HOMEOPATHY FOR PAIN DURING MENSES/ DYSMENORRHOEA

Dysmenorrhoea means painful periods.

Primary Dysmenorrhoea : Normal menstruation that happens to be painful .

Secondary Dysmenorrhoea: Period pain caused by certain reproductive disorders, such as endometriosis or fibroids.

This problem is faced by about 10% of the female population.

Symptoms: Pains of dysmenorrhoea can  include:

The pain ususally starts either with the onset of menses or 1-2 days before it.

The first 24 hours is the most painful

 Pain low in the abdomen that can spread to the lower back and legs

 Pain that is gripping or experienced as a constant ache, or a combination of both

 Clots are passed in the menstrual blood.

Causes:

Primary dysmenorrhoea:  In patients who have no other uterine disease, the cause could be either a narrow cervical opening or excess of certain hormones or simply severe spasms of the uterus.

Secondary dysmenorrhoea: Other causes could be, uterins problems like fibroids, use of intra-uterine contraceptive devices, uterine infections or some diseases of the ovary.

Management

• A short history & examination followed by a sonography of the pelvis is sufficient to locate the cause. Usually when no disease is found & the cause seems simply hormonal, the following can be done to get temporary relief.
•  Bed rest during the first day or so of the period
•  Applying heat, such as a hot water bottle, to the abdomen
•  Regular exercise and attention to overall physical fitness.
•    Relaxation techniques
• Homeopathic intervention: But homeopathic medicines if taken continuously for about 4-6 months could cure the problem permanently.

commonly used homeopathic medicines remedies in dysmenorrhoea (menstrual pains) are: Belladonna, Borax, Cactus, Caulophyllum, Coccus, Pulsastilla, Secale cor, Vibernum, sabina, Mag phos.

HOMEOPATHY FOR DELAYED PUBERTY

Homeopathic for delayed puberty in Girls: 

If a girl having completed 16 years of age does not start menstruating, it needs to be investigated.

·         First we need to rule out simple physiological or constitutional delay. These Children  are otherwise healthy but have a slower rate of physical development than average have constitutional delay in growth and adolescence. 

·         Secondly it needs to be seen whether her nutritional status is normal i.e. whether she is undernourished (Anorexia nervosa, Zinc deficiency). If so, correcting the diet should solve the problem.

·         Thirdly rule out any systemic disease e.g. Inflammatory bowel disease, chronic renal failure.

·         Next it is important for the doctor to have a routine conversation & a routine check-up with her just to rule out some of the common congenital disorders which could be the cause of the problem.

If everything is normal, a sonography of the pelvis followed by a few hormonal tests must be undertaken to find the cause if any.

Hormonal deficiencies  such as deficiency of female hormones or thyroid deficiency will need to be treated and  homeopathy can help a great deal.

Management

·         If a child is healthy, but simply late, only reassurance and prediction based on the bone age can be provided. No other intervention is usually necessary..

·         If the delay is due to systemic disease or under nutrition, the therapeutic intervention is likely to focus mainly on those conditions.

·         Any other hormonal deficiency can be take care with Homeopathy.

Some commonly used homeopathic medicines / remedies in delayed puberty are:  Calcarea carb,Natrum mur, Pulsatilla, Ignatia,Baryta carb, Graphites etc. 

Dyslexia and Homeopathy

Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disorder in which the patient face difficulty in learning to read and write correctly.

It is present since birth and usually runs in families. Symptoms are usually elicited during early school   days and may continue into adulthood also. It is more common in males as compare to females.

Most people suffering from dyslexia learn differently and work really hard to overcome their learning   problem.  Most of them have average or above average intelligence and many are gifted with unnatural talent.

Signs and Symptoms

Early Signs and symptoms

·    Delayed speech, as late as 3-5 years old.

·    Frequent ear infection

·    Difficulty  tying shoe laces

·    Confusion in left versus right,  before versus after, over versus under and other directions.

