[Rameshdude]

Originally Posted by Guite

I am undergoing shortwave diathermy and IFT treatment for prolapse disc of lower vertebrae. This is on orthopaedic doctor's prescription. I had undergone diathermy therapy about ten years back and found it very helpful. IFT involves vibrating pads and I am a bit worried. I got this slip disc due to handling of vibrating equipment at work. Looking from that viewpoint a vibrating treatment seems like anti therapy. Is my worry misplaced?

Don't worry IFT will not cause any worsening. It is part of the treatment

[Guite]

Thank you for the reassurance.

PS: the thank you button should be present here as well.

[supremeBaleno]

I am posting this on behalf of a friend who came across "Jivadhara" on the internet, while searching for treatment options for Cerebral Palsy. This institution located in Ernakulam, claims to use a new medical treatment that combines "Acupuncture" and "Electro-homeopathy".

Does anyone have any more information about either this institution, the treatment they provide and information about how successful this treatment is ?
My friend is based in Chennai, and while he is interested in trying this, would like to know more details before taking a decision.

Address : Near St:Sebastian's Church, Sebypuram, Chandrapura, Manjapra South P.O, Angamaly, Ernakulam District

Website : http://www.jivadhara.com/

Thanks !!!

[searchingheaven]

My father (Age: 54, BMI: 29.8, 95 kgs 6 feet, diabetic on medication, known case of hypertension but controlled

from last 1 year)

is suffering from gastic.


His log since the day before yesterday is as follows:

8:00 AM breakfast : Homemade vegetable
10:00 AM some work outside, drinks lemonade.
03:00 PM Comes home and eats lunch.

10:00 PM Comlains of stomachache.

11:00 PM to Morning: Stays up whole night due to pain. Also pain in the back and tendencey of vomiting.

Vomiting happens.

08:00 AM: visits family homeo doctor, doctor says its gastic and prescribes medicine.

09:00 AM: Gets mild fever

12:00 PM: fever is 101 F

03:00 PM: fever rises to 104 F. We wash his forehead and give him PANTOP-D(pantoprazole + domperidone),

Cefixime and dynapar((diclofenac).

10:00 PM: Temp. goes down to 99 F

02:00 AM: Temp. down to 96 F. He starts shivering.

04:00 AM: fever rises, up to 102 by now. Same medicine given, temp. goes down again.

02:PM today: temp. 100 F, but he complains of a tight stomach.

Same position till now. What to do?

[Deep Blue]

Originally Posted by searchingheaven

What to do?

You need to see a doctor pronto ( I advise Allopathic as I have no idea about other systems )

"Gastric" does not cause 104 fever with chills. That means he is got infection somewhere in the body which has to be localised and treated with appropriate antibiotics. Infections could work havoc with sugar levels too.

Were cefixime, diclofenac, pantoprazole, domperidone prescribed by the homeo doctor?

[searchingheaven]

Originally Posted by Deep Blue

You need to see a doctor pronto ( I advise Allopathic as I have no idea about other systems )

"Gastric" does not cause 104 fever with chills. That means he is got infection somewhere in the body which has to be localised and treated with appropriate antibiotics. Infections could work havoc with sugar levels too.

Were cefixime, diclofenac, pantoprazole, domperidone prescribed by the homeo doctor?

no another MBBS allopathic doctor practising in Local medicine store.

[Deep Blue]

Originally Posted by searchingheaven

no another MBBS allopathic doctor practising in Local medicine store.

Then you need to go back to him for a review.
I would prefer to go to a MD in General medicine.

[StrangeWizard]

I'm suffering from patellar dislocation.
My left knee patella got dislocated first in 2007 when I was running fast in the rains.
I was taken to a hospital and got the patella back in place by a doctor. I rested for about 10 days and then forgot about it due to some other problems.

Then the same thing happened in 2010 when I was trying to get down from a raised platform and my jeans was a bit tight. An orthopaedic doctor from my building came home and got it back in its place. Next day got a plaster in the leg and kept it for 3 weeks.

Then it happened on 1 March 2013 when I was running fast while playing lawn tennis. The same doctor came to the club and fixed my leg because it's just 2 mins from my building. He told me to wear a knee brace for 3 weeks but I wore it for only 15 days because I had to go for my exams from the 17th day.

Now today morning I was in a bit of hurry and was about to sit in my car quickly when my right knee patella got dislocated and I fell down on the road. I quickly got it back in place within 10 secs by straightening my leg slowly. Somehow I managed to drive till home. Now I'm wearing a long knee brace which I intend to keep till the 20th because I have my exams from 21st.

So now my left patella has got dislocated thrice and the right one once.
What should be the further course of action? My doctor has suggested surgery for the left one.

Btw my age is 20 height is around 6 ft and weight 86kgs.

[Samurai]

Ok, this is a bit strange question.

Only recently I have come to realise that people grow shorter with age. I see it in my 80 year old dad and 75 year old mom, and some uncles and aunts.

Can this process be slowed or stopped or reversed? Or is it inevitable with age?

[slicvic]

Osteoporosis perhaps. I'll let BoneCollector and the other orthopedics answer

[mroptimist]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Ok, this is a bit strange question.

Only recently I have come to realise that people grow shorter with age. I see it in my 80 year old dad and 75 year old mom, and some uncles and aunts.

Can this process be slowed or stopped or reversed? Or is it inevitable with age?

Most common cause of this is "osteoporosis" and this process can definitely be

slowed. Taking plenty of calcium (both in the diet and as calcium supplements),

exercising, taking hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women

(controversial) can all slow and/or stop osteoporosis.

In osteoporosis the bones become porous with a tendency to bend and break.

[searchingheaven]

Also a small query. My dad ( Age: 54, BMI: 29.8, 95 kgs 6 feet, diabetic on medication, known case of hypertension but controlled from last 1 year) is getting fever at regular intervals of about 40 days from the last 6 months. His BP is now controlled completely( 130/80) most of the times.

My questions are:

1. Whenever he gets his sugar level checked it comes out to be vastly different from 2 labs simultaneously. (390 pp and 200 pp from 2 diff. labs). Why is this? Both PP & fasting, there is a difference of just 5 mins. in giving samples. And he does not eat or do any energy intensive work during that 5 min period. Why such difference?

2. What about the regular fever thing? Why does that fever repeat with no reason at all. His diet is strictly controlled and he takes his diabetic medication without fail.

[Gansan]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Can this process be slowed or stopped or reversed? Or is it inevitable with age?

AFAIK it is due to the compression of the spine, inevitable and irreversible.

[black12rr]

Any recommendations( hospitals ) for complete health checkup to cover all the essential tests for a male person in Bangalore .


Kanva has Executive health check up for 3000 rs .http://www.kanvadiagnostic.com/package2.htm . Is this good enough ?. It has TMT also .Is it needed ?

Jayadeva has it for 2500 Rs - http://www.jayadevacardiology.com/ma...th_chekup.html . The list not detailed .May be its related only to heart .

Cardiac master health check up will be done at New OPD costing Rupees 2,500/-(Two Thousand Five Hundred) only*. The package includes :

• ECG
• ECHO
• X-RAY
• TMT
• COMPLETE HAEMOGRAM
• BLOOD SUGAR
• LIPID PROFILE
• BLOOD UREA
• S. CREATININE AND
• URINE ROUTINE

[perseus]

Posting on behalf of a friend. Any recommendations for a gynecologist, preferebly around Marathalli.