Integrated Ayurveda Stroke Rehabilitation

At AyurVAID, we offer safe professional care for stroke rehabilitation, aiming at your complete recovery and overall improvement.

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Ayurveda treatment and reahabilitation for stroke

AyurVAID is a pristine institution that bears the virtue of Ayurveda. Our doctors, skilled and proficient in their field, are here to help you, by providing you with comfort and reassurance. At AyurVAID, we offer safe professional care for stroke rehabilitation, aiming at your complete recovery and overall improvement. In-depth assessment of the condition, precise diagnosis, thorough samprapti vighatana (breaking the disease pathway), properly planned prakriti-oriented treatment, quality procedures, safe and hygienic environment, etc are our peculiarities. We offer you complete care and cure for the conditions that ail you.

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Stroke Treatment for Breakthrough Clinical Outcomes

  • Comprehensive coverage of key problems – Paralysis/ mobility, sensory disturbances, using or understanding language, perceptual deficits and emotional disturbances
  • Significant improvement in overall Quality of Life – Stress, Sleep, Fatigue, Vitality, Digestion, Bowels and Micturition
  • Personalised program for each patient including internal medication, Ayurveda therapies, functional therapies, dietary and lifestyle prescription
  • Classical Ayurveda therapies integrated with Functional or Occupational therapy inputs to maximize benefits to the patient

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Stroke Rehabilitation at AyurVAID

Pakshaghata

Pakshaghata (hemiplegia) and Ardita are two Ayurvedic conditions that could be correlated to stroke. Vitiated vata could be cited as the culprit for both. Pakshaghata is the paralysis of one side of the body due to the constriction of blood vessels and ligaments as they host an aggravated vata. If the full body is paralyzed, the state is called sarvanga roga. Ardita, on the other hand, is the facial paralysis caused by the colonization of vitiated vata on the face. It vaporizes the blood there and causes contractions in the face. Both conditions are detailed in the 28th chapter of Charaka Samhita Chikitsa sthana.

Pakshaghata and Ardita

Pakshaghata and ardita can be correlated to stroke. These occur as a result of vata aggravation possibly from the excess intake of dry, cold, and light foods, excessive fasting, hyperactivity, over-exercise, untimely sleep, insomnia, sitting and lying in uncomfortable postures, and mental factors like chinta (overthinking), krodha (anger), shoka (grief), bhaya (fear), etc. Localization of vata on one side of the body is said to be pakshaghata while that on the face is called ardita. Though hailed as vata vyadhis, sometimes they can be seen associated with the other two doshas.

Key outcomes expected

Stroke rehabilitation is the restoration of skills lost to an episode of stroke. Ayurveda offers some potential rehabilitation choices for stroke, but the question is when to bring Ayurveda into the picture. The first few weeks after a stroke is crucial, and this could be the best time to seek Ayurvedic solutions. Internal medication according to the degree of dosha vitiation is to be prescribed. Vata alleviating decoctions, ghee, etc can be given as per the physician’s choice. Panchakarma procedures like vasti (medicated enema), nasya (nasal drops), virechana (purgation), vamana (emesis) preceded by proper oleation (with appropriate fats), and sudation,  4 types of murdha taila (procedures done on the head- shirovasti, shiropichu, shiraseka, shiro abhayanga) with suitable oils, diet and lifestyle modifications in accordance to the patient’s physical constitution and doshik status, etc can be prescribed as rehabilitation measures. Rasayana chikitsa or rejuvenating formulations should be given afterward. The key to the restoration of lost abilities is to follow the treatment plan correctly without fail.

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signs and symptoms of Stroke

Hemiplegia
Weakness of half of the face
Numbness of affected part- aggravated vata can cause numbness and tingling sensation.
Drooping of eyelid
Altered perception (of taste, smell, etc)
Loss of balance
Reduced response and reflex
Changes in breathing pattern and heart rhythm
Debility of tongue
Aphasia (difficulty in verbal communication)
Changes in gait and stance

PRECISION AYURVEDA @ AyurVAID

  • Best-in-healthcare quality systems and protocols
  • Root-cause diagnosis & treatment at whole person level
  • Breakthrough clinical outcomes with highest safety standards
  • Takes advantage of modern diagnostics for differential/confirmatory diagnosis and clinical outcomes tracking
  • Continuity of care ensured through appropriately integrative medicine

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can Ayurveda restore the post-stroke body to its old form?
Yes, up to a great extent. Fixing the dosha levels and metabolism can go a long way when it comes to rehabilitation. Procedures like panchakarma and murdha taila, medicines processed with vata-alleviating herbs, and a properly curated diet and dinacharya (daily routine) will improve the quality of life post-stroke.
2. What are the risk factors for stroke?
Ayurveda considers so many aharajanya (born out of a faulty diet), viharajanya (arising from a faulty regimen), and manasika (mental) factors for stroke as mentioned above. Indulging in the same can worsen the condition and there lies the relevance of nidana parivarjana (avoidance of causative factors). Smoking, alcoholism, heart disease, obesity, dyslipidemia, etc may act as oil for the burning flame.
3. What is F.A.S.T in stroke?
F.A.S.T is a warning code for stroke. F stands for face droop, A for difficulty raising one arm, S for speaking difficulty or slurred speech, and T for the time to act. Identifying these symptoms can help save one’s life.