Tagged: Eye Diseases

Jan 26

Massage Therapy For Eye



Panchkarma is the process, which finds and cures the root cause of a problem by maintaining the correct balance of ‘Tridosha’ in body. Pancha Karma is not only good for alleviating disease but also beneficial during periods of transition whether it is a change of season or change in your personal/professional life like marriage, divorce or a transition into a new phase of your life. This therapy helps to remove the undesired elements from the body, enhance digestion and improve metabolic process through food herbal medicines. Panchkarma means the five therapies:

1) Vamana (therapeutic vomiting or emesis)

2) Virechana (purgation)

3) Nasya (elimination of toxins through nose)

4) Vasti (enema)

5) Raktamoskshana (detoxification of blood)

EYES AND PANCHKARMA

Eyestrain due to TV, computer, pollution, watering of eyes, dimness of vision, formation of cataract are some of the eye diseases cured by panchkarma.

Netratarpan- it is one of the therapeutic processes for the treatment of eye. It cleanses eyes by bathing them in pure medicated ghee. It gives a cooling effect to the eyes and strengthens optic nerve thus improving eyesight.

Akshitarpan

Akshi’ means eyes, Tarpan means nutrition. This is a process where herbally medicated Ghee is poured over the eyes and fresh black gram paste is applied. Netravasti is a treatment for the eyes. To undergo this treatment the patient is made to lie on his back on the droni as in Urovasti. A receptacle is built around the eyes with black gram dough for the retention of the medicated ghee (ghritam) used in the therapy. The receptacle around the eyes should be one and half inches high and totally leak – proof. After the ghee is poured over the patient’s closed eyes, he/she is asked to open them slowly. The ghee is normally kept in the receptacle for less than 5 minutes after which it is gently removed while the patient keeps his eyes closed. Exposure to strong sunlight must be avoided for sometime after this treatment. Netravasti is indicated for glaucoma, conjunctivitis and night blindness.

Dhara

Dhara is the pouring of warm medicated oil or an herbal decoction over the body. Dhara with oil is one among the major oil therapies. While in Shirodhara oil is poured only on the forehead, in Sarvangadhara, it is poured all over except on the head. However, any dhara with oil is generally called Snehadhara.

When medicated buttermilk replaces oil (Sneha), the therapy is called Takradhara. If medicated milk is used instead of medicated oil, then the process is called ‘Ksheeredhara’. All types of dhara are useful for eye diseases.Extracts of herbs that possess preventive and curative properties are used for Netradhara. The procedure of the treatment is very simple. A stream of herbal extract is gently poured into the eyes of the patient who lives on the droni. The patient is made to lie on both sides in order that both eyes are thoroughly washed. The extract is poured through a funnel made of leaf of jackfruit tree. Any device that lets out a small, continual flow may substitute for the leaf funnel.

Shirovasti

Shirovasti is considered more of a palliative (Shamana) Treatment than an eliminative (Shodhana) and Sudation (Swedana).

A leather sleeve of about 6 to 8 inches in length is placed on the shaven head of the patient and a band (Vartti) tied around the forehead to keep it in place. Kneaded dough is used to line the inside of this sleeve and ensure that it does not leak. Oil is then poured into the sleeve and allowed to remain on the head for a while. The oil commonly used is Ksheerabala or Dhanwantaram. The length of time the oil should be kept there is determined by the severity of the disease. Usually it is upto 15 minutes for diseases caused by severe Vata disorders.

This treatment is prescribed for disorders like facial paralysis, cataract, deafness, earache, insomnia and other diseases that afflict the cranial nerves.

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Oct 22

Vision Therapy is Alternative Eye Care



Are you wearing glasses? Do you fully depend on your glasses? Well, you may not need to depending on your reasons why you need glasses.

