TY - JOUR AU - Gaikwad, Pranesh Prakash AU - Nakade, Mamta AU - Kamble, Santosh AU - Shekhar, Abhijit AU - Khade, Prashant AU - Waghmare, Amol PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Efficacy of Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana (Bloodletting with Modified Cupping) in Pain management of Ghridhrasi (Sciatica): A systematic review JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 12 IS - 4 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.47552/ijam.v12i4.2159 UR - https://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/2159 SP - 961-966 AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Background &amp; Objectives: Pain in Sciatica can be incredibly painful and intolerable which seeks immediate medical attention. Various treatment modalities are widely used but have side effects too. One of them is <em>Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana</em> (Bloodletting with modified cupping). This systematic review provides an assessment on evidence of pain management of <em>Gridhrasi</em> (Sciatica) by <em>Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana</em> (Bloodletting with Modified Cupping). Methods: The databases of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, AYUSH portal, Shodhganga, Clinical trial registry of India, Google scholar were searched systematically (since inception to February 2021) for relevant articles about the effect of <em>Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana</em> in pain management of <em>Gridhrasi</em>. All randomized controlled trials as well as non-randomized controlled trials, before and after studies and single group clinical studies assessing the efficacy of <em>Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana</em> in pain management of <em>Gridhrasi </em>was included. Results: The original search yielded 774 articles of which only 6 articles (1-pilot study, 1-case study and 4-single arm studies) met the inclusion criteria and they showed the effectiveness of <em>Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana</em> in Pain management of <em>Gridhrasi</em>. Interpretation &amp; Conclusions: Though review shows that the <em>Ghati Yantra Raktamokshana</em> is effective in Pain management of <em>Gridhrasi</em> but due to the methodological and clinical heterogeneity and risk of bias of the included trials requires more strong evidences in terms of RCT’s with larger sample size and for longer duration to definitely conclude its effectiveness.</p></div></div></div></div> ER -