AIIMS Rishikesh

AYUSH

AYUSH
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AYUSH

The vision of AYUSH department is to position AYUSH system of medicine as the preferred systems of living and practice for attaining a healthy society. It provides integrated approach of AYUSH services to the patients of Uttarakhand and surrounding states.
Department of AYUSH, AIIMS Rishikesh has started its OPD services on 1st February 2017 and also extended its services in form of Panchkarma and Naturopathy procedures from March 2018.
Department has been continuously working on basic Research and Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) in collaboration with various allopathic department of the institute.

Faculty

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Services

Panchkarma procedures:

  • Vasti
    • Greeva Vasti
    • Kati Vasti
    • Ekang (janu) Vasti
    • Matra Vasti
    • Kashay Vasti
    • Anuvasan Vasti
  • Nasya (Inclusive of Abhyanga and Swedana of Shira Griva etc.)
  • Snehan
    • Ekang
    • Sarvang
  •  Swedan
    • Ekang
    • Sarvang
  • Shirodhara (Oil, Takra, Kwath etc.)
  • Netra tarpan
  • Udwartan
  • Patra Pinda Potli Swedan

YOGA Group classes:

  • Yoga class for Lifestyle disorders
  • Yoga for health management of Students (Only for medical students)
  • Yoga class for orthopaedic disorders, Rheumatic disorders, neurological and Psychological Disorders
  • Yoga class for endocrinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, Reproductive system disorders, Respiratory disorders
  • Individual sessions
    • One to one yoga session
    • Cleansing practices ( Jala neti and Kunjal)
    • Yoga Nidra Sessions
    • Shankh Prakshalan

Naturopathy procedures:

  • Mud therapy
    • Abdominal mud pack
    • Forehead /Facial mud pack
    • Local mud pack
  • Hydrotherapy baths
    • Steam Bath
    • Foot bath
    • Hand bath
    • Spinal bath
    • Hip bath
  • Massage
    • Full body massage
    • Local massage
      • Neck and Hand Massage
      • Foot and Leg massage
      • Knee massage
      • Head massage
  • Specific therapeutic bath
    • Asthma bath
  • Fomentation pack
  • Spinal spray

Herbal Garden: Development of Herbal Garden is in full swing.

Vision for future:

  • Increasing Awareness and Reach of AYUSH services.
  • Initiating establishment of 30 bedded Indoor patients Department.
  • Ensuring quality AYUSH services are available at the institute.
  • To plant more & more medicinal plants in Herbal Garden

Academics

  • Introductory course on AYUSH for Medical undergraduates (M.B.B.S) – This course aims to create awareness among medical students and other health professionals about basic methods, tools for diagnosing diseases and various therapies available in AYUSH systems. This course will also make them aware about basics of research, to critically assess research articles and analyse latest researches conducted in AYUSH disciplines.
  • This course intents to:
    • Provide evidence-based information to medical students and health professionals for learning basics of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) in comprehensive way.
    • Deal with basics of identifying, diagnosing and treating various diseases or health conditions as per AYUSH system of therapy.
    • Equip medical students and health professionals to have increased understanding of what Complementary & Alternative systems of medicine are trying to achieve and what they have to offer, thereby increasing the treatment basket with which physician can heal their patients.
    • Provide information about various contraindications, side effects/adverse effects of using some of AYUSH medicines or when they are used in combination with allopathic medicine to help medical students to decide drug choices if different treatment systems are used simultaneously.
    • Sensitize and motivate medical students and health professionals towards need of generating evidences in AYUSH through systematic research with scientific rigorousness as per internationally accepted standards which will help towards integration of Evidence Based AYUSH therapies with modern medicine practices, which is a vital need of current era.

Activities

Celebration of AYUSH Days:

  • International Homoeopathic Day was celebrated on 10 April 2019. Awareness camp were conducted in Pankh – The Creative School, Rishikesh on 9th April 2019 & Leprosy Colony, Brahmpuri, Rishikesh on 10th April 2019
  • International Yoga Day was celebrated as per protocol of Ministry of AYUSH by AIIMS Rishikesh on 21stJune 2020. Due to COVID-19 outbreak this year, AYUSH Ministry’s theme of Yoga was “Ghar ghar me Yog” (Yoga from home). So, social distancing was maintained during the whole event of Yoga day.
  • On this occasion Hon’ble Director, Prof Ravi Kant (chief guest), Prof. Manoj Gupta (Dean Academics) and Prof. Vartika Saxena (HoD, AYUSH) officially inaugurated the event by lamp lighting.
  • An online poster competition was organized in different groups and selected participants were awarded by Prof. Ravi Kant (Hon’ble Director) and Prof. Manoj Gupta (Dean Academic).
  • On this occasion “Musical Yoga” was performed by Yoga Ph.D. Scholars, Mr. Rupesh and Mr. Gaurav.
  • National Ayurveda Day was celebrated on Dhanvantri Jayanti on 25th October 2019. Guest lecture and Awareness camp was conducted in Government High School, Visthapit, Rishikesh & Government Inter College, IDPL, Rishikesh on 24th October 2019. Trees were also planted in herbal garden and also around AYUSH Building to celebrate this occasion.
  • National Naturopathy Day – was celebrated on 18th November 2019, Awareness camps were conducted in and around Rishikesh. 
  • World Environment day: – Word Environment day was celebrated by AYUSH Department on 5th June 2020. In which various types of plants like Aawla, Hibiscus, Hersingar, Neem and Giloy was planted by Dr. Ajeet Bhadoriya, Dr. Meenaxi Jagzape and other staff of AYUSH. 

