A personalised, physician-led programme for sports and overuse injuries
For sports and overuse injuries — tendon, ligament and soft-tissue conditions that keep you from training or moving freely. A structured, non-surgical programme to reduce pain, support healing and restore movement — recommended after an Orthiva Assessment and built around you.
16,000+ patients · 4.9 Google · 18 years of clinical practice · Sector 51, Gurgaon
Program overview
The Sports Recovery Program is Orthiva’s personalised, non-surgical path for sports and overuse injuries — tendon, ligament and soft-tissue conditions. It is recommended only after an Orthiva Assessment — never chosen from a menu — and it is designed to reduce pain, support healing and restore the movement an injury has taken away.
Orthiva is educational first. This page explains the programme so you understand the approach before anything is recommended — because a programme is only ever suggested after a physician-led Orthiva Assessment, and is always built around your case, never chosen from a menu.
Our clinical philosophy
Orthiva rests on a simple idea: lasting relief comes from understanding the whole person and the cause of a problem — not just quietening a symptom. That belief shapes how every programme is designed.
A painful knee or back sits within a whole body and a whole life. We look at posture, movement, daily load and general health — not the sore spot alone.
The goal is to move better and do more, not simply to feel less for a while. Function — walking, stairs, sleep, work — is what we aim to restore.
The same pain can have very different drivers. We try to understand what is actually behind it, so care addresses the cause rather than the alarm.
Chronic conditions are managed over time, not switched off overnight. We plan for durable improvement and maintenance, and we are honest about the pace.
Who it's for
The Sports Recovery Program is for people held back by a sports or overuse injury — especially when pain, stiffness or weakness keeps returning and limits training or daily movement.
Also supported — guides coming soon
This program also supports the following. Detailed condition guides for these are being added — in the meantime, an Orthiva Assessment covers them.
Pain, stiffness or weakness from a sports or overuse injury.
Strains and lingering instability in a joint’s ligaments.
Overuse tendon pain — such as the shoulder, elbow, knee or heel.
How it works
Every Sports Recovery Program follows the same staged arc — typically over about 90 days, with a lighter Care Plan beyond it. Your doctor sets the exact lengths for your injury; here is the structure.
Your Day-0 baseline: the Orthiva Score, measured by a physician. Fully credited toward your program.
The intensive stage — typically 2–4 weeks (your doctor sets the exact length for your injury): doctor-administered classical therapies, personalised medicines, graded movement and diet protocol. Day-30 progress check.
Clinic visits taper; your home protocol, medicines and graded return-to-activity work continue, with scheduled reviews — building toward Day 90.
Your Orthiva Score is re-measured on the same instruments as Day 0. Progress is measured against your own baseline — never assumed. This is also the Dr. Era Ayurveda Assurance checkpoint.
After Day 90: a lighter maintenance layer — home protocol, periodic reviews and a Day-180 re-measure — so the result holds, and to reduce the chance of re-injury.
Personalised, not packaged
Every plan is personalised — the exact combination is decided only after your assessment, never chosen in advance. At a high level, a Sports Recovery Program may draw on:
Where appropriate for your injury, physician-selected classical therapies for the affected joint or soft tissue — chosen for your case, not from a fixed menu.
Internal Ayurvedic formulations matched to your injury and reviewed as you progress.
Guided, progressive movement to rebuild strength and range and support a safe return to activity.
Practical guidance to support tissue healing and recovery around your training and daily routine.
Scheduled reviews so the plan keeps pace with how your injury responds.
This is not a fixed package or a menu to choose from. What your programme actually includes is decided by your doctor, for your condition, only after your Orthiva Assessment.
The Orthiva Assessment comes first — a structured, physician-led evaluation of your condition. Only then does your doctor recommend a programme and design your plan.
Measured, not assumed
Progress is measured, not assumed. Through the program your recovery is reviewed in three ways — and we are honest about what is, and isn’t, changing.
Your doctor reviews your symptoms and examination at intervals, and adjusts the plan to what they find.
We track how the injured area works in daily life and activity — movement, strength and the tasks or sport that matter to you.
A realistic view of progress over time, with honest conversations about what to expect. We do not promise a specific result.
Your Orthiva Score
Progress is measured on your Orthiva Score — the pain (VAS), range-of-motion and function baseline recorded at your assessment — re-measured at Day 90 and Day 180.
Straightforward
Your program fee is quoted in writing at your assessment — standard rates, the same for everyone, with the program length and everything included stated upfront. Your assessment fee is fully credited toward your program. EMI options are available. There is no pressure to decide on the day — and no price that changes depending on who's asking.
