JARACHIKITSA
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
The word ‘Jara’ means ‘old’ and Jarachikitsa refers to geriatric medicine, a field of medicine that addresses health issues related to old age. According to Ayurveda, those above the age of 70 are considered elderly since it is at this period in life that a person’s vatta dosha is predominant.
At this stage, the degeneration of tissue surpasses the body’s ability to regenerate, leading to inevitable physiological changes.
CONDITIONS ADDRESSED
Disorders related specifically to old age, including:
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Senile dementia
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Parkinson’s
- Degenerative Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Indigestion
- Insomnia
- Osteoporosis
- Prostatic enlargement
- Degenerative eye diseases
- Neurodegenerative diseases
SERVICES OFFERED
- ABHYANGA
- SWEDANA
- KAYASEKA
- PINDASWEDA
- SHIRODHARA
- BRIMHANA bASTI