Kati Basti mainly copmprise by two words one is Kati and other is Vasti,So Kati Vasti is retaining the oil on the kati (Low back).As the name implies, it is the process in which oil is retained in then low back region.

Materials Required:

Black gram flour – 500gms, Suitable medicated oil – 250-400ml, vessel-3, spoon-1, cotton-Q.S., Hot waterbath-1, Therapist-1

Procedure:

In this procedure make thick dough with black gram powder by mixing with quantity sufficient of water.By using the thick dough make a rim and fix it firmly on the low back (lumbo-sacral) region where the highest pain is present.Uniform temperature of medicated oil/oil should be maintained thoughtful the procedure. Time and duration of the procedure varies according to the different disease condition of different patients.Usually time duration of Kati basti is done for 30-45 minutes for 14days or 21 days.

Indications:

Ankylosing spondilitis, Lumber spondylosis, Cervical spondilitis, disc prolapse (IVDP), Lumber canal stenosis, Ankylosing spondilitis, Radiculopathies, Fracture dislocation of vertebra, mechanical backache.