Patient’s details: Shaily Gaur (name changed)
Gender/Age: Female / 42 years
Patient joined Medical Yoga sessions for a special 7 day pain relief camp. She was asked to attend the sessions for 1 hour every day for 7 days. She was also asked to practice 1 asana at home 10 to 15 mints.
In diet she was asked to have 2 ‘Munakka’ (Abjosh) and white sesame seeds in the morning. She is also advised to use 1 pinch of Baking Soda for 3 weeks to control hyperacidity and reduce heat related issues in body.
Patient also had lower back pain and stiffness which increases with household work. Have complaints of hyperacidity, overweight and overall body heat, feels excessive tiredness and thirst all day. Fibroids in uterus. Gall bladder removed in 2010.
Other treatments: Patient has taken physiotherapy, acupressure, ayurveda treatments at various point of time but had temporary relief.
Medical Yoga therapy: Then patient came to 7 days medical yoga pain relief workshop and after clinical check up & going through patient’s medical reports, medically modified asanas mentioned here were prescribed.
1. Alignment corrector stretch
2. Knee strengthening 1,2,3,4 with tool-1
3. Reverse Bhek with with tool 1 and and a pillow
Alignment corrector stretch: To restore the correct alignment of femur with tibia. This is to correct the weight bearing axis of the body and remove pressure on the inner side (Medical compartment) of the knee joint.
Knee strengthening 1,2,3,4 with tool-1: To improve the blood circulation to the knee joint. This also helped to stimulate the knee capsule from the posterior side and helped improving filtration of the joint fluid.
Reverse Bhek with with tool 1 and a pillow: To release the stiffness of the front thigh muscles (specifically Rectus femoris in the quadriceps group) to improve the range of motion of the knee as well as hip joint.
| BEFORE the Treatment | AFTER the Treatment |
|---|---|
| Pain in both knee joints | Improved a lot |
| Difficulty in doing routine work like washing cloths and other house hold chore | Perfectly doing her works |
| Difficulty in bending knees | Smooth and normal movement restored. |