Salman, a 64-year-old, consults for “arthritis”. In fact, he described debilitating, mechanical pain located in the spine, hips and knees. He complains of stiffness that requires a lengthy warm-up, in the morning when waking up and around 4 a.m. when he needs to go to the restroom to empty his bladder.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Hypertension for the past 10 years treated with
•Coveram.
Colon polyps monitored every 3 years.
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Prostate adenoma.
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Severe depression at the age of 58, which triggered
•his early retirement.
FAMILY HISTORY
FATHER: hypertension and died of colon cancer.
•
MOTHER: hypertension, obesity and Type 2 diabetes,
•died of uterine cancer.
Jerome describes constant pain with moments when it becomes really intense. His physical activity is limited: “at the slightest effort, the pain flares up.” Aggravation in humid cold weather. Improvement by walking.
He is overweight:
• 92 kg for 177 cm.
His mental state is fragile. Predominant fatigue
and slowness. Everything is a constraint: shopping, cooking, planning, organizing. He is sad and takes
low doses of bromazepam.
CLINICAL EXAMINATION
Blood pressure: 160/90
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Weight: 92 kg
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Stiff spine and neck
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Suspicion of osteoarthritis of the hip on the right
•side
Deformed knee without effusion
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■ TREATMENT
SENSITIVE TYPE:
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Calcarea carbonica 15 CH, 5 pellets in the morning for 15 days then 1 dose every other Sunday.
CRM:
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Natrum sulfuricum 15 CH, 1 dose every other Sunday.
IRP:
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Rhus toxicodendron 7 CH and Natrum sulfuricum 7 CH, 5 pellets of each morning and evening according to the symptoms.
PRESCRIPTION FOR 2 MONTHS. This patient needs regular follow-ups for his homeopathic treatment. Need to insist that it is important for him to persevere for 6 months with the treatment, then re-assess.
In addition to diet adjustments, moderate but regular physical activity and recommended crenotherapy for him and his wife (arthritis and nutrition).
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