Vital point therapy
Marma Chikitsa
Precise work on the marma, the points where flesh, vein, bone and joint meet. Kalari masters learned these points for fighting. The same knowledge is used to relieve pain.
Kalari Chikitsa
Treatment for sports injuries
Recent sprains, strains and ligament tears, and old injuries that never healed properly. Kalari Chikitsa developed alongside Kalaripayattu, to treat injuries from training.
The treatments
What is usually prescribed
These are the treatments most often used for sports injuries. Ashan decides after examining you, so your plan may differ.
Bone setting and bandaging
Kettu Chikitsa
Cotton cloth soaked in medicated oil such as Murivenna is wrapped tightly over the injury, sometimes with splints. It is changed daily while the alignment holds.
Localised steam
Nadi Swedanam
Medicated steam on 1 area of the body to ease swelling. Often used after a sprain, and often given with Kizhi.
Medicated oil massage
Uzhichil
Warm medicated oil worked in with the palms or feet in rhythmic strokes, over the marma points. Usually prescribed first, because other treatments work better once the body has loosened.
Foot pressure massage
Chavitti Uzhichil
The therapist holds an overhead rope and massages with their feet, in long, deep strokes with medicated oil. Kathakali dancers and Kalari students have used it for centuries.
How treatment works
How a course of treatment runs
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01
Consultation
Ashan Vipin Das examines you, takes your history and reads your pulse. Nothing is prescribed before this.
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Preparation
Most treatments begin with oil and heat, so the tissue is soft and deeper work can be done safely.
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03
Treatment
You come for your therapies every day, usually for a week or more.
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Aftercare
Before you go home, we give you advice on diet and routine, and a few simple Kalari practices to keep up.
Before you come
Common questions
Tell us what is wrong and for how long. We usually reply the same day.
An old sports injury usually needs 7 to 21 days of daily treatment. Ashan will tell you at the consultation.
We cannot promise that. Many people come to us after other treatment has not helped, and we will tell you honestly if we cannot help. Kalari Chikitsa is not a replacement for emergency or surgical care.
Yes, bring anything you have. They help Ashan at the consultation.
Yes. You can book a room for the length of your treatment, with 3 vegetarian meals a day. The booking page shows the price for your dates.
The therapies are prescribed after the examination, so the cost depends on your plan. Message us with what is wrong and for how long, and we will tell you the cost.
We do not give refunds. Anything you have paid and not used stays with us as credit, and you can use it on a future visit.