Your eyes may simply need exercise. Yes! Like the rest of your body, your eyes also need exercise. Your eye glasses may simply be a crutch for you. If you notice walking up stairs tires your legs you don’t go out and buy crutches, you start exercising. Well, for many people getting stronger glasses is just a crutch. Eye exercises may be the only thing you really need.

Now, you do need to check the eye for any kind of eye problems. Always see an eye doctor first, and then embark on a vision program. An eye chart, mainly the Snellen eye examination chart will detect whether you are normal sighted, far sighted or perhaps near sighted. An optometrist will check your eyes. On the other hand, ophthalmology is the treatment of the more severe eye problems or eye diseases.

Laser eye surgery may be one solution. But, it does have its dark side. There are many people who have had their eyes ruined because of this surgery. Study all your options before you decide for laser eye treatment.

There is a lot of information in the wiki encyclopedia about optical illusions, which we all experience, more than we ever will know. Eye illusions happen when what the eye sees is interpreted by our brain…and this interpretation can be different for everyone. For instance take color…those who are color blind see colors different than they really are. Illusions!

Some of the more common eye problems and eye diseases are: eye floaters, dry eye lazy eye (also known as amblyopia), strabismus (a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other, eye infections, diplopia is also known as double vision. This can be caused by many different reasons, from eye muscles to brain perceptions.

On another note you need to monitor your children reading. Do they squint when they read? Do they put the book on the end of their noses? Take time to watch your children read! Eye health is so important. Get a handle on your kid’s eye health early in life.

And, always see your own optometrist regularly. It is so important to get regular check ups and eye exams.

This article is NOT meant to diagnose or treat. Neither is it meant as medical advice or knowledge. It is simply a way to make you aware of your eyes. Always see a professional eye care person for any and all eye conditions.

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Jan 18

Physical Therapy Does Help to Prevent Eye Diseases



If your vision is 20/20 and your eyes don’t feel tired if they are normally used, I dare say, you have no eye problems. But when you cannot see things clearly as usual and always get tired with your eyes or your glasses degree is deepening every one or two years, you should pay special attention to your eyes. It may be largely possible that they are ill.

Eye diseases, such as glaucoma, cataracts, astigmatism, myopia, hyperopia, macular degeneration and many other pathological changes, cause people to wear glasses. They can all be improved by a natural healthy way. Before putting this method into practice, we must know the reason how these eye diseases happen. Only in this way, physical therapy can be more helpful.

In the early 1900′s, an ophthalmologist called Dr. Wm. H. Bates raised a method of vision therapy, and he found the cause of eye diseases as well. He said that mind tension is the main reason why people get vision problems.

It’s known to all, that people who don’t have any vision problems keep their eyes open when they look at some objects. Minds guide eyes to focus on things they think. This is called eye-mind coordination in medical field. The report that vision is 9/10 mental and 1/10 physical does surprise us. But we can’t ignore it.

At the time you go into middle-aged, which is also called the “Golden Years”, you should be careful with many eye diseases like glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and drooping eyelid. At this period, maybe lots of money is earned and many social positions are obtained, but you will face many stresses from either home or work. Moving, changing schools, a divorce, a death, an unsteady friendship and illnesses, they are all stresses. With those stresses, you can’t rest well and your body can’t work well, too. After a long time, your body would deteriorate.

The body will be under threat in all aspects, such as ulcers, heart attacks as well as vision. Therefore, a natural physical therapy is raised to treat eye diseases. It’s based on the principle of relaxation. Many special techniques and skills are included to relax you whole body. Meanwhile, tensions or strains of eye muscle are released. As a result, your eye sight will not go down or glasses degree doesn’t deepen. The practice is quite easy, safe and full of fun. Everyone can do it and can benefit from it. It is happy that in your golden years, your eyes are still healthy and will keep on for the rest of life. At that time, you must be pleased to form your good habit since young. Remember prevention is much cheaper than cure, let alone many diseases cannot be cured. So don’t make yourself regret. Try to do eye exercise!

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