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Overseas rehabilitation....
Has anyone found any comprehensive/ intensive and affordable stroke treatment centres/ hospitals overseas?
Say in China or India?
thanks
gg
Say in China or India?
thanks
gg
Hi, My father-in-law had a stroke just a week ago, he has had a craniectomy to relieve the pressure on his brain. He is still in ICU, he has a fever and HBP, he has right side paralysis and is still not very responsive, I would be interested to find out how any or all of you got on with finding treatment in India, my father-in-law is in Bombay India. What do you reccomend about the Vasa concept? Any advice/experience would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi Tressa,
I am looking for treatment rehabilitation options for my father who ahd a stroke about 8 months ago. I am calling up all the rehab centres that you mentioned above... so thanks for the information so far. If you have any update about Dr. Manik's success with your husband, please let me know. Warm regards,
I am looking for treatment rehabilitation options for my father who ahd a stroke about 8 months ago. I am calling up all the rehab centres that you mentioned above... so thanks for the information so far. If you have any update about Dr. Manik's success with your husband, please let me know. Warm regards,
Tressa,
Thank you, I did see the doctors information.
Are you planning on seeing him?
I am not in the US and have emailed for further information.
(still waiting on it)
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Thank you, I did see the doctors information.
Are you planning on seeing him?
I am not in the US and have emailed for further information.
(still waiting on it)
I
I found out abt Vasa Method from a post on this site. I found out about Dr. Hiranandani after I got to India. Planning to stay until end of June. I looked at the website of the Pune doc you mention and it didn't look that promising to me. Seems like most of his experience has been with brain injured children.
Don't know where you live, but did you see my post and link for the doctor in Washington, D.C?
Don't know where you live, but did you see my post and link for the doctor in Washington, D.C?
Tressa,
Thanks so much for the feedback, much appreciated.
I am very sorry to hear about your husbands setback.
That must have been very distressing for you both.
I am continuing to research residential facilities for long term rehabilitation.
I have found an Ayurvedic doctor/ surgeon in Pune who specialises in neurological injuries (including stroke) and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
His therapy has shown significant improvements in these conditions.
However, this is a non residential clinic.
His website is www.g-therapy.org
How did you find your current clinic?
How long are you planning on staying in India?
gg
Thanks so much for the feedback, much appreciated.
I am very sorry to hear about your husbands setback.
That must have been very distressing for you both.
I am continuing to research residential facilities for long term rehabilitation.
I have found an Ayurvedic doctor/ surgeon in Pune who specialises in neurological injuries (including stroke) and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
His therapy has shown significant improvements in these conditions.
However, this is a non residential clinic.
His website is www.g-therapy.org
How did you find your current clinic?
How long are you planning on staying in India?
gg
I don't know of quite the situation you're looking for, but I can tell you about my limited experience.
I brought my husband to India to work with Dr. Vasa (www.brainstrokes.com). She will be establishing a residential clinic soon, but it isn't yet in existence so we had to rent an apartment where she visited us for the therapy. My husband was doing well, making slow but steady progress, until he fell in shower (in presence of two helpers, with me in two rooms away) resulting in serious head injury. I wouldn't recommend that you come for Vasa Method treatment until her clinic is functioning, but once her clinic is functioning I would highly recommend it. She's an extremely gifted therapist, with enormous insight into neurological rehab.
Few weeks after his fall I brought him to another part of India to a clinic (www.drmanik.com) that specializes in cranial osteopathy, which may be more relevant to his head injury. This is an actual residential clinic, which makes life a lot simpler than setting up an apartment, managing helpers, etc. Doesn't specialize in stroke, but a physical therapist and a speech therapist come each day to treat my husband, and the nurses help me to help my husband continue his Vasa Method exercises. Unfortunately, the doctor who is the centerpiece of treatment at this clinic left for a month in Australia four days after we arrived, so my husband had only four treatments from him. Since then he's had only the daily PT and ST. I don't feel I can recommend or not recommend this clinic until after the doctor returns and I can see how things develop with more of his treatments. Before the doctor left I did meet an Indian patient from Dehli who had a stroke 5 yrs ago and was pleased enough with his progress during one month here at this clinic that he's returning when the doctor returns. I'll let you know more after the doctor has been back for a couple of weeks. This clinic is definitely not inexpensive.
In California I knew a man who had a stroke and then he and his wife went to China for rehab, so it does happen, but I have no info about where they went.
I brought my husband to India to work with Dr. Vasa (www.brainstrokes.com). She will be establishing a residential clinic soon, but it isn't yet in existence so we had to rent an apartment where she visited us for the therapy. My husband was doing well, making slow but steady progress, until he fell in shower (in presence of two helpers, with me in two rooms away) resulting in serious head injury. I wouldn't recommend that you come for Vasa Method treatment until her clinic is functioning, but once her clinic is functioning I would highly recommend it. She's an extremely gifted therapist, with enormous insight into neurological rehab.
Few weeks after his fall I brought him to another part of India to a clinic (www.drmanik.com) that specializes in cranial osteopathy, which may be more relevant to his head injury. This is an actual residential clinic, which makes life a lot simpler than setting up an apartment, managing helpers, etc. Doesn't specialize in stroke, but a physical therapist and a speech therapist come each day to treat my husband, and the nurses help me to help my husband continue his Vasa Method exercises. Unfortunately, the doctor who is the centerpiece of treatment at this clinic left for a month in Australia four days after we arrived, so my husband had only four treatments from him. Since then he's had only the daily PT and ST. I don't feel I can recommend or not recommend this clinic until after the doctor returns and I can see how things develop with more of his treatments. Before the doctor left I did meet an Indian patient from Dehli who had a stroke 5 yrs ago and was pleased enough with his progress during one month here at this clinic that he's returning when the doctor returns. I'll let you know more after the doctor has been back for a couple of weeks. This clinic is definitely not inexpensive.
In California I knew a man who had a stroke and then he and his wife went to China for rehab, so it does happen, but I have no info about where they went.
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