Osteo Arthritis
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, in which the tissues in the joint break down over time. It is the most common type of arthritis and is more common in older people. People with osteoarthritis usually have joint pain and, after rest or inactivity, stiffness for a short period of time.
Line of treatment for Osteo Arthritis
Firstly the patients arriving at Asha Kendra are consulted by doctors. If required investigations like CT scan, blood examinations are done & the patient will be referred to the concerned doctor and the treatment will be done accordingly.
The concern doctor do Nadi Parikshan. After examining the patient & taking the history the Doshas will be defined. The Doshas then treated with Panchakama therapy. According to the severity of disease & patients requirement the panchakarma therapy is planned & given for 7 days
Patient is referred to the acupuncture doctor who will examine the patient. After examination the points of meredian treatment will be discussed and the treatment will be given accordingly for 10 days.
Patient is refered to the physiotherapy department Here the strengths & weaknesses & the whole examination of the patient is carried out & the proper physiotherapy treatment according to the disease is given to the patient for 10 days
Speech therapy aims at restoring patient’s speech. Many of the stroke patients suffer from slurred speech, staggered speech, aphasia, slow speech. Speech therapist trains them with specific exercises to improve speech.
Each morning at Asha Kendra starts with Yoga. Every treatment starts with the yoga therapy As yoga is the base of all therapies, we conduct the intensive yoga sessions under the guidance of trained Yoga mentors followed by the meditation. Meditation helps in healing the diseases and improving patients mental health. Also post discharge yogas & exercises are recommended to patients accordingly to do at home.
Together with exercise, eating a healthy diet in the right proportions as per disease can also help one to cure exiting disease, improving immunity & thereby improving health & preventing diseases. Our dietician gives a proper diet chart to each admitted patient as per his/ her disease, age & body mass index. Proper diet helps you to lose weight, lower your cholesterol levels and blood pressure and decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes.
Every medical science/ Therapy aims at curing the disease and restoring physical and mental well-being of the patient. When practiced together these multiple therapies combined with modern medical science harmoniously complement each other & we can see achieve far better outcome regarding patient’s health. And this is what we are experiencing since last three decades & with this unique therapy we have rehabilitated thousands of patients so far.