Hi. I’m Shubha from Bangalore. Almost 3 years ago 2017 I had a sudden devastating problem with my knees. Was diagnosed as osteoarthritis, more in one knee than the other. Being a fitness trainer it came as a big big blow to me. Almost felt like Mt life had ended. Was totally handicapped in that I wa s unable to even walk. Had constant pain in the left knee. Couldn’t bend the knee to even five degrees. Couldn’t sit on the ground. Couldnt fold my leg. All my activities came to a stand still. I was also a yoga teacher. So you can imagine what horror I was going Thro. Met all the orthopedics and physiotherapists in Bangalore. They just prescribed pain killers and said stop all activities and nothing to do for a while till pain subsides. Couple of sports ortho also suggested surgery. I was devastated. All this went well on from July to Dec of 2017. I had wasted a lot of time and money. My husband sister who lives in calicut and is a good friend and a client of Mr Dhiraj had been recommending him for a long time, but I didn’t have faith in alternative medicines. Finally Jan of 2018 I decided to give it a try.
Mr Dhiraj immediately met me, and said not to worry he was confident I would be OK in f few weeks. He first recommended that I stay for at least two weeks,, but I wasn’t hadn’t come prepared to stay so long. So my first kalari marma treatment was for just five days.
Best part is that Mr Dhiraj himself personally attends to each and every patient of his. He has a very pleasing manner and is very positive to his clients which is most comforting. He usually times each patient such that no one has to wait long for their turn. I went Thro the regular oil massage and the Patti treatment of herbs and pastes tied to my knee,, kept for a day and would return the next day for a fresh Patti and massage. Along with the number of kashayas and castor oil for ingestion and other oils to be applied on almost every hourly basis for the entire time of the treatment.
Mr Dhiraj truly is an expert in the kalari marma chikitsa as he knows exactly about detecting the affected vital spots and restoring them to normalcy. He makes it convenient for patients to either be treated at his home clinic or at the main centre,, where separate treatment facilities are available for men and women.
To cut a long story short short,, I returned to calicut after two months again,, This time for a week,, went to Thro the kizhi treatment also,, and was also given kashayas and tablets to be taken when I returned home. All Thro there treatment Mr Dhiraj kept making sure that I was only resting the and not being too active,, and also would enable some movement of the knee joint during the massage and Patti,, thus slowly,, very slowly bringing back some mobility to my left knee. I went for four sessions finally in a matter of four months,, and with some hope restored and putting my faith in Mr Dhirajs positiveness,, I slowly started walking and moving and by the end of 2018, I was able to feel a little normal and more confident. In 2019 I restarted my yoga and aerobics classes and started being a trainer again. Also at the same time constantly working on my one knee strengthening and mobility all of which has been truly possible only due to the push start given by Mr Dhiraj s treatment. I also started walking long distances and weightlifting and being an avid trekker,, in April 2019 I was able to successfully complete the Annapurna base camp trek in Nepal.. pictures attached.. . A trek with max altitude of 4100metres and which has only tens of thousands of Rocky steps to ascend and descend.. Descent being the most impactful and dangerous for the knee joints.
I had also been in 2019 for a couple of maintenance sessions of marma treatment with Mr Dhiraj. Was to go in April this year, 2020,, but the unfortunate virus conditions may not make it possible this year. Waiting to return for a maintenance treatment.
My 84 years old mother with mild lumbar pains also relented to trying out the marma treatment and she is much much better for it. Pain almost gone and she’s also ready for a maintenance session again.
I would surely recommend Mr Dhirajs centre and the treatments given to bones joints nerves and tissues,, related to injuries or age related problems. Hope this ancient and traditional highly specialized skill does not disappear and hope many more people discover Mr Dhiraj and keep the practice alive.
