Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report
This case report details the Ayurvedic treatment of a 49-year-old male with gait difficulties and pain due to lumbar canal stenosis. A three-week course of Ayurvedic therapies, including massage and oral medications, resulted in significant pain reduction (low back pain VAS from 5 to 2; l...
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2025-03-01
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This case report details the Ayurvedic treatment of a 49-year-old male with gait difficulties and pain due to lumbar canal stenosis. A three-week course of Ayurvedic therapies, including massage and oral medications, resulted in significant pain reduction (low back pain VAS from 5 to 2; leg pain from 6 to 2) and improvement in the straight leg raise test (40 to 60 degrees).
While some gait parameters showed minimal change (step length 0.70m to 0.69m; stride length unchanged; step time 0.48s to 0.49s; stride time unchanged), walking speed increased (1.24 m/s to 1.39 m/s) and gait asymmetry decreased (22% to 20%). While suggesting potential benefits of Ayurveda for pain management in lumbar canal stenosis, the limited impact on gait parameters underscores the need for further research, including objective gait analysis and controlled studies, to confirm efficacy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3ae61c64b104be0a3a41c78e331d0812025-08-20T03:52:25ZengRomodanov Neurosurgery InstituteUkrainian Neurosurgical Journal2663-90842663-90922025-03-01311556010.25305/unj.319976Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case reportSatyajit P. Kulkarni0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8154-9967Pallavi S. Kulkarni1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3528-9302Panchakarma, Manjushree Research Institute of Ayurvedic Science, Gandhinagar; Panchakarma, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Wardha, MaharashtraAgadtantra, Manjushree Research Institute of Ayurvedic Science, Gandhinagar, India affiliated to Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar This case report details the Ayurvedic treatment of a 49-year-old male with gait difficulties and pain due to lumbar canal stenosis. A three-week course of Ayurvedic therapies, including massage and oral medications, resulted in significant pain reduction (low back pain VAS from 5 to 2; leg pain from 6 to 2) and improvement in the straight leg raise test (40 to 60 degrees). While some gait parameters showed minimal change (step length 0.70m to 0.69m; stride length unchanged; step time 0.48s to 0.49s; stride time unchanged), walking speed increased (1.24 m/s to 1.39 m/s) and gait asymmetry decreased (22% to 20%). While suggesting potential benefits of Ayurveda for pain management in lumbar canal stenosis, the limited impact on gait parameters underscores the need for further research, including objective gait analysis and controlled studies, to confirm efficacy.https://theunj.org/article/view/319976 |
| spellingShingle | Satyajit P. Kulkarni Pallavi S. Kulkarni Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal |
| title | Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report |
| title_full | Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report |
| title_short | Intermittent neurogenic claudication-induced gait disturbance treated with Ayurveda: A case report |
| title_sort | intermittent neurogenic claudication induced gait disturbance treated with ayurveda a case report |
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