Cerebral Palsy: Out Of Box Treatment From Ashirwad Perspective

A Blessed Opportunity to Serve Children with Cerebral Palsy Recently, we have been blessed to treat Cerebral Palsy (CP) children from KEM Hospital where I am an honorary consultant Pain Physician for paediatric department there. I say blessed because I have been associated with CP children as a paediatric anaesthesiologist at Wadia Children’s Hospital from […]

Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain – Explained in Simple Words

What is the SI Joint? Inside our lower back, there is a joint on both sides, just above the buttocks. This joint connects the spine (backbone) to the pelvis (hip bones). This joint is called the Sacroiliac joint, or SI joint. Many people with lower back pain actually have pain coming from this joint — […]

A Journey into Pain Management: Moments That Changed My Perspective

How early clinical experiences and mentorship shaped my approach to treating chronic pain My journey into the field of chronic pain management began during my regional anesthesia fellowship. I, Rani Pashani, vividly remember a patient who arrived with a fracture, crying out in unbearable pain. After administering an ultrasound-guided nerve block, his pain reduced instantly, and […]

A Journey From Anaesthesia to Pain Medicine: Finding Purpose in Healing

My name is Dr. Madhavi Raikwar, and this is not just a story of my career—it is the story of discovering meaning, compassion, and a calling beyond expectation. The Foundation of My Medical Journey My medical journey began at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, where I completed my MBBS. After graduation, like […]

Understanding Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common problem after middle age. It may also occur earlier if there is any injury to the ligaments of the knee or the muscles that move it. The world prevalence is 10-20% with India reporting a higher prevalence of 20-39% probably because of lack of exercise, nutritional issues and […]

Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia Using PRF of Trigeminal Nerve Branches Followed by USG-Guided Dry Needling

Trigeminal neuralgia is a very painful condition associated with sudden severe shocks over the face and Pain. It may also be associated with inability to open the mouth during an acute attack. The attacks may be repetitive, depending on the severity and last a few seconds, but the intensity of pain is such that it […]

A Remarkable Migraine Recovery Journey at Ashirvad: Hope Beyond Pain

The Patient’s Struggle with Chronic Migraine Today I saw a patient with migraine a week after our treatment at Ashirvad. She had been referred to me by her brother, a senior radiologist of Mumbai for this problem who had called me initially to discuss her of very severe migraine in detail because he was very […]

My Journey with Post-Cesarean Pain and Healing Through USGDN

The Unseen Struggle After a C-Section My name is Dr. Shalakha Desai, and like many new mothers, I had a C-section. As a doctor, I thought I knew what recovery would look like. But no textbook prepared me for the pain that lingered — the burning, the pulling, the tightness across the scar that made even […]

How Abdominal Organs Express Pain

Last week, we had two patients with abdominal pain, which responded beautifully to Ashirvad model of pain understanding and treatment, that muscles form an integral part of every pain and need to be addressed along with the involved nerves. Or as it happened in these 2 patients just muscle treatments like Ultrasound guided Botulinum toxin […]

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) – 2

Figure 16 USG showing muscle regeneration at 12 days Row 1: Right hand with CRPS swollen warm and painful cant bend the finges at all.  Pinch gauge for finger shows very low pressure and dynamometer  zero pressure. Row 2: The USG images on 6th December show that there are no clear outlines for muscles which are […]