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Gridhrasi is one of the vatavyadhi according to Ayurveda. It is a ruja pradhana vyadhi.On the basis of the symptoms Gridhrasi can be correlated with Sciatica. It is a crippling disease,causing throbbing pain in hip and radiating downwards,with the sciatic nerve.Trauma, overloading, prolonged standing, sedentary lifestyle and neurological factors are said to be the causative factors.About 60-80% of people get affected by low back pain and amongst which 6 percent⁴ are reported to have radiating type of pain.It disturbs daily routine of the patients because of continuous and stretching type of pain.Despite of all advances in modern medicine ,Sciatica merely managed with Analgesics,NSAIDs, Muscle relaxants which have long term severe side effects .In Ayurveda ,various methods used in the treatment of Gridhrasi are Bheshaja ,Basti,Siravyadana and Agnikarma. The common indications of Agnikarma⁶ include pain, stiffness, muscle spasm and inflammatory conditions ,these symptoms are observed in the Gridhrasi. The disease treated with Agnikarma do not recur and there is no fear of putrefaction and bleeding, and ultimately it produces balancing effect on vitiated vatadosha. Agni karma done by using Panchaloha Shalaka,which does vata kapha shamka. Agnikarma done by using lohashalaka which works as a Rejuvenator,health promoter, and it balances all the tridoshas.Hence considering above facts this study has been planned as“A RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF AGNI KARMA WITH PANCHALOHA SHALAKA AND LOHA SHALAKA IN GRIDHRASI VIS-À-VIS SCIATICA”.