A Patient Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Improved 80% In Just 3 Months With Homeopathy
A 34-year-old lady, Mrs. S.N. (PIN: 42287), who was suffering from ankylosing spondylitis since 2010, visited our Life Force Pimpri clinic on 10th January 2020 for the treatment. She was under conventional medicines for many years, but she got only short-term relief and some months were also better without the medicines. However, four months back, the patient had suffered from a fall due to which she got a hairline fracture in her right knee. She was taking conventional medicines from local doctors, and, after stopping the treatment from a local doctor, her complaints of spondylitis worsened. Then, the severity of the pain had increased. She was diagnosed positive for HLA-B27.
She had come with the complaints of pain and restricted movement in the neck. She was suffering from episodes of stiffness, particularly in the morning, night, and during periods. Also, she was suffering from pain in sacroiliac joint and pain in the knee associated with swelling sometimes. She also experienced stiffness in the lower back which used to get aggravated when sitting for a long time and standing from the sitting position. And, she used to feel better by walking. Her pain used to get aggravated while bending backward and forward both. The patient’s complaints mostly used to get aggravated in the morning after waking from the bed, at night, and during periods.
The patient was an engineer by profession. She had an excessive appetite and ate at small intervals. She had a marked craving for spicy food, sweet food, salty food, and sour food. She also had an intense craving for non-vegetarian food. She had a strong dislike for eggs. She could not tolerate the hot weather. She drank a very less quantity of water per day. Her bowel was satisfactory and urination was normal. Her sleep was disturbed due to the pain in the neck and that was making her uncomfortable. She had no family history of ankylosing spondylitis.
She was a short-tempered lady and would get irritable if things won’t go according to her will. She loved the company of people. If she would get angry, her anger would reduce when someone would make her understand the situation. She was also very sensitive.
Dr. Rajesh Shah studied the case in detail and prescribed research-based medicines along with constitutional medicines for six weeks to the patient.
Follow-Ups:
After 6 weeks of taking the prescribed medicines, on 29th February 2020, her first follow-up was taken. Her duration and frequency of the pain had reduced to 60%. Her pain in the neck was reduced by 60%, but she would get these complaints on and off during acute episodes. The restricted movement of her neck was much better than earlier by 60%. The relief in the pain in her knee associated with the swelling was improved to 50%.
The patient was a lot happy and satisfied to experience the improvement so quickly.
When the patient gave the second follow-up on 8th April 2020, she had experienced further improvement of about 80%. Her relief in the stiffness of the neck was pretty good. Her mobility showed a remarkable 80%. The relief in the severity of her episodes was getting better day by day. Her stiffness in the lower back was a lot better by 80%, as she could bend forward and backward and no more experience the pain as such used to suffer before starting the treatment.
The patient was extremely happy to experience this immense improvement in only three months of treatment and also continued the medicines further for complete recovery.
Conclusion:
This case highlights that homeopathy is highly effective in treating a chronic disease like ankylosing spondylitis successfully and safely without any side-effects. Homeopathic medicines can increase the mobility remarkably, by preventing the dependency of lifelong conventional treatment, within a few months of homeopathic treatment.