Pizhichil or Sarvangadhara is a procedure in which warm medicated oil is continuously poured on body, while a gentle massage is given simultaneously. The word “Pizhichil” means squeezing. Here, a linen dipped in warm oil is squeezed from above, letting the oil directly pour on the body.
Pizhichil offers the benefits of both external oleation as well as sudation, thus useful in both inflammatory and degenerative disorders like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, Hemiplegia, peripheral neuropathies, and myopathies.
Often referred to as “King’s treatment”, because of its popularity among the Maharajas of ancient India, this luxurious Ayurvedic therapy,