Treatment Options
Our wellness experts offer a range of treatments designed to cater for your mind, body and spirit so no matter which area of your life you are looking to improve, we can help.
Therapeutic Services
Homeopathy in cancer
homeopathy, the most popular system of therapy, is recognized as one of the components of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) across the world and a recognised system of traditional system of medicine under the AYUSH systems of Medicine Govt of India. Ultra-molecular doses of Homeopathic medicines are used as supportive and palliative treatment care in cancer. Supportive to cope with symptom relief to overall reduce side-effects during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, research based Homeopathic medicines can help slowing disease aggressiveness and metastatic spread, in palliative care helping cope with distressing symptoms and improving overall quality of life. Dr Ravi Doctor is a Homeopathic physician and has an exclusive opd at the Saifee Hospital and Masina Hospital Mumbai offering an integrated supportive and palliative support using Homeopathic medicines over the last 15 years.
Mistletoe therapy in cancer
Mistletoe therapy as Anthroposophic medicine in Cancer
More: Cancer immunology is the new standard line of treatment of different cancers. As Cancer cells evades immune surveillance but when detected the immune system should be in a position to destroy these abnormally mutating cells in the body for which specific immune pathways are required to be actively stimulated to achieve the desired response. The European Mistletoe extracts especially the Mistletoe Lectins and Mistletoe Viscotoxins have an inert ability to stimulate specific immune pathways like the natural killer cells, dendritic immune cells and T Lymphocytic cells which indirectly would destroy abnormally mutating cancer cells. This therapy can be an exclusive support in patients undergoing specific targeted immune therapies.
Falling under the preview of Anthroposophic medicine these are registered European pharmaceutical preparations available in form of subcutaneous injections. These preparations are used as an immune- modulatory supportive drug in most of the European German speaking oncological centres.
Dr Ravi Doctor is a specialist in Mistletoe therapy and treatments and also a faculty with the international integrated oncology training Switzerland and in practice of this therapy for more than 15 years.
We at RD have specialized Mistletoe therapy protocols using Mistletoe as an immune supportive care for varied types of cancers. With an active immune system, it brings in tumour stability together bringing in longevity in survival rate in certain cancers.
Onco-physiotherapy
Onco-physiotherapy is a specialised field in cancer rehabilitation, with a team of qualified onco-physiotherapists we help management of complications caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. We offer pre-op management physiotherapy where we prepare you for the surgery minimizing cardio and respiratory complications. We help post- op management especially in patients undergoing radical mastectomies and head and neck cancers. Together we bring in improvement in circulation, mobility and muscular strength.
Nutritional Therapy
Hippocrates the father of medicine once said ‘Let Food be thy medicine’. It is very important to maintain proper nutrition especially while facing a disease like Cancer and more so undergoing their treatments. Nutrition if neglected can cause individuals to lose weight and feel low on energy, putting them at an increased risk for multiple deficiencies and malnutrition.
Your food choices when you have cancer and are undergoing treatment may be very different from what you are used to eating, our main goal is to try to keep your energy levels and weight constant.
Nutritionist expert at RD cancer wellness would give you balanced food choices that would provide you enough calories to help maintain your weight, protein plans to help rebuild tissues, nutrient guidance such as including natural vitamins and minerals, and overall fluid management essential for body’s functioning. These tailor-made onco-nutritional diets during and post conventional treatments will help you to minimize weight changes, support the immune system, promote tissue repair and maintain the required energy for improving physical and psychological quality of life.
Psychotherapy
A healthy mind leads to a healthy body. A disease such as cancer is often one of the most stressful experiences of a person’s life. Coping with cancer can be more challenging with added stress from one’s own healthier-personal relationships work, family, financial concerns. Many times, these feelings can double up during various stages of the disease disturbing normal body functioning indirectly affecting the immune system, disturbed sleep patterns can bring in cancer fatigue and in a long run slowing down the healing process. Clinical psychologists at RD offer specialized psychotherapy sessions, sound healing and relaxation techniques, mindfulness meditation to deal with these inner anxieties, fear, repressed and depressive feelings. Overall, we could help in psychological wellness and improving quality of life. Seeing the loved ones suffer we at RD cancer wellness also conduct specialised sessions for care givers as they the ones passively getting constantly hit by the cancer disease.
Oxy-ozone therapy
Ozone therapy refers to the process of administering ozone gas into your body to treat a disease or wound. Ozone is a colourless gas made up of three atoms of oxygen (O3). It can be used to treat medical conditions by stimulating the immune system. It can also be used to disinfect and treat disease. Mechanism of Action: It has been suggested that perceived therapeutic effects of Ozone therapy work by ‘controlled and moderate’ oxidative stress produced by ozone reacting with several biological components. Supposed mechanism of action of ozone therapy is based on idea that increasing the oxygen levels in the vicinity of cancer cells, will adversely affect them and potentially cause apoptosis. Various modes of administration of this therapy are by Ear, Rectum, Vagina and Blood. Depending on type of disease and severity, the mode of administration is decided. At RD cancer wellness we have therapists certified by the ozone forum of India. Ozone at RD is given as an adjuvant therapy to help minimize adverse reactions during chemotherapy, improve immune modulations, help local ulcer healing, wound management, pain management, control of aggressive spread and improving quality of life in metastatic disease.
Acupressure and Acupuncture
Acupressure is derived from traditional Chinese medicine. It involves applying pressure with fingers, thumbs or a device to specific points on the body. Researchers tested two types of acupressure: relaxing acupressure, which is traditionally used to treat insomnia, and stimulating acupressure, which is used to increase energy. The two techniques differ by which points on the body are stimulated.
We at RD cancer wellness offer pain management by reducing severity of pain and pain interfering with daily life, improving depressive symptoms, improving anxiety and sleep, overall improving quality of life in severe pains.
Sound healing (Music therapy)
Music therapy is the clinical use of music to accomplish individualized goals such as reducing stress, improving mood and self-expression. It is an evidence-based therapy well-established in the health community. Music therapy experiences may include listening, singing, playing instruments, or composing music.
Music therapy may help you psychologically, emotionally, physically, spiritually, cognitively and socially.
Yoga & Meditation
Yoga in cancer is evidence informed yoga method tailored to address is specific physical and emotional needs left by the cancer and cancer treatments. It is active practice that catches breath and movement to mitigate the short- and long-term side effects that cancer patients face. These practices help build strength and flexibility, improved blood circulation and lymphatic function, reduce cancer related fatigue, improves sleep and relieves anxiety. Overall, these practices improve physical, psychological, spiritual quality of lives. At Rd wellness we have specialised programmes for survivors and caregivers, to help enhance their current wellness