Our written commitment
Your Day-0 Orthiva Score report carries a printed improvement threshold — the number we hold ourselves to. If your Score has not meaningfully improved by your Day-90 re-measure, and you have kept your side of the plan — attendance and home protocol, visible to you throughout — we repeat your program's treatment stages at no cost. One repeat, in writing, from Day 0.
We don't promise a result. We promise what we'll do if the numbers don't move.
‘Meaningful improvement’ uses the published thresholds of the medical instruments themselves (WOMAC/ODI/NDI/VAS), printed on your own report — never our judgement after the fact.
Evidence-based care
Evidence-informed care is more than following studies. Research points the way, but experience, your individual situation and honest reassessment decide what actually helps you.
We read classical practice against peer-reviewed research — including randomized controlled trials — measured with the same validated scores modern medicine uses.
Evidence is applied through 18 years of physician-led practice and 16,000+ patients — what the research suggests, tested against what actually helps people.
Studies describe groups; you are an individual. Your cause, severity, other health factors and goals shape what is appropriate for you.
Evidence-informed care is not set-and-forget. Progress is reviewed honestly and the plan is adjusted to how you actually respond — including what is not changing.
Evidence-informed care
A Sports Recovery Program draws on the same classical approaches used across musculoskeletal conditions — localised therapy, anti-inflammatory formulations and guided rehabilitation. Several of these components have been studied in peer-reviewed clinical research for joint and inflammatory conditions.
Your Orthiva doctors
Your assessment and programme are led by our qualified Ayurveda physicians — Dr. Era Ayurveda operates as a team, so care never depends on a single doctor.
Founder & Senior Ayurvedic Physician
18 years of clinical practice
Senior Ayurvedic physician with 18 years of clinical practice, treating chronic joint and spine conditions through classical Ayurveda. Under her clinical direction, the team has treated over 16,000 patients — with a consistent focus on restoring movement and function.
Senior Ayurvedic Physician
8 years of practice · Kerala-trained
Ayurvedic physician with 8 years of clinical practice, including 6 years in Kerala — the home of classical Ayurveda. Trained at Government Ayurveda College, Kannur, with a clinical focus that includes joint and orthopaedic conditions.
Care begins with a physician-led evaluation, not a treatment chosen from symptoms.
Recommendations are shaped by your case and goals, never a fixed package.
Classical practice read against published clinical research and validated measures.
Assessed and treated by our doctors, who stay with your case throughout.
An honest fit
This program is built for chronic, ongoing conditions. It is not the right starting point for everyone — and we would rather say so, and point you toward the right care.
Your safety comes first
An honest programme is also a safe one. Some situations need urgent, in-person medical attention — and some need a professional assessment before any self-guided step. Here is how to tell.
This self-guided information cannot assess an emergency. If any of the following apply, please seek urgent medical attention rather than waiting:
Self-management is not the right starting point for every situation. A physician-led assessment is the safer first step when:
Medical disclaimer: This page is educational and does not provide a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or medical advice for your individual case. It does not replace a consultation with a qualified doctor. A programme is only ever recommended after a physician-led Orthiva Assessment. Please do not stop or change any prescribed medication on your own, and seek prompt in-person care for any urgent symptom.
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Questions & Answers
No. Programs are recommended after an Orthiva Assessment, not chosen from a menu. Your doctor assesses your injury first and only recommends the program if it genuinely suits your case.
That is decided only after your assessment, and it is personalised to your injury, your history and your goals. There is no fixed package — which is why the assessment comes first.
The program aims to reduce pain, support healing and rebuild strength and movement for a safe, graded return to activity. How much and how quickly depends on the injury and how you respond — we do not promise a specific result or timeline.
A fresh, severe injury, a joint that cannot bear weight, or a hot, swollen joint with fever needs prompt medical attention rather than an assessment. Our doctors will also tell you honestly if your injury needs a specialist or surgery.
Yes. Orthiva is physician-led — you are assessed and treated by one of our doctors, who examines you, reviews your reports and explains what they find.
Yes. Please do not stop any prescribed medication on your own. Any change to your medication is a decision for you and your treating doctor.
No. Whether any particular therapy is appropriate is decided only after your assessment, and only if it suits your case. The assessment comes first; recommendations follow from it.
If you have an MRI, X-ray or recent blood reports, please bring them — they help our doctors understand your condition. If you do not, your doctor will advise whether any imaging is needed after examining you.
The Sports Recovery Program begins with an assessment. Book an Orthiva Assessment for a physician-led picture of your injury — and whether this programme is right for you.
Disclaimer: Treatments are doctor-prescribed and outcome-tracked. Results vary by individual. Any change to existing medication occurs only under doctor supervision.