Hammer Therapy - About the Treatment

The Word Hammer is used for none other than the normal hammer which is used as a tool.The hammer is used with a specially designed tool known as Fork - a tool with two points (resembling a horse shoe). The pressure is given with these two simple tools on the upper surface of the vertebral column. This helps to strengthen the muscles and ligaments which support the discs.

The Hammer therapy also includes Naturopathy. This Combination of Naturopathy andHammer therapy has been used in a special way to treat patients of disc slip, disc collapse and spondolysis.

A Mud Pack and Herbalwater are used with Hammer and Fork. This Herbal Water is made. From herbs like - Safed moosali, Sataavar, Neem leaves etc.) The mud pack is also made from same herbs. First the mudpack is kept on the whole abdomen for 30 minutes. The purpose of this, is to normal the stomach disorders as they are directly related to the lumber spine. After removing this pack, a napkin dipped in not herbal water, is kept on the whole spine, buttochs and legs, over which the fork and Hammer are used.

After 4-5 weeks when the muscles become stronger. More difficult exercises are included in the regular routine.

A well-planned diet - schedule which is full of Vitamin, Calcium and Iron is suggested to Patients because a great amount of loss of calcium takes place which is the cause of this problem - disc slip.

The patient is asked to have kachcha paneer (home made cheese), milk, black gram (boiled in iron utensil, all vegetables eaten by the patient should be cooked in iron utensils, all fruits and vegetables rich in iron and calcium should be included in diet. This strict diet and the exercises alone at the center an at home help in activating the nervous system of the body. This helps in increasing the mobility of the body and finally enabler the patient to lead a normal life!

Surprisingly no steroids, pain killers or tranquilizers are used in this therapy. Unless and until it is desperately required.