A Prospective Case Study Examining the Effectiveness of Homoeopathic Medicine in Treating Degenerative Changes in the Lumbar Spine-A Case Report

A patient with Degenerative changes in lumbar spine, presented to the OPD of Dr D.Y. Patil Homoeopathic Medical College and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, with complaints of pain in the lumbar region along with tingling and numbness in lower extremities. The patient had never received therapy previously. There was no relief from pain and the patient required active treatment. Regular follow-ups were taken, and X-ray was repeated twice for knowing the judgment of the case prognosis Veratrum Viride 1M was administered based on the symptoms presented and the constitutional totality and it proved efficient in giving relief to the patient from the symptoms. Hence Homoeopathy proves efficacious in providing relief in a case of degenerative changes in lumbar spine after careful selection of the remedy.

Case Report, Constitutional, Homoeopathy, Potency, Totality

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