PIVOTAL ROLE OF HABB-I-GUL-I-AAKH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WAJA 'AL ZAHR (LOW BACK PAIN): A REVIEW

Abstract

In present era, Waja'al Zahr (Low back Pain) is the most common problem hindering patient to perform its daily life activities. LBP is currently one of the prime reasons for disability worldwide. The low back pain prevalence and estimate of the point prevalence range from 1.0% to 58.1% and the one-year prevalence of from 0.8% to 82.5% It is mostly prevalent in middle age group population. Individuals who suffer from low back pain may have a wide range of problems like physical, psychological, physiological and so on. People who have previously had low back pain episodes have increased risk of low back pain recurrence of the majority of the population with low back pain have low level of disability resulting in a very high societal burden. First description regarding Waja 'al Zahr in Unani System of Medicine (USM) was stated by Buqrat (Hippocrates). According to USM, accumulation of Kham Madda (raw morbid matter) in joint structures results in aberrant temperament (Su '-i-Mijaz) and its leads to Waja'al Zahr. In this review paper, authors tried to discuss about the concept of Waja 'al Zahr and its management in both USM and modern medicine.