Does Homeopathy help in treating Autism? By Dr.Santosh Joshi

Homeopathy the science which has given so much to the society yet the one which is commonly persecuted as placebo effect, it isn’t science so on and so forth. But we are not just believers we are a bunch of intellects who have seen the efficacy of the science and art when practised in the correct manner has yielded best results.

I have seen many cases where there was no hope to offer to the suffering, but Homeopathy came to their rescue. Homeopathy is a science based on sound scientific principles and has a complete pharmacopeia describing the effects of the medicines.

We get queries from all over the world for Homeopathic treatment for Autism, we have seen encouraging results with Homeopathic medicines, not only did these Homeopathic medicines were easy to give but also effective. No side effects, what else can one expect but still lot of those suffering kids do not get the benefit of Homeopathic medicines. Thanks to the bad publicity drive by so many from ulterior motives.

We at Dr. Joshi’s center for Autism are a strong advocate of Early intervention for autism, but we also advice to take Homeopathic medicines which enhances the whole treatment protocol. Homeopathic medicines help in improving the comprehension of the child, imagine a child who goes to the therapy but doesn’t sit in one place for even five minutes. When the right homeopathic medicine is given the same child can perform so well in the therapy sessions.

We take into consideration the reports by the Early intervention team and it also undergoes the detailed Homeopathic case taking which is an essential part to select the right homeopathic medicines that suits the individual. As homeopathic medicine is highly individualised we need to find the correct remedy that suits the individual, so it can make the positive impact on the individual and help in dealing with the disorder.

Some parents are worried about the distance how can Dr. Joshi’s center for Autism help patients in other parts of the world, but we have seen the complete treatment cycle from various countries and states and successfully implemented our treatment protocol seamlessly.

Homeopathic medicine can be given for long term without any side effects, and we have seen that the percentage of regression after improvement decreases.

Give your child the Homeopathic care and it can bring encouraging change and benefit the child in the long run. Time is precious don’t waste it.

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International day of persons with disabilities – 3rd December 2011

Did you know that according to the new report there are more 1 billion people across the globe face substantial  barriers in their daily lives.The day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every aspect of life.

Lets see which countries are user friendly for people who suffer from disabilities .One of the main concern that I always felt was how people with disabilities travel ? With the growing modernization and the population explosion in  countries like India ,China etc .Here modern infrastructure is being built but in India I have seen minimal thought given to the disabled people.

When I travel by the local train to reach the platform from where the train leaves its just impossible for a wheelchair bound person to access this service.Now since few years there is a small compartment which is specially for the disabled and also for the cancer patients.This is a good initiative by the government .

The public transport buses have 4 -5 seats reserved for the disabled but here also there is no facility for a wheel chair bound person.Last week when I was traveling in the BEST bus there was a heart breaking incident a mother was sitting with her son who was suffering from cerebral palsy and was also blind and a person came who was also little disabled he started fighting with that lady that she should vacate the seat .The lady explained that it will be impossible to leave the child sit alone but the other person didn’t understand the complex disease the child was suffering from .

Looking at this whole thing a fellow passenger offered his seat.The point is there has to be awareness campaigns where people understand how to deal with disabilities and also a board has to be put where care takers can seat with the disabled people.

Some of the best practices that I have encountered in India where disabled people are concerned is the outlook of the general people.Indian people are very helpful when they see a disabled person who needs any help like while crossing streets, some organizations are doing tremendous work,also the students from schools and colleges are very friendly and helpful.

Did you know ? 

http://www.specialolympics.org/#

Special Olympics is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place -- one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.You can do your bit by donating for the cause

http://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/

The Paralympics are elite sport events for athletes with a disability. They emphasize, however, the participants' athletic achievements rather than their disability. The movement has grown dramatically since its first days. The number of athletes participating in Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes from 23 countries in Rome in 1960 to 3,951 athletes from 146 countries in Beijing in 2008.

http://www.deaflympics.com/about/

The Summer and Winter Deaflympics are among the world's fastest growing sports events. More than 4,000 deaf athletes and officials from 77 nations participated in the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei, Chinese Taipei, in September 2009. Over 600 athletes and officials participated in the 16th Winter Deaflympics in Salt Lake City, United States in February 2007.

Some of the famous people

Albert Einstein
The Mathematician/Physicist who had a learning disability and did not speak until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing maths in school. It was also very hard for him to express himself through writing. 

Alexander Graham Bell
Had a learning disability 

Cher
Has dyslexia 

Christopher Reeve
Never has a person with a disability commanded so much media attention in recent history. Christopher Reeve, crippled after a horse-riding injury, wants to be up on his feet & wants to help others stand confident too. His life is now dedicated to harnessing the power of medical research to get up & ride again. 

Thomas Edison
Edison had a learning disability. He couldn't read until he was twelve years old and had a very difficult time writing even when he was older. 

