Sciatica is a condition where there is distribution of pain along the course of sciatic nerve, i.e, which the pain radiates from the low back to buttock and legs. Sciatica of contemporary medical science is closely equivalent to Gridhrasi by its similarity in the course of pain.

On considering sciatica as an independent disease it is a relatively common condition with lifetime incidences varying from 1.6%-43%. The chance of Sciatica is expected to increase in the upcoming years due to sedentary life style, the increased use of computerization and also due to increasing body weight, mental stress, hectic work schedules and transportation methods.

Ayurveda treatment claims high success rate in Sciatica. Even though the symptoms exhibited by the patients are same, treatment protocol changes from physicians to physician may be based on logic in assessing dosha and dushya.

So the aim of the study is  to find out the converging and diverging factors in the treatment protocol of Sciatica among the physicians.

20 patients each of 3 physicians in Panchakarma IPD of Amrita school of ayurveda, suffering from  sciatica will be selected and the treatment and condition will be observed. Later convergence and divergence will be recorded. After analyzing all these the overall convergence and divergence can be listed out with the logic behind it.