ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AND HOMEOPATHY

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AND HOMEOPATHY

Homoeopathy today is a rapidly growing system and is being practiced all over the world. It strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When ankylosing spondylitis is concerned there are many effective medicines available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering mental and physical symptoms.

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AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM

Ankylosing spondylitis with backache of sacrum and hips, worse while walking or stooping. Pains are sticking or flying all over, hot like lighting. Lameness in neck, aching between shoulder blades. Aching in lumbar and sacral region with stiffness in the back, almost impossible to walk. Baxk region of spine feels weak, back and legs give out. Pain as if back will break. Back is rigid, stiff, weak and painful.??Has to make repeated efforts at rising, worse walking and stooping.??Sensation of lameness and heaviness in back.

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA

Ankylosing spondilitis , where the patient feels??pain , stiffness??and contraction in neck and back. Stiff neck, pain worse sensitive worse pressure, which causes nausea and retching. Spine very sensitive. Pain in lumbar and sacral region, down thighs and through hips.

GUAIACUM

Ankylosing spondilitis with aching pain in neck. Stiff neck and sore shoulders. one sided stiffness of back from neck to sacrum. Contractive pain between scapulae.

KALMIA LATIFOLIA

Ankylosing spondylitis, where lumbar pain is accompanied??by heat and burning in the affected part. Pain from neck down to arms. Pain down back, as if it would break in localized region of spine through shoulders. Numbness and pain in the affected area. Pain, stiffness and lameness in the affected part. Neck is tender to touch. Pain from the neck radiates to the arm or scapula. Tingling and numbness of the left arm.

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KALI CARBONICUM

?Ankylosing spondilitis with severe backache. Severe backache, lower back feels weak. Lumbago with given up feeling, must lie down, as if broken. Backache with sudden sharp pains extending up and down, back and down the thighs. Pain in buttocks and thighs and hip joint. Stiffness and paralytic feeling in the back. Burning along the spine.

RHUS TOXICODENDRON

?Ankylosing spondylitis, where the complaints are worse rest. Pain, stiffness, and lameness in the back and hip, better from motion or lying on something hard, worse while sitting.??Contractive pain or breaking backache better hard pressure, lying on something hard, walking about or bending backwards. Pain extend to thighs.

SILICEA

?Ankylosing spondilitis with stiffness of neck with headache. Stitches between hips. Painful coccyx. Weakness and paralytic stiffness in lumbar region and nape.??Burning in back when walking in open air and becoming warm. Aching, shooting, burning and throbbing in lumbo-sacral region. Lameness in region of sacrum.

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