ANKYLOSING SPONDYLOSIS

*Mr B. H . a 42 aged man started with our treatment in march 2013. He was a known case of Ankylosing spondylitis with HLA B-27 positive.

His complaints started 2 years back with pain in his lower back and great difficulty when sitting for long hours, followed by the pain to upper back, shoulder and neck. In his case details mentioned to us he reported of unbearable pain. He was facing difficulty in sitting for long hours during his job.

He was on NSAIDS and pain killers with not much relief. The pain killers used to give temporary relief to him and as the effect of pain killer reduced, he was in severe pain, His stiffness was increasing day by day (especially in back and neck).
Based on these details his case was studied and evaluated and remedy was selected and prescribed to him.

In one month of treatment he has marked improvement in the back pain with good relief in the stiffness.
After 3 months of treatment now he can sit for long hours without any back pains. His stiffness was also reducing gradually.

After 6 months of treatment, he reported almost 70% relief in his complaints and by then he was not using any pain killers. This was amazing improvement.

*Mr A.K. was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis four years ago. He was under allopathic treatment for four years, but his condition went from bad to worse. He complaints of pain and stiffness. He could hardly move his neck sideways. He had low back pain and stiffness associated with cervical pain and stiffness. He had severe backache along with severe pain and stiffness in both hips. He had difficulty even to walk properly. He was unable to lift any weight. He would take cortisone as and when required under the supervision of the local doctor. He visited us in January 2013 to start homeopathy treatment.
His sleep was disturbed due to pain.
Based on the above history the patient was prescribed the remedy .After 2 months of our treatment the patient has much relief in stiffness and backache. He was prescribed medicines for one month.

In the 2nd follow up after 1 month he has 40 % relief in stiffness and pain has subsided. Now he can walk properly. He was prescribed medicines for one month.

After one month his stiffness reduced by 60 %. He was prescribed medicines for two months.
Now he was feeling much better, stiffness is better, no backache, and now he can move his neck sideways.
In the subsequent follow-ups the patient was improving gradually and after 8 months did extremely well with the treatment and was free from the pain and stiffness has marked improved which had not been relieved by any other kind of medication in the past.
This case illustrates how Ankylosing Spondylitis can be efficiently tackled with homeopathy, even in those cases where other forms of treatment have failed. Homeopathy can even help to arrest the further progress of the disease.

*Mr Mukesh Sharma  came to us on 20th April, 2011, with the complaint of pain in both hip joints. He was having this complaint since over one year. He was asked to undergo blood investigations and X-ray. His HLA-B27 test came positive. He was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

He was having severe pain and stiffness in both hip joints and lower back. There was a tingling and numbness in both thighs and burning soles. His complaints would get worse at night especially at 3-5am, after over work and in damp weather. He was taking pain killers from the last 4 months.

After detail case study he was prescribed medicines.

Within four to six weeks time, his pain and stiffness in hip joints and back reduced. The symptoms of tingling numbness and burning soles were reduced. In next three months, frequency of his pain and stiffness got reduced to only twice in a week. Tingling numbness and burning soles also got reduced. His mobility improved significantly.

By the fourth month, his pain reduced considerably and his movements also improved. Symptoms of tingling numbness and burning soles also reduced. He had stopped the pain killers .

All his symptoms are under control now and he is perfectively all right. He is still under our care for maintenance. He has been symptom free and free of pain killers since our treatment. It has been 5 years he is not having any complaints.

*Mr. Ankur Mishra (Regd No 123/99) started with the online treatment for his Ankylosing Spondylitis.

He was recently diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis since one month.

There was pain in his left sacro iliac joint. This pain would get worse when he tried to lift his left leg without bending in the lying down position. He would face difficulty in walking as he had to exert pressure on the leg which would make him limp and was better if could attain straight posture while standing.

Detailed case history and the reports and examination findings emailed by him were taken into consideration and the medicines for Ankylosing spondylitis were sent for him.

In 8 weeks A.A. reported to us of 95% relief in the pain. Now, he could walk without any difficulty. There was mild pain if pressure was exerted to left hip while sitting for long hours, but his movements were comfortable and pain free. This made his life easier and he would move about freely without any pain.

After five months of medication he was absolutely free from pain. His happiness knew no bounds.

*Mr. Praveen Sharma(Regd No 165/22) a male patient aged 40 years, reported to the clinic with the complaints of Ankylosing Spondylitis. He had been suffering since 10 years with dull continous pain in the lower back. The pain was mild, but continous. The pain would get severe once in a year.

During an acute attack, he would experience sharp shooting pain, radiating from the lumbar region to the right hip joint. There was difficulty in most of the movements like walking, sitting, standing. The pain would increase when lying down on the affected side (right side). He could lie down on left side.

HLA- B27 was found positive, the x-ray of his lumbar spine showed loss of joint space of both the sacroiliac joints. There was erosion of articular surfaces which stated Ankylosing Spondylitis.

There was continous pain in the inter-phalangeal joints of fingers since 1 ½ years. There was no swelling or stiffness of the joints.

He was on painkillers when the pain would be unbearable, but with little relief of the pain.

