What we treat?

• Integration with Cardiology Department

  The integrative medicine department in Medanta is working with cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to try and reverse heart diseases that are in their early stages. It is being done by integrating diet with Ayurvedic medicines and yoga into the patients who are diagnosed with an early phase of cardiac disorders. At the same time, integration is being done with the critical care unit. The department is integrating yoga regime pre and post-surgery, and evaluating outcomes. Further, for patients who have had open heart surgery, some patients may experience intense pain related to the nerves, when they get jammed between the bones and the scar tissue. At Medanta, we use Ayurveda to effectively manage this pain.

• Integration with Neurology at Medanta
  1. Neurosurgery and the Integrative Medicine Department work together very closely for lower back pain management. Some patients who have lower back pain cannot be operated due to various reasons are treated through Ayurveda. These patients’ progress has been tracked for close to a year and it was found that their recurrence of back pain is almost nil in their life. The Neurology department too relies on integrative medicine for migraine management. It is found that a combination of yoga, proper diet and Ayurvedic medicines is very useful in the management of migraine. Stroke is another area where integrative medicine is getting renewed focus. Traditionally, Ayurvedic doctors used to treat stroke patients, but now, modern medicine is used for management of stroke within the country. There has been no connection between traditional and modern methods of treatment. When Ayurveda is added with the standard of care of stroke management, it adds a lot of value to the patient. Modern medicine therapy which includes the standard of care and physiotherapy gives the patient stability, ability to walk, muscle power etc. When Ayurveda is added to stroke management therapy, patient’s well-being and quality of life are improved.
• Integration with Cancer Institute

  One of the common side effects of radiation in the process of treating head and neck cancers is Mucositis – a painful inflammation and ulceration in the inner lining of the mouth and gastric tract. In this condition people cannot eat properly and lose weight. Simple decoctions made out of triphala and kiratatikta (medicinal plants) are given to the patients to gargle with. This has had positive effect on innumerable patients at Medanta.

• Integration with Medanta Bone and Joint Institute

  A frequently occurring problem in many people today is joint pains. It could start with fibromyalgia, which is unspecified pain across the body in the muscles, tendons or in the attachment of the bones. For instance in Rheumatoid Arthritis, when patient has joint pains, there is inflammation of the joints. In these areas, simple, easy to apply and highly beneficial Ayurvedic therapies can be taught to the patients, which can be done on a daily basis. Ayurveda can probably be the best option for prevention of Osteoarthritis.

• Integration for dengue patients at Medanta

  In the recent time when Dengue patients were losing their platelet counts by the day, they were integrated along with the Internal medicine department who manage the platelet counts of the dengue patients and it was later found that, when Ayurvedic medicines were added in the treatment, the patients tended to have lesser side effects.

• Randomised Control Clinical Trial at Medanta

  The integrative medicine department in Medanta is already running a clinical trial on guava, which is a very good medicine for diarrhea. It is a very well-known fact but people don’t know how to use it and how much to use it. Apart from its economic benefits, it will also help the community because the correct quantity of guava leaves will be identified and it can be useful in the treatment of diarrhea. The Indian Council for Medical Research has taken note of what Medanta has been doing and has started a clinical trial to try to replicate what is being done here.