Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Government has
worked out a scheme to explore the potential of Ayruveda and
other indigenous healing systems as sports medicine.
To start with, a research cell under the joint auspices of
Departmement of Indian Systems of Medicines and Ayurveda
Medical Education has been formed to take up studies on
application of native medical systems to sports, Chief
co-ordinator of the project, V K Ajithkumar said.
Major sporting nations like China, Japan and Latin American
countries have made strides in application of their indigenous
medical systems in the field of sports. Several universities
in India also have taken up research projects on this subject,
Ajithkumar said in a release today.
The project was also part of the state`s policy of
promoting native healing systems blending their traditional
strength with modern scientific methodologies, he said.
According to experts, Kerala has a long tradition of
application of native medical system to sports like the
healing system developed side-by-side martial arts such as
`Kalaripayattu.`
Most of the exponents of Kalaripayatu were also experts in
healing fractures, wounds and other physical disorders by
applying preparations made of medicinal plants, herbs and
medicated oil.
Massage therapy also developed over centuries in Kerala as
part of its martial art-cum-healing system.
PTI