Ayurveda describes back pain as ‘Kati Shoola’, where ‘Kati’ refers to the lower back and ‘Shoola’ refers
to pain. It also goes by the names of Kati Vata, Kati Graha, Trika Graha, Trika Shoola, and Prishta
Shoola.
As the back pain is a condition caused due to the vitiation or predominance of Vata dosha in the body,
it is categorised under Vataja Nanatmaja Vyadhi, which literally translates as diseases occurring from
Vata.
