Kizhakkeveettil Anupama, Grout Leah, Parla Jayagopal
Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, USA.
Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025 Sep 15;14:27536130251379875. doi: 10.1177/27536130251379875. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading causes of disability globally. The prevalence of chronic LBP has increased dramatically, and there is a need for conservative therapeutic interventions to support patients with chronic LBP. A 66-year-old female patient presented with severe low back pain and associated disability of 2 years' duration. The patient received 8 weeks of Ayurvedic treatment. The Oswestry Disability Index score and self-rated pain on a scale from zero to ten were used to assess disability and pain over time. The patient reported a considerable reduction in LBP over the course of the Ayurvedic intervention, and her disability score improved from 55% at the initial consultation to 20% at the end of treatment. This case report suggests the potential of an Ayurvedic approach as a complementary and alternative treatment method for chronic LBP. Larger, controlled interventional studies are needed to further evaluate the effectiveness of Ayurvedic protocols for the management of chronic LBP.
下腰痛（LBP）是全球导致残疾的主要原因之一。慢性下腰痛的患病率急剧上升，需要保守治疗干预来帮助慢性下腰痛患者。一名66岁女性患者出现严重下腰痛并伴有2年的相关残疾。该患者接受了8周的阿育吠陀治疗。采用奥斯威斯利残疾指数评分和0至10分的自评疼痛量表来评估不同时间的残疾程度和疼痛情况。患者报告称，在阿育吠陀干预过程中，下腰痛明显减轻，其残疾评分从初诊时的55%改善至治疗结束时的20%。本病例报告表明，阿育吠陀方法作为慢性下腰痛的补充和替代治疗方法具有潜力。需要开展更大规模的对照干预研究，以进一步评估阿育吠陀方案治疗慢性下腰痛的有效性。
