, heaviness in the leg etc. In radiological examination shows osteophytes in lumbar vertebra or the disc protrusion (or) prolapsed.
Women suffer more than men. Because over weight also play important role in this low backache. Mostly individuals above 40 years they have excruciating pain in lower back area. It may due to osteoporosis changes in the bone.
In the modern medicine advises traction, analgesic pills (or) infrared rays to reduce the pain. But the relief will be temporary and pain starts after one or two months.
Ayurveda considers it as increase of vata in the nerves, bones, and muscles. So the treatment also based on to bring down the vata to normal level.
Anti vata kashayam and gulikas will bring the vatha to normal level as well as external oileation and sudation therapies like elakkizhi, podikizhi, navarakizhi and kadeevasthi.
