Case-2
A young man Mr. S.S.K., aged 23 years, reported to Life Force for the treatment of Fibromyalgia.
He was suffering from back pain and generalized body ache and knee joints pain since 3 years. The knee pain would increase on walking for long duration, and after exertion. He had to sit down because of the pain, which was very intimidating for the patient.
For a 23 years young man, having to sit down with inability to walk, was quite a serious concern. He was examined by a couple of orthopedic surgeons who advised surgery.
Patient then took more opinions, until a rheumatologist diagnosed him as suffering from fibromyalgia.
He then decided to opt for homeopathy. Patient had a history of a mild trauma to right knee in the past and a history of sprain in the left knee long back.
His father was working in ONGC and his mother was working for the income tax department, he had a younger brother who was mentally retarded
Patient was a brave, responsible, caring, mature, calm, and understanding person. His brother is mentally retarded, violent, and aggressive; but patient manages him well. He tries to balance every thing; manages brother, handles parent’s emotions, he is very responsible, never gets angry on his brother.
He was taking tablet Gabantin for his pain. MRI of the knee joints and color doppler studies of both lower legs were normal. He was sensitive to cold. He had an average built. Patient was tall, fair and good looking. He was calm, and content. He denied any worries, was mature for his age, was very organized and had a pleasing personality.
Dr Rajesh Shah, MD, prescribed Silica 30c and then later 200c and then 1M, infrequent doses.
In a span of 8 months there was very good improvement in all his complaints. The body pain was relieved, the knee pain came down very well, and he did not face any major pain attack in the past 6 months. The back pained no longer.
Dr Shah has advised 4 more months of treatment as maintenance. His dose of conventional medicine Gabantin was reduced and stopped over the period of time.
Fibromyalgia has a successful treatment in homeopathy.
Case-2
A 56 years old patient Mr A.K.S. (Patient Identification Number 13223) registered with Life Force for the treatment of residual symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) on 22nd January 2010.
He had poor muscle power in his hands. His fingers were stiff and he could not grip the objects. He was dependent on others for daily activities like brushing, dressing up, eating, etc. He could not close his mouth completely. He was continuously doing physiotherapy but residual symptoms of GBS still persisted. Although with physiotherapy his gait had improved.
He was examined thoroughly. Mild swelling was noted on finger joints. He could not raise his hands upright. He could raise his hands till shoulder height but could not sustain in that position for more than 20 seconds.
His case was taken in details. He was fond of sweets and chicken but his appetite had reduced. He was a simple person, hardworking businessman. He was a kind of person who took responsibilities and managed it well.
After studying the case details and taking all the parameters into consideration Dr Shah prescribed constitutional medicine for him along with our research based medicines. He was advised to continue physiotherapy and calcium supplements. He was prescribed medicines for 3 months.
At 3 months follow up (April 2010) Patient showed very good improvement in muscle power. He was able to lift both his hands upright and could sustain for 5 to 10 minutes. He had started eating with the help of spoon but slowly. Swelling in joints was better by 20%. He could not close his mouth completely. There was improvement in walking by 20%.
At 6 months follow up (July 2010) Patient reported with 30% improvement in both the hands. Muscle power had improved. He was able to eat by holding the spoon. He could lift his hands upright. Swelling had reduced. Most remarking thing was that he could lift 1.5 to 2 kgs of weight.
At 9 months follow up (Oct 2010), the patient reported with remarkable improvement. He had began to write a few sentences. He could write for 10 to 15 minutes at a stretch. With some effort he could close his mouth completely.
At 1 year follow up (Jan 2011) Patient reported with stable condition as the previous follow up. He could walk normally without any support now but the other improvement were same as previous follow up. Dr Shah reviewed the case and increased the power of medicines.
This time patient visited after 6 months of gap in the treatment. (Oct 2011) Fortunately for him the condition was stable as seen in the previous follow up. No further improvement was noted even though physiotherapy was continued. His case was reviewed again and 3 months medicines were prescribed.
In next follow up (Jan 2013) Patient reported with more than 50% improvement in the muscle power of hands. Swelling had reduced completely. The constant feeling of fatigue had gone and he started to have refreshing sleep. He could write for 30 to 40 minutes at a stretch.
This time patient visited one month late (May 2013) Patient reported with overall more than 60 % recovery. As patient described his grip has improved by 60% in both the hands. He can close the fist and stiffness has reduced by 70%. He can lift a weight of 5 to 7 kgs and can write normally for a hour at a stretch. This case shows that homeopathy is very effective in treating residual symptoms of GB syndrome. The patient is to continue the medicines for complete recovery.
(Case study by Dr S.B., on 23rd May, 2013)
Case - 2
A 49-year-old male, Mr. A.C (patient identification number-16013) visited Life Force Center for the treatment of Tinea versicolor.
A 49-year-old male, Mr. A.C (patient identification number-16013) visited Life Force Center for the treatment of Tinea versicolor. He was suffering from tinea versicolor on and off since the last 20 years. Now since 4 months it had again relapsed.
The Tinea was localized on the groin and it presented as erythematous eruptions with hyper pigmented. He had unbearable itching and burning sensation and the tinea was gradually spreading. His complaints were aggravated from perspiration, summer, warm climate and night.
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In addition to the tinea, he also had acid peptic disorder, having complaint of retro-sternal burning, gases, fullness of abdomen. His APD was always aggravated after taking spicy things.
In medical history it was found that he had taken homeopathic medicines for about 15 days and allopathic medicines for 15 days with little effect.
Emotionally he was very touchy. He would weep on watching emotional scenes. In his job, he was a tough and responsible person. He was a compulsive worker, he could not sit idle. All this information proved important for prescription. Basically he was a calm and reserved person. He spoke very respectably with every one. Even with the assistant doctors, he spoke very politely.
He had profuse perspiration mostly over the forehead, which was offensive. Thermally he could not bear heat.
After studying the case in detail, Dr. Rajesh Shah prescribed him our research based medicine along with his constitutional medicine.
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At the 6 weeks follow up Mr. A. C reported that his tinea had stopped spreading and no new lesions were seen. His major complaint of itching had reduced by 90% and his acid peptic disorder had reduced substantially by around 60% in terms of frequency and intensity.
At the 6 months follow up, Mr. A.C reported that his tinea versicolor was better by 100%. The hyper-pigmented patch had completely recovered. The itching and discomfort had stopped. When the photos were compared, the skin showed remarkable improvement, in texture and color. His acidity was better by 80%.
He was very happy with the results as nothing had worked so well.
(Uploaded by Dr. MNJ on 24th December 2011)
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Case-2
Mr. K .S 69 yr old (Patient Ref. No.:11956) a pre-existing patient at Life Force taking treatment for GERD. Few days back, he reported of severe pain in right leg along with rashes and boils on the thigh.The pain was radiating from the right buttock to the right knee joint. There was severe tearing and burning type of pain accompanied with joint pains increasing at night.
Dr Shah examined the patient and diagnosed it as Herpes Zoster.
Based on these clinical symptoms Dr Shah prescribed Mezereum 200 C to be taken 4 times a day.
Within one week, the pain had reduced considerably, the lesions had dried up. His discomfort was relieved.
The lesions completely healed up in next seven days.
The patient did not take any conventional medicines like acyclovir which are usually indicated in Herpes.
There was complete resolution in the skin and he did not face any post herpetic neuralgia, which is a common complication after herpes infection.
This example illustrates homeopathy works wonders in acute conditions.