Guest lectures

  • Guest lecture was organized on “Recent Advances In Panchkarma” delivered by Dr. Manoj Shamkuwar, HOD, Dept. of Panchkarma, Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College, New Delhi on 18th November 2019.
  • ‘Role of Yoga and Meditation in today’s life’ on 28 July 2018 in Foundation course for MBBS first year students.
  • ‘Yoga at workplace’ on 3rd January 2019 for MBBS students.
  • ‘Alternative Medicine for better Mental Health’ on 14th November 2019 in Foundation course for BSc. Nursing Students.

Workshops 

  • “YES! + (Yes Empowerment & Skills)” was 5 days workshop, conducted from 16th -20th Jan 2019 at AIIMS, Rishikesh.

Mind- Body Medicine :- 

A Workshop on Mind- Body Medicine Was conducted on 22nd November 2019. Dr. Dharmendra Singh Gangwar (Additional Secretory & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Dr. Raghvendra Rao, Director CCRYN and Dr. Pardeep Kumar Jivasu were Chief guest. They gave introduction of Mind – Body Medicine and gave information about the role of MBM in todays

Workshop on Digital library training :- On 26th December 2019, Senior Librarian (Mr. Sandeep Kumar) gave training & information about digital library & how to access e-books & journals.

Kaya Kalp Visit :-  On 24th January 2020, Kaya Kalp team visited AYUSH herbal garden . They got very precious information about different Medicinal plants & their uses. They also inspected the services given in AYUSH Department.

  • Mind Body Medicine Workshop:- 

Mind Body Medicine workshop was organized for faculty Members on 2nd & 3rd Feb 2020.

Dr. Pradeep Jivasu gave lecture on Primary Health issues of mankind. He also explained three components of MBM.

30 hrs certificate course on Mind Body Medicine was organized for faculty members, AIIMS, Rishikesh. It was organized in two phase from 3rd to 7th March 2020. 2nd phase was not conducted due to lockdown for Covid-19 pandemic.

Prof. Vartika Saxena (HoD, AYUSH), Dr Meenaxi Jagzape (S.MO), Dr Ravindra Anthwal (M.O), Dr Anvita Singh (M.O) and Dr. Vinteshwari Nautiyal (M.O) participated in 1st phase of workshop.

Memorandum of Understanding

  • MoU signed between AIIMS, Rishikesh and Devsanskriti Viswavidyalaya on 21st November 2017.
  • MoU signed between AIIMS, Rishikesh and University of Patanjali Haridwar on 19th December 2017

Health Camp for Public Awareness:

  • Homoeopathy unit organised approx… 51 Awareness camp activities & benefitted patients by their services in and around Rishikesh.
  • On National Ayurveda Day – Awareness camp were conducted in Government High School, Visthapit, Rishikesh & Government Inter College, IDPL, Rishikesh on 24th October 2019.
  • On International Homoeopathy Day – Awareness camp were conducted in Pankh – The Creative School, Rishikesh on 9th April 2019 & Leprosy Colony, Brahmpuri, Rishikesh on 10th April 2019
  • On National Naturopathy Day – Awareness camp were conducted in and around Rishikesh.

Research

Projects (Extramural)

Title Site-Investigators Principal Investigator Intramural/ Extramural Collaboration, if any (Department and institute) Funding Agency Projects Status

Projects (Intramural)

Title Site-Investigators Principal Investigator Intramural/ Extramural Collaboration, if any (Department and institute) Funding Agency Projects Status

Covid – 19 pandemic

Tele – medicine OPD

During covid – 19 pandemic lockdown situation, AYUSH OPD was closed. Due to lockdown situation Department of AYUSH has been continuously providing its services through Tele – medicine OPD.

All patients are being benefitted through AYUSH consultation, general prophylactic measures & lifestyle advices.

Contact us

Department of AYUSH

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh,

Uttarakhand, India – 249203

Phone no.: 0135-24620540

E mail: ayush@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in

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