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Thursday Pain Management OPD: Sciatica (Gridhrasi)

Sciatica starts as shooting pain from the lower back down one leg, sometimes to the foot. Sitting makes it worse. Ayurveda has treated this condition for over 2,000 years under the name Gridhrasi.
Every Thursday, AMRUT AYU CARE™ runs a dedicated Pain Management OPD across 5 Pune clinics. Today's lead condition is Sciatica (Gridhrasi). We also treat:
- Backache (Katishoola)
- Joint Pain (Sandhigata Vata)
- Arthritis (Amavata)
- Neck Pain (Manyastambha)
Treatment approach: Ayurveda reads sciatica as aggravated Vata compressing the nerve path from the lumbar spine to the foot. Painkillers quiet the signal for hours and leave the compression untouched. Our protocol addresses the root cause:
- Kati Basti: warm medicated oil pooled over the lower back, 30 to 40 minutes daily for 7 days
- Basti (medicated enema): the principal Vata therapy, in 8 or 16 day courses
- Abhyanga with Swedana: medicated oil massage plus warm steam to release muscle guarding
- Agnikarma (thermal cautery): a single sitting for one precise, stubborn pain point
In our clinical experience, most sciatica patients report clear pain reduction within 3 weeks of a structured course. Results vary based on individual constitution and condition severity.
Seasonal note: Pune's monsoon onset aggravates Vata. Damp weather stiffens the lower back and sharpens nerve pain. June is the right month to start a Vata-correcting course instead of another painkiller cycle.
Branch availability today:
- Ghorpadi (Main), BT Kawade Road: full Panchakarma. Evening OPD 6 to 9 PM. Pulse diagnosis 6 to 8 AM by appointment.
- Hadapsar, Shewalewadi Chauk, Pune-Solapur Road: full Panchakarma. OPD 9 AM to 1 PM and 6 to 9 PM.
- Wagholi, Vighnaharta Hospital, Kesnand Road: in-person consultation 5 to 6 PM. Therapy courses run at Ghorpadi or Hadapsar.
- Kharadi: online video consultation by slot. Medicine courier across India.
- Viman Nagar: online video consultation by slot. Medicine courier across India.
Book today's consultation. Call 8698282507 or visit https://www.amrutayucare.in
Thursday Pain OPD is led by Dr. Prashant Amrutkar (M.D., PhD Scholar Panchakarma, 15+ years). Dr. Amruta Amrutkar (M.D. Ayurveda, 12+ years) also consults across branches.

 2026-06-11T13:40:03

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