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A 62-year-old patient was suffering from pain in the low back region for 10 years (2012). He tried home remedies for some time, but the pain persisted. 3 years later he developed numbness in the bilateral lower limbs. MRI of LS spine confirmed the biomedical diagnosis as Sciatica (2015) [1]. He consulted Allopathic doctors and underwent traction, took injections and oral medications. He would get temporary relief and the symptoms would relapse again. He even tried physiotherapy for 10 days. As he was not satisfied with the outcomes, he consulted Dr Ajayan. The Ayurvedic diagnosis was Gridhrasi. [2] The line of treatment followed was dipana, pacana, vatahara and to pacify pain. After 2 weeks of ayurvedic treatments, the patient got complete relief from low back pain. SLR in the right and left before treatment was 40 degrees with pain. After treatment, SLR was recorded at 70 degrees on the left without pain, and negative on the right.  There was no radiating pain and the numbness reduced significantly. All the medicines were stopped, and the patient is in remission.