Francsico de Goya
Spanish painter (1746-1828): At age 46, an illness left him deaf. He went on to create the most famous Spanish art of the 19th century. 

Helen Keller
She was Blind, Deaf, and Mute .Devoted her Life to Persons with Disabilities

Ludwig van Beethoven
Known to be deaf one of the famous musicians

Robin Williams
was diagnosed to be suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) as a child. He never refuses a role related to medicine e.g Awakenings, Patch Adams. 

Sarah Bernhardt
French actress (1844-1923) Disabled by a knee injury, her leg amputated in 1914, she continued starring on stage until just before her death. She is regarded as France's greatest actress -- "The Divine Sarah". 

Stephen Hawkings
Physicist/mathematician has Lou Gehrigs Disease and is in a wheelchair. He needs a computer to speak. 

Sudha Chandran
Indian actress and classical dancer. This brave lady dances with a Jaipur foot. She has acted in a movie on classical dance called "Nache Mayuri" & today acts in a variety of TV serials. 

Walt Disney
Had a learning disability

These are few of the points that I have put in this article.There is lot that needs to be done and if each of us does our bit we will definitely achieve the desired outcome…

Article written by,

We bring health to you….

Dr.Santosh Joshi

Classical Homeopath

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Insomnia

Introduction: Insomnia, this word signifies want of sleep and is used popularly to indicate any impairment in its duration, depth or restorative properties. Insomnia is a sleeping disorder characterized by persistent difficulty in falling asleep.

Normally 7-8 hours of sleep is necessary for human beings. Insomnia can affect not only your energy level and mood, but also it will affect your health.


Types of Insomnia

Primary Insomnia: The term primary insomnia should be reserved for those persons who throughout their lives have never enjoyed restful slumber and in whom none of the usual symptoms of nervousness, depression, or other psychiatric or medical diseases can be elicited.

• Insomnia secondary to another disease condition: Severe insomnia is a frequent complaint of patients suffering from psychiatric illnesses or neurological disorders, brain lesions or history of traumatic brain injury.

Cause

• Certain drugs, medications, caffeine may cause insomnia.

• Fear, anxiety, domestic and business worries which keeps the patient's mind in turmoil can cause insomnia.

• Shift duties and jetlag may cause insomnia. Jet lag is seen in people who travel through multiple time zones, as the time relative to the rising and setting of the sun no longer coincides with the body's internal concept of it. The insomnia experienced by shift workers is also a circadian rhythm sleep disorder.

• Hormonal imbalance during menopause or before menstruation in young girls may cause insomnia.

• Psychiatric illness such as depression, nervousness and brain lesions, neurological disorders may cause insomnia.

• Certain diseases such as hyperthyroidism may cause insomnia.

• Rebound insomnia may be due to excessive use of prescription of sleep aids.

• Insomnia can be common after the loss of a loved one, even years or decades after the death, if the person has not gone through the grieving process due to shock after hearing the news.

Signs and Symptoms

• Difficulty falling asleep at night.
• Waking up during the night.
• Disturbing dreams are frequent and may awaken the patient; exceptionally the patient may even stay awake to avoid them.
• Waking up too early.
• Irritability.
• Falling asleep at odd hours.
• Daytime fatigue and sleepiness.

Diagnosis

A detail medical history to exclude disease conditions causing insomnia is required.

• Blood tests to rule out hypothyroidism and other disease conditions.
• History regarding the patient's sleep pattern, whether the patient sleeps in the afternoon for long hours, whether he is on any medications or he has other health disorders, whether he snores and since how long he is suffering from difficulty in falling sleep is considered.

Treatment

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathic medicines are not habit forming and they are free from dangerous side effects.
A detail history is considered; also whether the patient has any other underlying disorder is considered and then treated with Homeopathy.

After the administration of correct homeopathic remedy, the patient will enjoy sound sleep without frightening dreams. Homeopathic medicines act on mental level. It is the disturbed mind which has to calm down. Sometimes the patient gets frightful dreams. There are different remedies in Homeopathy which cover them as each person is different.

Some people get dreams of fire, some people dream about water, snakes, some dream about day to day worries. The nature of dreams is helpful in selecting the right medicine.Some people do not sleep in the first half and sleep early in the morning.

One patient would actually get up at night and write down his dreams in a diary; he was very intelligent and would remain occupied throughout the day and also very suspicious. Due to the disturbing dreams he was unable to sleep. He was put on homeopathy, he enjoyed sound sleep and he was restored to health.

Another patient was so miserable that he was about to commit suicide as he just could not sleep due tensions, worries. After administration of constitutional homeopathic medicine the patient was better, he could sleep peacefully and all his negative thoughts disappeared.

Keep in mind some important tips if you are suffering from insomnia

• Listen to some good music before going to bed. Chant the name of God and you will never know when you fall asleep.

• Avoid sleeping for long hours in the afternoon. Keep yourself busy; especially old people should do some light activity during day time to ensure good sleep at night.

