Swasi care is supportive care, provided alongside your existing medical treatment.

Joint and spine care supportive care at Swasi
Supportive care at Swasi

Joint and spine care

Discomfort and stiffness in the back, neck and joints are among the most common reasons people come to us. We look at how you sit, stand, work and sleep as well as at the joint itself, and plan care around that.

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What people come to us with

  • Lower back discomfort, including after long hours sitting
  • Neck and shoulder stiffness
  • Knee discomfort when walking or climbing stairs
  • Morning stiffness in the joints
  • Discomfort that has lasted months rather than days
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What Swasi offers

  • An assessment of posture, movement and daily routine, alongside any scans or reports you bring
  • Therapies prescribed for the area concerned
  • Guidance on activity, rest and working posture
  • Review at agreed intervals

Physician-led, considered care

Therapies the physician may prescribe

Your physician will assess whether a therapy is appropriate for you. Durations are approximate and may vary.

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Abhyangam
Traditional therapy

Abhyangam

Warm medicated oil applied to the whole body, or to one area, with steady strokes suited to your constitution.

30 mins – 1 hour
Swedana
Traditional therapy

Swedana

Herbal steam, usually in a steam chamber with the head outside, following oil application.

15 mins
Nadi Swedana
Traditional therapy

Nadi Swedana

Herbal steam directed to one area of the body through a tube.

10 mins
Elakizhi
Traditional therapy

Elakizhi

Medicinal leaves fried in oil, tied into cloth bundles, warmed and applied with rhythmic pressure.

30 mins – 1 hour
Muttakizhi
Traditional therapy

Muttakizhi

Bundles prepared with egg and herbal ingredients, warmed in medicated oil and applied to the body.

30 mins – 1 hour
Njavarakizhi
Traditional therapy

Njavarakizhi

Njavara rice cooked in milk and herbal decoction, tied in cloth and applied warm.

30 mins – 1 hour
Narangakizhi
Traditional therapy

Narangakizhi

Bundles of lemon and herbs, warmed in oil and applied to one area or the whole body.

30 mins – 1 hour
Podikizhi
Traditional therapy

Podikizhi

Bundles of dry herbal powder, warmed and applied with pressure.

30 mins – 1 hour

What we do not claim

We do not claim to repair a disc, reverse joint wear, or avoid surgery your doctor has advised. Where a specialist has recommended an operation, that decision rests with you and your specialist.

See a doctor straight away if you notice

  • Back pain with loss of bladder or bowel control
  • Numbness around the buttocks or inner thighs
  • Sudden weakness in a leg
  • Pain after a fall or injury
  • Back pain with fever or unexplained weight loss
Alongside your medicines

Swasi care is provided alongside the treatment your doctor has prescribed. Please do not stop or change any medicine without speaking to the doctor who prescribed it.

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