Dr. Gitika Bansal (Physiotherapist)

LONG REVIEW ALERT:

Attending a toddler, a high-stress job (with hours in front of the laptop), managing everything in the house with minimal support – I never had time to look after my health. So, when 1 day I had a tingling sensation in my left arm, I ignored it. Like I ignored my back pain and stiffness for 4 years since my Caesarian.

While my back pain remained manageable, the tingling sensation in my left arm soon turned to unbearable pain. Consulted an orthopedic, he diagnosed normal cervical issue and gave GABAPIN 100, among other medicines. After 1 week, when the pain aggravated, I consulted a neurologist. He gave GABAPIN NT, NUROKIND, and a pain killer, and immediately suggested MRI and Nerve function test. The tests revealed the following:

• Cervical spondylosis with major disc bulge causing nerve impingement

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

The neurologist immediately told me to start physiotherapy, and specifically said that given the condition, it will be a long-term treatment. Of course, the easier way out was operation, but that was risky.

I contacted couple of physiotherapists. While some of them suggested 10-days treatment, some said they can customize it as I like it. I was not convinced, as in an ideal situation, a doctor should guide the patient, not the other way round.

Then I came across Dr. Geetika’s profile in Practo and contacted her. She assessed me, checked all my reports, and started my treatment for cervical spondylosis with major disc bulge. She advised me to stop my medicines as we progressed along. After few days of treatment, she realized that there is something more than nerve impingement. She observed for a couple of days and diagnosed FROZEN SHOULDER. My hand movement was perfectly fine, but I couldn’t lie down and used to scream in pain. She started therapy for frozen shoulder along with neck, and within 20 sessions, my shoulder pain was gone.

The treatment for cervical spondylosis continued, but the constant pain in left hand remained. It came to a point when I had black out due to pain. She immediately started treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Gradually, the pain subsided. It took around 5 months of treatment to recover.

In the meanwhile, she also assessed my back pain and found out I had sacroiliac joint dislocation and scoliosis. The treatment for that, along with exercises continued. Now, after 6 months of treatment, I am completely recovered.

WHAT I REALIZED:

Physiotherapy is a prolonged process and not a miracle. If you want to get rid of the pain, you need to trust the doctor and be regular with your treatment. And Dr. Geetika is one such physiotherapist who can be trusted blindly.

I would surely recommend Dr. Geetika to everyone suffering from pain. She goes above and beyond her capacity to treat patients with care and diligence.

First of all I must tell you that if you want to clear all your myths about physiotherapy, this is the place to be at and get treated. In my case, i am overweight, had a femur implant in 2012, and suddenly in the last 1 year i started to have a severe lower back pains, spasms, and sudden tingling in my right foot which I continued to ignore and survive on pain killers. I was also a past case of very low Vit D and Calcium, so bones are not in a good shape. Suddenly i slipped in October and suddenly got impacted with a very severe PSIS and Sciatica and just was bed ridden without any movement. Given that I am workaholic, this situation not only demotivated me, but i lost all hopes of recovery given my health condition. I showed it to 2 Neurologists and 2 Orthos (very remowned, and all of them said that i should be on bed for 3-4 weeks before i could think of Physio. After some time, i went to a Physio therapy center, and like all other PT experiences, I was put in Tens and US and then the doctor suggested 2 exercises and would leave the room. I was given some hot fermentation. Till this time, my understanding was this was PT. Then Came the right time, when i did another search in my Township and many people recommended Doc Gitika. I am so glad that I am getting treated with her. She actually explained and did much much more than a Machine treatment, like Manipulation, Body alignment correction and in fact my Sciatica was cured in sharp 5 days without any Machine intervention. It was all her hands, Her strength and efforts that she did with me and my bulky body that cured me and motivated me to put more efforts seeing her interest in curing me. She cleared all my myths that PHYSIOTHERAPY is NOT tens and US machine treatments. She had her own way of analysing my body, correcting and creating her own exercise regime for me. Her hands are magical. *** ** ********* ************* ** *** ****** *** for the first time i felt that PT is most important treatment for anyone who complains of bodily pains of any types. She answers all my questions very patiently, Motivated me on the days when i felt low with my health, Holds me accountable for my walks and exercises. After my Sciatica, I have trusted her so much that I am correcting my body alignment that was giving me a lot of problem due to an operation of implant in 2012. Thats also 95% corrected because of her and i feel overall so good about my body and its capability that is increasing. Its been first time in the last 7-8 years that I have been without a pain killer for the last 4 weeks and i am Soooo happy. You need to give your body to her and trust her with complete Faith and Patience and give your best, and I believe you will be cured 100%. All the best in your recovery.

I visited Dr. Gitika after suffering for almost 4 years from shoulder pain. The pain used to be so excruciating that I couldn't write ( hold pen/ pencil) for more than 5 mins at a stretch, household chores were coming burdensome, chopping vegetables ( just one onion for that matter) had become a daunting task. Time for things which I once loved and enjoyed like painting and sketching, had shrunk to zero. I would work out and go on clean diet and yet would not manage to lose an inch. I would wake up in the morning as though I had no hands and there would be a constant burning and tingling sensation in my fingers.

The day Dr. Gitika took my assessment she asked me, " how have you been taking this pain for so long ?" And I had no answer because I was just so used to this perpetual pain and recurring spasms in my upper back muscles. She told me that the three nerves originating from my spine to my fingers were compressed because of a disc bulge in my spine (the neck area), swelling had spread from my neck to my arms and also till my lower back and because of this swelling my face too would look plump (which is why I couldn't lose weight). She promised me that once the physiotherapy starts all these issues would start to subside. And true to her promise the swelling reduced drastically within a week and with a months therapy the nerves healed completely, the disc which had a bulge went in place. The big hump behind the neck wasn't visible anymore.

Let me tell you she's not just a doctor. She's more than that. She patiently listens, understands and responds. She explains the issues in detail (without bombarding the medical terms) to help one understand in layman language.

Words would fall short if I start to thank her. She's brought me out of a constant pain which I was in for almost 4 years. Thank you Doctor.