Therapies

This oil pooling therapy is done for patients who struggle with conditions like  lumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, sciatica, stiffness of the muscles of the back.

A thorough medical history taking will be done prior to initiating treatment and prognosis will be tracked. 

Ottradam is a fomentation therapy using cotton wear pouch (Kizhi). This is done as an effective pain management therapy for muscle stiffness, for spasticity of muscles in stroke patients, as well as in children with spastic cerebral palsy, and many others. 

This procedure can be done alone or in conjunction with other therapies, according to the patients' need. 

 

Thokkanam is a broad term for Varmam massage therapy which includes performing fine techniques that stimulate appropriate muscles and tissues to aid in the recovery of stroke patients, patients with frozen shoulder and other such major musculoskeletal disorders. 

Varmam pothu thadaval of the head & neck also comes under the umbrella of thokkanam, which can be used to treat patients with anxiety disorder, insomnia, thyroid disorders, for children with autism & ADHD and many more. 

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Psychiatric disorders are assessed based on the DSM-V criteria and we meticulously track patients' prognosis throughout and post-treatment. 

There are approximately 108 Varmam points in the body which serve as important checkpoints for the 10 Naadis and 10 Vaayus to carry out their function appropriately. These Varmam points are important anatomical landmarks as well. 

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Appropriate stimulation of these Varmam points by a trained Siddha physician will be used to treat patients for a variety of diseases. This is typically done in conjunction with other treatments. 

Pattru is also known as application of medicated poultice. This is to reduce effusion of the knee joints or to soothe swelling in other parts of the body based on the condition. 

This procedure  is typically done in conjunction with other treatments based on the patient's condition. 

Kattu is typically done for ligament tears of the knee and ankle joints. Immbolisation with bandage is preceded by Varmam thadaval techniques which aim to strengthen and give appropriate mobilisation to the ligaments, as well as nourish the joint spaces with medicated oil. 

Oil pooling of the knee joints is typically done for Osteoarthritis, but could be also recommended as a post-treatment recovery therapy that aids to strengthen the joints, tendons and muscles of the knee joints.  

This procedure also strengthen the knee joints post cruciate ligament tears and medial/lateral ligament injuries. Coupled with sufficient physical therapy, the road to recovery will be much smoother for patients.  

There are Varmam techniques that can be carried out in the calf muscle, ankle and foot which can be used to treat various conditions like calcaneal spur, calcaneal bursitis, achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, varicose veins of the lower limb and as such. 

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This treatment will be recommended after a thorough medical history taking and physical evaluation.