Homeopathy is a system of medicine that treats patients on symptom similarity. To treat the patient: symptom presentations, disease history, family history and when and how often the pain worsens are all taken into consideration, said Dr Rosamma Sabu, Balsam Homeopathic Centre, Sharjah. After all of these are considered, a specific remedy will be selected for the patient, she said.
Homeopathy gives importance to patients' tastes
"I remember a patient with left leg pain that increased while lying down at night and was better by walking. The pain was so severe that he couldn’t sleep at night and must walk up and down frequently. He was also diabetic, and whenever he woke up at night, he used to drink cold milk. He could not explain the reason, but it was one of his favourite drinks," said the Sharjah-based Homeopath.
Homeopathy gives importance to the tastes of the patient, and taking all aspects into consideration a treatment plan was selected and given for 15 days, Dr Rosamma said.
The patient returned on the 15th day complaining that the pain remained the same, but his sleep quality was much better. The same medicine was repeated for a month, and he came back after six months and said that the pain reappeared in winter. The medications were continued for another month and he never had the same problem again, the Homeopath said.
