Online Ayurvedic consultation from Kapurthala, with Dr. D.K. Sharma in Ludhiana
Can I consult Dr. Sharma from Kapurthala without travelling?
Yes. You can speak to Dr. D.K. Sharma (BAMS) by video from Kapurthala. You see the same doctor and pay the same ₹500 as at a clinic visit, and the clinic checks suitability before you pay; the table below shows when a visit is worth the journey. There is no clinic in Kapurthala. Bharat Clinic is only in Ludhiana and has no branches anywhere else, so being seen in person means travelling to Ludhiana.
Urgent signs: heavy bleeding from the back passage, severe pain, fever with a painful swelling, chest pain or breathlessness need emergency care in person today, not a call or a trip to Ludhiana.
When is a visit to Ludhiana worth it? Video is a good first step for most concerns. A visit is worth the journey when seeing or examining something would change the answer.
| Usually fine by video | A visit may be worth it |
|---|---|
| Telling the story and going through reports | When an examination is needed to tell one cause from another |
| Men's health, digestion, sleep, energy and routine questions | Piles or fissure where the cause of pain or bleeding is unclear |
| Follow-up after a visit | Skin or scalp changes that are hard to judge on a phone camera |
| Deciding whether a test is needed | When video has not settled the question |
If you are unsure, start by video. Dr. Sharma will tell you if a visit would help, rather than ask you to keep booking calls. The ₹500 is the same either way. For the two concerns that most often need an examination, read about piles and anorectal concerns and skin and hair concerns.
Video cannot replace
- A physical examination, when one is needed.
- Urgent care. The urgent signs above need emergency care in person now, not a call or a trip to Ludhiana.
Five steps from request to consultation
- Request. Send your name, a WhatsApp number and a preferred time, and choose video or in person.
- Suitability check. The clinic replies to confirm that your concern is one it should handle, and offers a time.
- Pay ₹500. Only after step 2.
- Confirmation. The time and how to join the call, or the visit details.
- Consultation. One-to-one with Dr. Sharma.
Making a visit to Ludhiana worthwhile. If Dr. Sharma suggests seeing you in person, a little planning saves a second journey.
- Bring every report and scan you have, in date order, and the strips or bottles of any medicines you take.
- Write down your questions before you leave home.
- Wear loose, comfortable clothing in case an examination is needed. You are told what it involves before you agree.
- If you would like a family member with you, ask when you book.
- Ask before you leave what the next step is, so you know whether the follow-up can happen by video.
Language and timing
Speak in the language you are most comfortable with.
Prescriptions and how medicine reaches you
No medicine is suggested before you are assessed. If Dr. Sharma advises one, the clinic explains the next step with you directly, including whether it can be sent to an address.
What can be advised after a video consultation is limited by India's telemedicine rules for Ayurveda practitioners. Dr. Sharma will say if something needs a visit first.
₹500, and what it covers
Your consultation with Dr. Sharma, by video or in Ludhiana, and your personalised Dinacharya (daily-routine) guide, prepared after the consultation. You pay only after the clinic confirms suitability and a time.
The consultation
₹500In person in Ludhiana, or by video
Includes your personalised Dinacharya (daily-routine) guide, prepared after the consultation.
How booking works · no payment until step 3
- You send a request
- Suitability and a time are confirmed
- You pay ₹500
- Your slot is confirmed
- The consultation
Other costs
- Medicine, if advised
- Discussed after your consultation
- Care courses
- Discussed after your consultation
Request received
Your request reached the clinic. It replies on WhatsApp about suitability and a time. This is not a confirmed appointment until the clinic confirms it in writing.
- Request received
- Suitability and a time waiting for the clinic
- Pay ₹500 only after step 2
- Written confirmation not yet
- Consultation
This is not a confirmed appointment.
Specialist pages: Sexologist in Ludhiana Piles specialist in Ludhiana Video consultation
Questions from Kapurthala
If I start by video and then need a visit, do I pay twice?
The ₹500 is the same for a video or an in-person consultation.
Full answer
Whether a visit after a video consultation is charged as a new consultation has not been decided.
Should I send photos of a skin problem first?
You can show it on video if you are comfortable. If the camera is not enough, you are told, and a visit is suggested.
Full answer
Whether photographs may be sent before the call is not decided.
Is medicine delivered to Kapurthala?
Delivery to Kapurthala is not confirmed. The clinic tells you what is possible before you decide on any medicine.
Full answer
Read more about how video consultations work, or go straight to booking. For background first, see men's health concerns, piles and anorectal concerns or skin and hair concerns.