• Avoid watching television for long hours at night.

• Youngsters should perform vigorous exercise and stay active which will give you good sleep at night.

• Avoid taking tea, coffee after lunch and limit caffeine. Alcohol which may initially make you feel sleepy can cause unrestful sleep and frequent awakenings.

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Frozen Shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) case – treated with Homeopathy

The patient came with the complaints of severe pain in the right shoulder .The complaints had started 3-4 months after being diagnosed with frozen shoulder the patient was put on painkillers and was also taking physiotherapy. Even after taking the medicines and the physiotherapy there was no change in the pain and it was worsening day by day.

The case came to me after they read about the other cases I had treated but there was lot of doubt in the patients mind .The husband had asked many questions about Homeopathy and how it works and will I be able to provide any relief? As we know a correct case history is very important if we have to solve the case I told the same thing to the patient if they co-operate we can provide a solution.

The patient said the pain is unbearable it is pulling and throbbing in character. The pain radiates from the shoulder to the forearm.

The following things aggravate the pain
Fomentation
Tight blouse
Continued motion
Abduction
Lying on painful side
Cold weather
Rains

The patient feels better by bending backwards and supporting the hand.

The patient also suffers from osteoarthritis of the knees. There is severe pain in both the knees .The right knee was first affected and then the left knee was also involved.

The following things aggravate the pain in the kneesAscending stairs
Morning
Walking
Squatting

The pain is better by
Exercise
Acupressure
Continued motion

The patient also told that the swelling on the legs is also there for a longtime. Along with this the patient also wanted us to treat her severe hair fall, Swelling on the face.

The patient is staying in Mumbai city India and is a house maker .She says since recent her illness is a causing lot of anxiety .She is unable to sleep due to the pain. She feels how she is going to manage the housework and to add to this their maid has stopped coming for work.

The patient is very anxious by nature small things can also cause lot of anxiety for e.g. if the husband, or children do not come back home on time she will be very worried. She wont sleeps till everyone has returned back even if it is late at night she will wait. There are lots of negative thoughts that come to her mind like they must have met with an accident or something must have gone wrong. There is lot of anticipatory anxiety.

The patient also worries about his son who is 25 years plus and she feels he is too straight forward and how he will deal with the world.

As a child she was very obstinate she wanted things her way otherwise she would be very angry. She is very attached to her family her brothers and sisters. She was very scared of her father but was very much attached to him emotionally. It came as a big shock to her when he passed away she cannot forget this event and this depresses her sometimes. When asked what thoughts come she said she is afraid of the diseases.

The relationship with her husband is very good. There are no problems on this front. The patient also has the habit of preserving things even old things, which are of no use she will preserve for years together. Also she cannot spend her money easily.

During the case taking the patient was so anxious that she asked me many times will she get alright? The intensity of the anxiety was very strong. On observation there was swelling under the eyes, pigmentation on the face was present.

At the end of this she said I forgot to tell one thing that she is very scared of snakes and also gets dreams of snakes. So from the above history her remedy was very clear.

Personal history

Diet: Vegetarian
Appetite: good
Cravings: Pickles, Spicy food
Aversion: Sweets
Thirst: drinks only during her meals
Urine: N
Stools: N
Menses: Menopause. Uneasiness hot flushes do occur now also
Thermally feels cold on the whole
Perspiration: profuse after menopause

Investigation reports
USG abdomen: Normal
X-ray of the shoulder joint showed reduction of space in the right shoulder joint
S.creatinine: 0.8mg/dl
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 15
S.triglycerides: 202 mg/dl
S.Cholestrol: 184 mg/dl
Blood sugar levels were normal

On examinationBlood pressure: 140/90 mm of Hg
Teeth carries few of them have been removed
Hair loss severe
Bilateral pedal edema (swelling on the legs)
Cracking of the knee joints
Pigmentation on the face
Swelling below the eyes

Medicines given

21/8/2006
1) Kali.bi 30c
3 doses

25/8/2006
Pain better by 15-20 %
Sleep has improved
Continue the same treatment
14 days

10/9/2006
Pain has reduced further
Restricted movement has improved little. Can sleep well.
Continue the same treatment
14 days

25/9/2006
Pain better by 80%
Can make movement of the hand without any difficulty
Pain in the knees has reduced.
Swelling has reduced
Anxiety is better
Feeling better overall.
Patient was put on Placebo
For 1 month

Patient was put under observation after 1 month, as there were no complaints as such. Patient reported with overall improvement in the month of February 2007.Also there is a marked improvement in the anxiety levels and she is able to relax and find the solution to a problem. The right Homeopathic medicines will help the person recover to healthy and harmonious state of health.

The above case was treated by Dr.Santosh Joshi who practices Classical Homeopathy in Mumbai city India.
The above case is for information purpose only please do not self medicate.

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