By our Staff Reporter
According to Dr. V. Sarvotham, the ideal treatment for a stiff back, spondylitis, neck pain or nerve related problems is a few jabs in the back and walk in the park. He is an acupressurist.

At his clinic, the men were asked to remove their shirts, but women were allowed to keep their on. They were made to turn around and sit with their back towards him. Using his bare hands, he jabbed them a few times in the back. "It's all in the nerves. A particular ailment will stiffen a particular nerve. I can feel the disturbed flow of energy and know what the problem is. I don't even let my patients tell me what is bothering them. I can make this out on my own," he told Bangalore Weekly.
His treatment is based on acupressure which cures disease by applying force on certain energy points in the body. "I don't use any of the acupressure tools like rollers. I believe in my fingers. The only tool I use is a nail cutter to keep my nails short," he explained.

Although Sarvotham has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and has worked at HAL, his healing passions are something he developed as a school child. "I used to treat my friends and minor sprains and aches." HAL didn't satisfy his desire for job satisfaction and he quit to do a course in acupressure in Singapore. "Over there they saw me treat patients before I finished my course and they got jealous. They were using all kinds of gadgets and I would cure patients with just my fingers. They gave me a certificate earlier than usual and asked me to leave," he recollects. "I went to England, Hyderabad, Mumbai. In fact you name the place and I have patients there."

The word spread and he was swamped with people asking to be cured. "I take only medically rejected cases. At the same time, cases I can't cure I don't touch. I handle cervical spondylitis, problems with the back and neck, spasms. Almost any nerve problem, I can cure. The key to may treatment is that I get to the root of the problem and that is why the results are faster. There will be no surgery and I shall give no medicines," he says categorically.

His list of clients is very impressive.