Manipal: Japanese patient cured of decade long pain through Ayurvedic treatment

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Manipal, 06 Sept 2011: It is heartening to know that in foreign countries the popularity of Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine is becoming quite popular. In this respect the Ayurvedic Department of the Kasturba Medical College of Manipal has become very famous. As a result, the number of foreign patients being admitted for Ayurvedic treatment in Manipal has been gradually increasing. Patients have been coming from England, Pakistan, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, Russia and other foreign countries. In 2008, the number of such foreign patients was 69, which went to 99 in 2009 and in 2010, there were 92 patients.
A Japanese lady, named Hiroko Tsumara who had been suffering due to acute pain since the last ten years was treated at Manipal and is said to have been freed from this decade long pain, informed Dr. Kamat of the Ayurveda Department of KMC speaking to the media persons.

 

Hiroko Tsumara with Dr. Shiho and Dr. Basavaraj

 

 

Hiroko Tsumara hails from a place known as Shimokitazava near the Japanese capital-Tokyo. When she did not succeed in getting her headache, neck-pain and back-pain by getting treatment through modern medicine for some years, Dr. Shiho of Japan who had received training in the Ayurveda system of medicine at Manipal, advised Tsumara to go to Manipal and get treated there. On his advice, Tsumara came to Manipal on August 23, 2011. After the ‘Panchakarma’ Ayurvedic treatment, Tsumara has been cured of all her ailments, said Dr. Basavaraj, the doctor who had treated Hiroko Tsumara.

 

In the Press Conference, the Superintendent of KMC-Dr. R R Pulgaonkart, Hiroko Tsumara and Dr. Shiho were present.