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Giving a new lease of life Innovative methods of treatments could bring out remarkable results in many chronic illnesses. When old ways of treatment fail, new ones succeed, provided there should be a leading light to pay the new path
Dr Sanjay and Dr Sr Mary Eassy treating the patients
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ringing a great sigh of relief to the families who are traumatised by their differently abled children, Dr Sr Mary Eassy came with her alternative medicine-the Jivadhara treatment. Jivadhara Institute of Neuro Development and Research, promoted by Jivadhara Charitable Research is a medical institution founded in 2009 at Angamaly, Ernakulam, Kerala. It was the support and acknowledgement given by Prof Dr PK Rajiv, Head of Neonatology Department, NMC Speciality Hospital, Dubai, which encouraged Dr Sr Mary Eassy, MD,PhD, to start Jivadhara.
The Jivadhara treatment combining two alternative medicines-Acupuncture and Electrohomeopathy-is used for various conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP), mental retardation (MR), autism, behavioural disorders and genetic disorders like Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome and Edward Syndrome and various other chromosomal, neurological and congenital disorders. Acupuncture helps to create balance 78 FUTURE MEDICINE I June 2013
By Shalet James in the body’s vital energy while Electrohomeopathy medicine brings balance in the body’s vital fluids. “A child’s mental development mostly takes place in first 2-3 yrs, so if a child affected with any such disease is brought here as early as possible, the Jivadhara treatment gives better outcome. As the age and the complexity of the disease increase, results could take more time,” says Dr Mary Eassy, Director of Jivadhara Institute.
“We make sure that the treatment and service provided here is the best,” added Sr Mary Eassy. Depending on the needs of each child, physiotherapy, speech therapy, vocational skill training, prayer therapy, music therapy and counseling are included in the Jivadhara treatment. The treatment phase is important in Jivadhara and follows a modular system whereby each course of treatment lasts 12 days followed by an interval of 15 days before the start of the next course. “I have just joined here. I got an opportunity to understand the concept of Acupuncture and Electrohomeopathy,” says Sanjay
Emanuel Nanda, Pediatrician, Jivadhara Institute Struggling to accommodate the patients in a small building, Sr Mary Eassy wants to increase hospital space with help from people.
“I had difficulties in my pregnancy and due to that my child had blood clot in the brain and was in the ventilator for many weeks. We had lost all our hopes and were in a great dilemma. It was then our doctor referred us to Sr Mary Eassy. He was five months old when we started the treatment. He slowly started responding positively to each course of treatment. After 12 courses, he became perfectly alright. Now, he is four years old and is the most smart and studious student in his class. We are really grateful to Sr Mary Eassy and to the Jivadhara treatment,” says Leena, mother of Emmanuel. Expecting help and support from Govt and non governmental agencies to do further research in this field, the vision of Sr Mary Eassy is to extend their service by setting up Jivadhara Institute in different parts of the world to bring happiness in the life of millions.