know more about rope & belt therapy

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Rope & Belt therapy is a unique combination of yoga and modern medicine approach towards joint health management. It uses ropes, belts and few other scientifically designed aids along with certain yogic postures to anatomically correct certain imbalances at joints . This imbalance  accelerates the joint degeneration leading to very early issues in day to day life management and hence needs attention.

This therapy was invented 16 years back by Dr. S. V. Karandikar , ardent disciple of yogacharya BKS Iyengar guruji in Pune , India. Later on , as it was found helpful in certain medical conditions ( e.g. early stages of osteoarthritis , lumbar spondylosis) , it was introduced in Hardikar Hospital Pune under orthopedic department. Dr. Vineeta Ketkar , founder of the Gnosis Medical Yoga Trust , pioneered the effort and further research in this field. 

Therapy is provided by certified and trained rope & belt therapy consultants. The RBT consultant undergoes rigourous training on anatomical understanding of the joints like knee , lower back joints , neck joints along with in depth understanding of yogic postures which impact these joints positively. While there are a few training centers across india , Gnosis Medical Yoga Trust established in Pune, India  ( Founded by Dr. Vineeta Ketkar ) is the one which conducts the certification and training courses in RBT. Synergy Medical Yoga is closely affiliated with Gnosis Medical Yoga trust and all the consultants at Synergy are certified by Gnosis Medical Yoga Trust

 Rope & Belt therapy helps significantly in cases joint pain , stiffness has been attributed to either  age related degeneration of joint or lifestyle related degeneration , primarily due to lack of posture hygeine ( e.g. prolonged sitting or standing ). Rope & Belt therapy helps better if you intervene early and helps you stay helathy. It is not an alternate to any medical treatment , e.g. surgery. Efficacy of the treament is case depedent. Hence RBT consultant in the background works closely with doctors ( YogaPhysicians) , if found necessary , to decide the best course of treament in certain complicated cases. 

There is no magic wand that can show results in a session or 2. This is yoga based practice and hence works holisticially , structurally and at an optimum speed. Typically we see ( For all valid cases) reduction in pain to start from 3rd week onwards . It all depends on the committment of person under pain , dedication in doing certain exercises at home as a follow up to active therapy provided at the center. Anything which is yoga based works on not just body but also mind. And hence patience and consistency in efforts is the key. 

Rope & belt therapy is designed using yogic principals and human anatomy and involves your concious mind to correct certain imbalances in the body. There are no gadgets involved in Rope & Belt Therapy. Physio therapy in most cases uses a machine called TENS ( Transcutanous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ) to relieve pain. This TENS machine blocks or changes perception of the pain. This may be useful and sometimes requires in severe spasm cases but it does help in mid to long term. And frequenct use of TENS no muscles is not recommended as nerves are involved. RBT on the other side trains to use your own body mechanics to correct the imbalances in joint and train the muscles to protect it. 

Rope and belt therapy doesn’t prescribe any medicines. You just have to take your regular medicines prescribed by your doctor for any other health condition you are managing. RBT does not require you to stop any medicines

It is non invasive method of therapy and totally safe without any side effects. 

The duration of the session depends on the therapy protocol identified.  Each session will be typically 45-60 minutes

It all depends on when you start rope and belt therapy. If therapy starts very early in the process of deneration of joint ( e.g. within few weekso first episode of pain ) , there are good chances of you not needing any surgery provided that therapy is taken for stipulated duration and at home exercise regime is followed religiously

The patients are taught few exercises for their specific problems  being treated using RBT . They need to be done at least 2-3 times a day to get the best results out of therapy provided at the center.