Treatment Programs
HYDROTHERAPY
It is hydro-therapeutic measure where person is made to sit in a hip bath tub and water is filled up to the navel region. Other body parts are kept dry. Feet should to be rested on a foot rest. Specially designed tub is used for hip bath. It is mainly administered for improvement of digestion, excretion, and It is beneficial in gynaecological and urinary problems. Various temperatures of water like very cold, cold, neutral, warm, hot and very hot are used depending upon the clinical condition.
Uses: Useful in Indigestion, Gas Formation, Hyper-acidity, Constipation, Piles, Menstrual Disorders, Obesity and Diabetes.
A gentle massage of fine water columns through spray on the spinal cord and its nearby parts is called Spinal Spray. A specially designed tub is used for this treatment. This serves a great measure in influencing the central nervous system.
Uses: Insomnia, Hypertension, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Migraine etc.
This is a hydro-therapeutic measure where an individual is made to lie down in a specially designed longitudinal equipment such that only the back is immersed in water of desired temperature. Spinal bath is useful in hypertension, insomnia, and musculoskeletal diseases.
Uses: Improves blood circulation to the spine, activates the nervous system, relieves congestion over the spinal nerve, and provides total relaxation. Good in hypertension, headache and backache.
Immersion bath is administered by immersing the entire body other than head in a full size tub filled with water of desired temperature depending upon the condition of a health-seeker. It creates an appetite, accelerates the circulation and arouses the nervous system.
Uses: Sleeplessness, Anxiety, Nervous debility, Joint pain, Depression, Parkinsonism, Hypertension, Migraine and certain skin diseases.
Alternate applications of hot and cold compresses causes contraction and dilation of blood vessels helps relieve congestion and toxins from the tissues. This treatment is given for relieving acute pain in various parts of the body.
Uses: Asthma and muscular pain.
Steam bath is specially designed wooden or fiber chamber. Patient sits inside the chamber and steam is circulated. Sweating initiated by steam bath helps in elimination of toxins from the body.
Precautions: Drink a glass of water, keep a cold wet towel over the head,
Duration: 10 to 15 minutes.
Uses: Excellent for detoxification, skin diseases, Arthritis, Obesity, Diabetes etc.
The process of giving hot fomentation using steam with or without herbs to a specific part of the body is called Local Steam.
Uses: acute and chronic inflammations and pains. It is useful in Arthritis, Frozen shoulder, General Pains, Cold, Cough and sinusitis.
An enema is the procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus. Simple water enema is used for cleansing the bowel. Luke warm water, saline water (0. 9%) is used for cleansing impacted faecal matter. Routinely enema is given for all new patients for one to three days. There after depending upon requirement alternate day or twice a week enema is given. Neem decoction is also used in certain clinical conditions.
Uses: It helps to remove faecal matter and toxins from the colon. It is useful in constipation, indigestion, acidity and digestive disorders.
MUD THERAPY
Packs made of unpolluted and chemical free mud are indirectly applied over eyes and lower abdomen through packs.
Uses: Relieves congestion in the eyes and improve digestion. It absorbs excessive heat from the treated part as it retains coolness for longer time.
The direct application of unpolluted and chemical free mud about a consistency of a thick mush over the body is called mud bath. It improves blood circulation, tones up the skin, thus helping a great measure for various skin aliments. It is useful in skin disorders like Eczema and Psoriasis. It is quiet relaxing and helps reduce anxiety and stress. It is also useful in the treatment of Headache, Sleeplessness, Hypertension, Migraine and Digestive disorders.
OTHER THERAPIES
Yoga means union with the divine force which brings total development and happiness in our life. It is the Yogascience, which teaches the methods to attain physical, physiological, in the body. It is an eight fold path consisting of Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi. The practice of yoga keeps body healthy and produces exaltation of mental faculties, which further leads to spiritual perfection. The benefits are thus, physical, psychological and spiritual.
Benefits: Maintains positive health, good in respiratory disorders, cardiac disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, improves flexibility, increases memory and concentration, reduces stress.
Physiotherapy is a specialized branch of medicine that assesses, diagnoses, treats, and works to prevent and disability through physical means by assisting individuals to overcome movement disorders, which may have been present from birth, acquired through accident or injury, or are the result of ageing or life-changing events. Various physical agents including exercise, mobilization, manipulation, exercise and electrotherapy are used to treat diverse group of disorders.
Sun is a source of energy, exposure of the body to sun rays has rejuvenating effect. It is also important for synthesis Sun Bathof vitamin D in our body through the skin.
It is the process where the body is exposed to sun between 7AM – 8PM for a specific duration of time. It is also a natural way of fomentation in painful conditions of muscles, joints and in chronic Bronchitis and Asthma.
Massage therapy is manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasm, stress, and to promote health and wellness.
Sesame oil or coconut oil is used for massage which is particularly useful for chronic pain.
Uses : Increases blood circulation, lymphatic drainage and skin function. Activates the nerves, muscles, joints and sense organs, simulates the immune system, energy, stamina and vitality, tones and relaxes the whole body, and reduces the aging process.
Acupuncture is ancient traditional Chinese system of healing. In this therapy fine needles are used to stimulate various points in the body. It has various effects on the body like – analgesic, sedative, Homeostatic, Immune enhancing, and tranquilizing effects. It is very well used in treatment of Paralysis, Migraine, Insomnia, Sciatica, Cerebral palsy, spondylosis, Sinusitis, Spinal cord disorders etc.
Meditation is effortless concentration to still the mind, focus it away from the everyday concerns of your talking self, and to listen inward. The rest in meditation is deeper than deepest sleep that you can ever have. When the mind becomes free from agitation, calm and serene and at peace, meditation happens.
A calm mind, good concentration, clarity of mind, improvement in communication, blossoming of skills and talents, an unshakeable inner strength, healing, the ability to connect to an inner source of energy, relaxation, and rejuvenation are all natural results of meditation
The word prayer or prārthanā (in Sanskrit) is derived from two words ‘pra’ and ‘artha’ meaning pleading fervently. Prayer or worship is considered to be an integral part of the Indian Culture.
Prayer includes respect, love, pleading and faith. Praying benefits us at the level of action, thought and attitude by reducing ego, and increases our faith. Over time, frequent prayers help to dissolve our mind and intellect and through them we gain access to the higher Universal Mind and Intellect.