There was no history of significant illnesses in the past.

After detail case taking and study of his reports the remedy was selected and prescribed.

In 8 weeks of medication, the frequency of the pain reduced, the pain which was continuous was less often. Within 5 months, he reported 50-60 % decrease in the intensity of the pain. The pain in inter-phalangeal joints of the fingers reduced considerably.

The pain was remarkably less than earlier. He was able to move about freely. The patient experienced an overall 80% relief in his symptoms. He was able to sleep well. His dependency on painkillers had reduced drastically.

This case illustrates that in conditions like Ankylosing spondylitis, the pathology that is developed cannot be reversed but significant symptomatic relief can be achieved with homeopathy.

*Mr Pramod Gupta 52 yrs (Regd No. 151/62) started with our treatment. He was a known case of Ankylosing spondylitis with HLA B-27 positive. His x-ray findings were normal.

His complaints started 6 years back with pain in his lower back and great difficulty when sitting for long hours. This was followed by radiation of the pain to upper back, shoulder and neck. In his case details mentioned to us he reported of unbearable pain. He was facing difficulty in sitting for long hours in his classes for the lectures.

He was on NSAIDS and pain killers with not much relief.

Based on these details his case was studied and evaluated and remedy was selected and prescribed.

After 1 month there was gradual decrease in pains and stiffness.

In 2 moths there was 40 % decrease in pain with good relief in stiffness.

In 8 weeks he reported of 70% improvement in the back pain with good relief in the stiffness.

In 4 months of treatment, he reported almost 75-80% relief in his complaints and by then he was not using any pain killers. He could do any kind of exercise without major difficulty in the movements. This was amazing improvement.

*Mr. Ramesh Gupta  (Regd No. 155/22) was suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis since 5 years. It started with backache extending upto the toe.

The pain was very severe. He was not able to keep his leg on the floor. There was difficulty in walking on account of pain.. Lower back stiffness was also there which would get worse in early morning. He would feel temporary relief in his pain with hot fomentation.

His HLA B27 test was positive.  For that particular time period when he was taking steroids, his pain had reduced but again increased after completing the steroid course. He would take pain killers during the severe pain, almost 2-3 times in a week.

He was frustrated with his current treatment. While searching on internet about Ankylosing Spondylitis treatment, he came to us.

The doctor studied his case in details and research based homeopathic medicine along with his constitutional medicine were prescribed. He called up after three to four weeks and reported that there was 50 % relief in his pain.

Gradually in 4 months of treatment there is no pain n stiffness has decreased.

*Mr Manoj Sigh was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis 4 years ago. He was under allopathic treatment for four years, but his condition went from bad to worse. He complaints of pain and stiffness. He could hardly move his neck sideways. He had low back pain and stiffness associated with cervical pain and stiffness. He had severe backache along with severe pain and stiffness in both hips. He had difficulty even to walk properly. He was unable to lift any weight. He would take cortisone as and when required under the supervision of the local doctor. He visited us in Feb 2012 to start homeopathy treatment.
His sleep was disturbed due to pain.
Based on the above history the patient was prescribed the remedy .After 2 months of our treatment the patient has much relief in stiffness and backache. He was prescribed medicines for one month.

In the 2nd follow up after 1 month he has 40 % relief in stiffness and pain has subsided. Now he can walk properly. He was prescribed medicines for one month.

After one month his stiffness reduced by 60 %. He was prescribed medicines for two months.
Now he was feeling much better, stiffness is better, no backache, and now he can move his neck sideways.
In the subsequent follow-ups the patient was improving gradually and after 8 months did extremely well with the treatment and was free from the pain and stiffness has marked improved which had not been relieved by any other kind of medication in the past.
This case illustrates how Ankylosing Spondylitis can be efficiently tackled with homeopathy, even in those cases where other forms of treatment have failed. Homeopathy can even help to arrest the further progress of the disease.

*Mr. Pawan Kumar was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis at the age of twenty years. He is at present twenty five years old. His complaints of pain, stiffness had increased since the last six months. His mobility had decreased by 90%. He had low back pain and stiffness associated with cervical pain and stiffness. He had severe sacro-ilitis which presented as severe pain and stiffness in both hips. He had difficulty even to walk properly. He was unable to lift any weight.He visited us on 4^th may 2012 to start homeopathy treatment. .

He was prescribed remedy after detail case study.

He visited on 4^th june November for the first follow up. He was feeling 20% improvement in his stiffness. The intensity of pain had also decreased. He did not take any cortisone after starting homeopathy.

He reported after 2 months  30% – 40% improvement. The pain in hip joints and lower back was much better. The stiffness had also improved further. He was prescribed medicines for two months.

He reported after 2 months .He was experiencing 60% – 70% improvement in overall health.

He visited after 2 months for follow up. He was happy with the steady improvement in all his complaints of pain and stiffness.

He visited after 2 months. He was glad with the improvement achieved in his case. He could sit cross leg on floor. His gait had improved and posture had also improved. The pain in hip, leg and back was nil. He had stopped pain killers since he started the homoeopathic  treatment .