·    Difficulty in learning the names of letters, also difficulty writing alphabets in order.

Reading

People with dyslexia make specific types of errors showing a particular pattern.

·    The child may read one word on a page but, may not recognize it on the other page.

·    Difficulty in remembering what he has read, but will understand and remember when the same text is read to him.

·    Difficulty in understanding word problems in math, even though he is well verse with basic arithmetic.

·    Letters or words appear to be moving or jumping around on the page when he is reading or writing.

·    Mixing of letters, for example, reading the word "Left" as "Felt."

·    While reading a sentence, words may blend and spacing is lost.

·    They spell words as they sound, for example, Words as wrd, exactly as xaktly.

·    Unable to comprehend what he had read.

Spellings

Spellings are worse than reading.

·    Child is poor with vowel sounds and often omits them while spelling a word.

·    It takes great effort for dyslexics to memorize a list of spellings for more than few hours.

·    Child even misspells while copying from the board or a book.

Writing

·    Child avoids writing whenever possible.

·    They face great difficulty in putting their thoughts on paper.

·    Makes mistakes while copying from a book or board.

·    Poor spacing and grammatical mistakes while writing a sentence.

·    Confusion while writing similar looking letters, for example, b,d,p,q.

·    Poor time management. Difficulty in finishing a test in given time limit.

Memory

·    Memory is good for things he has experienced, but poor for facts, sequences, and information that have not been experienced.

·    Difficulty in memorizing the right names for things, written list and phone numbers.

Speech

·    Makes mistakes in pronouncing words. E.g. dog for god.

·    Difficulty in speaking out his thoughts, i.e. Unable to put his thoughts in words.

On examination no hearing and speech problem is detected medically.

It is very common for people to present with one or two above mentioned symptoms, but that doesn't qualify them to be dyslexic. However someone who shows several of these signs and symptoms should be tested for the same.

A proper physical examination should be done to rule out any underlying medical problem.

Managing Dyslexia

·    Use of special learning and practice activities for dyslexia by teachers.

·    Given more time to complete assignments and tests.

·    Listening to record class lectures.

·    Emotional Support from family and friends is very important for people with dyslexia, as the get frustrated and are filled with low self esteem because no matter how hard they try, they are unable to keep pace with other students.

Dyslexia & Homeopathy

Dyslexia is a constitutional disorder and hence Homeopathy is the best choice of treatment along with the other management techniques, when dealing with it.

Some related rubrics from Radar

Common Clinical Features	Chapter in Radar	Corresponding Rubric
	MIND	DYSLEXIA
		CONCENTRATION - difficult
		HEEDLESS - talking and writing; in
Weak Memory		MEMORY - weakness of memory
Mistakes while writing		MISTAKES; making - writing, in
		MISTAKES; making - writing, in - adding letters
		MISTAKES; making - writing, in - confounding letters
Difficulty in writing thoughts on paper		MISTAKES; making - writing, in - thoughts; from fast
Mistakes while reading		MISTAKES; making - reading, in - reversing letters and words
		MISTAKES; making - reading, in - skipping lines
		MISTAKES; making - reading, in - words - adding words
		MISTAKES; making - reading, in - words - omitting words
Motor Skills- ambidextrous		MISTAKES; making - side; about left and right
Speech and Spellings		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - side or vice versa; putting right for left
		WRITING - inability for
		WRITING - inability for - connectedly
		WRITING - indistinctly, writes
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - spelling, in
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - syllables - wrong syllables
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in – words
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - vertigo; with
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - misplacing words
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - mispronouncing words
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - omitting words
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - new words; makes
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - reversing words
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using
		making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - names; calls things by wrong
		making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - opposite, hot for cold
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - plums, when he means pears; says
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - seen instead of the one desired; name of the object
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - side or vice versa; putting right for left
		MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using - stop in the middle of a sentence and to change it entirely; obliged to