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India-based group provides bone, muscle therapy for Jakarta residents
Around 100 patients gathered at a hall in Graha Sindhu building in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Sunday, waiting for the turn to receive treatment from three prominent osteopaths hailing from India
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Around 100 patients gathered at a hall in Graha Sindhu building in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta,
on Sunday, waiting for the turn to receive treatment from three prominent osteopaths hailing from India.
The patients, who mostly suffered from pain caused by muscle, bone or nerve disorders, expected to be cured through osteopathy, an alternative healing method that does not require medicine or surgery.
“I have heard a lot about Dr. Goverdhanlal Parashar. He is a very well-known and experienced specialist,” said one of the patients, Pristha Kishin Jaswani, referring to one of the three osteopaths.
The 63-year-old Indian woman, who has been living in Jakarta for years, said her friends told her that the osteopaths were coming to the capital to hold therapy sessions from Jan. 15 to Jan. 18.
She said the therapy relieved the pain in her hip bone, which she said was caused by osteoporosis. “I feel very much OK now.”
Some of her relatives, she said, were cured using this kind of therapy.
“My grandson broke his hand in an accident. And the doctor put a plaster cast on his hand. But after the cast was removed, he still felt pain. Then he joined this therapy, and the pain subsided.”
Another patient, Praseedha, said she hoped the therapy would be able to cure her migraines.
“I am interested in undergoing this therapy because I heard it can give you sudden relief,” the 30-year-old women said while waiting for her turn to receive the treatment.
Most of the patients were Indians living in Jakarta, but there were also some Indonesians.
Ida and her husband, Purnomo, came all the way from the East Java capital of Surabaya after being informed by her friends that an osteopathy therapy session was going to take place in Jakarta.
“My husband often gets pain along his spine. We have seen a doctor in Surabaya, but the pain has not gone away. So we have come here to see if this therapy works,” Ida said, while accompanying her husband in the therapy room.
The patients received treatment for around five to 10 minutes each, during which they were massaged on several parts of their bodies.
“Working in front of a computer for hours, as well as inappropriate posture while carrying out daily activities can cause stiffness and pain. The massage is necessary to fix the displacement of your muscles, bones and nerves,” Goverdhanlal Parashar said.
Goverdhanlal conducted the therapy session in the city along with two other osteopaths, Nand Kishore Parashar and Hemant Parashar, each in separate rooms.
Osteopathy is a medical practice based on osteology – the science of bones – that uses body massage and bone treatment. It assumes most diseases are caused by muscular and skeletal disorders.
Some diseases that can be cured through this practice include migraines, neck pain, numbness of the hands and legs, back pain, trembling hands, bone dislocations, spine fluid leakages and hormonal disorders.
“No medicine is required,” Goverdhanlal said. “This therapy just resets your body’s posture.”
Before coming to Jakarta, Goverdhanlal had carried out 1,051 sessions throughout 161 countries worldwide, curing some 15,000 patients. This is the first time he has offered his services in Indonesia.
In addition to his mobile therapy, the doctor runs two free-of-charge clinics in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, treating poor patients.
Goverdhanlal, who counts Indian President Pratibha Pathil as one of his patients, joined Pathil’s
entourage on his recent visit to Indonesia.
“During the visit, I noticed the weather condition here posed the risk of bone and muscle disorders. Therefore, I assumed people here needed this therapy,” he said.
The mobile therapy session, called the Social Humanitarian Camp, was organized by an Indian education foundation, Gandhi Seva Loka.
Sanjay K. Chotrani, who organized the session, said the therapy received a warm welcome from
Jakarta residents, with some 400 patients attending over the three days.
“The patients coming to this camp voluntarily pay, and then the therapists use the earnings to finance the free clinics in India,” he said.
Another organizer, Gurmeet Singh, said another therapy session might be held in Jakarta around April.
