This book has attempted to build a platform for sports medicine by taking maulika siddhantas of Ayurveda. It is unique of its kind which highlights the concepts of sports medicine elaborated in Ancient Indian Epics and Ayurveda based on guna siddhanta. Based on these siddhantas, the physiological changes in the body of a sports person, his Dinacharya Vidhi and Manasika A vasthas have been highlighted. Light has been thrown on elucidating the scientificity of Traction, Rehabilitation etc. mentioned in Ayurveda.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Praveen Balakrishnan
Dr. Praveen Balakrishnan is presently working as Research Officer (Ayurveda) at Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Eye Diseases (CCRAS), Lucknow. He had completed his graduation from Pankajakasthuri Ayurveda Medical College, Trivandrum and post graduation in Shalakya Tantra from Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan. He had worked as Assistant Professor in Vishnu Ayurveda College, Shoranur for couple of years. He has received Late Paranjape Award in 2012, Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Award two consecutive times (2013 & 2014) and Vaidyaratnam ET Neelakanthan Mooss Award in 2016. He had published two books and two journals.
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