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 In the history of civilization, the
invention of the wheel stands out to be at the very fountainhead of events
that transformed man’s inert being to that of dynamism. This invention
synonymous with movement has almost been taken for granted. So also is the
instance of a man crawling in infancy to find the very strength of his
feet. His efforts to stand on his own feet, in both meanings, stands out
as the most important event in the walk of human evolution.
Man’s ability to slave development in his every step finds its root in the
act of him straightening his spine. When one is termed “spineless” his
every essence of capability is shown to be drained, similarly any growth
sans the strength in its spine is a mere burden. A broken back yields
nothing but liabilities to the life that has failed to hold it straight.
The wheel that has brought momentum and pace to the civilization has
reduced the burden that was loaded on one’s back in both animals and man,
yet the irony of civilization in its galloping pace has brought man to
heap problems on his very back and strain himself to the stain of
Spondilitis.
Luxuries and necessities that ancient man would have not even dreamt
possible of has now been achieved yet another irony is that these very
luxuries have brought on him backpain or spondilitis.
In the bargain man has forgotten that natures natural principles must be
the source of treating diseases which have come naturally. This has
resulted in him inviting new problems and accelerating the existing ones.
Spondilitis is one such. Though there is no alarming threat to life as far
as spondilitis is concerned but a minor altercation can make him to
perpetually lie again on his back. At times even being able to lie down
painlessly would be a welcome relief.
Man cannot see his own back, likewise for the problems that it comes with.
Man fails to foresee them too. Spondilitis is the inflammation of one or
more vertebra. There are 33 vertebrae in his back which are ‘S’ shaped, 7
are present in the neck region, 12 in the chest region and 5 in the waist,
5 in the sacral region and 4 towards the base of the spine. The muscles
and inter-vertebral ligaments hold the column in its original position. In
the center of the vertebral column where the fluid connects the brain,
base and all the nerves of the body is the spinal chord.
There are many external causes for Spondilitis, viz., Arthritis,
Rheumatoid-Arthritis, Deformance Arthritis, TB of the spine etc.
 Among the 32 bodies, the neck and the waist hold more flexibility, hence
the increase in problem there. The rest of them are almost inert and
devoid of excessive friction, hence less or nil problems face them. In day
to day practice, the problems of the waist are more noticed, resulting in
inter-vertebral slip of the disc if left untreated.
Prolapse (slip) of inter-vertebral disc is the main cause that can
neutralize a man’s activities, where acute and agonizing pains from waist
to toes are caused, mostly after strenuous work, lifting of weights,
sudden severe coughs and sneezing. In such situations an individual is
unable to lift his legs lying on his back, along with tingling numbness
and heaviness of the lower limbs as symptoms. At times even the natural
reflexes in the legs are also lost when this happens in the neck one faces
difficulties in writing and loss of hand-grip along with the above
symptoms.
Homoeopathy treats man in his entirety, covering his hereditary,
environment and his harmonious relation with nature. The strains of his
relationship with society, work-spot and family can bring on or worsen an
existing complaint.
In my personal practice spanning two decades I have come across these
problems with men who are rigid in their thinking, framing themselves into
self-punishing thoughts of being duty conscious and principled. The ones
with straitjacketed views have Spondilitis affecting them easily. A rigid
mind might take away the adjusting capacity of the spine and give way to
pain, thus those who learn to adjust and adapt to circumstances are seen
to have a healthy spine.
Spondilitis is also due to urbanization, oversexed attitude and
masturbation in men, other causative factors being excessive comfort, over
relaxation, luxuries and complexities of modern living. In all back-pain
is progressing as fast as civilization itself.
Giving relief to cases of spondilitis, be they in their early stages or
even upto the stage where impending surgical intervention has been
thwarted, I have relied on the basic tenets of Homoeopathy along with the
medicines, viz., Arnica, Hypericum, Gnaphaphallium, Rhus-Taks, Kali Carv
and such others along with the individual constitutional remedies.
Regular exercise, an orderly lifestyle and proper food habits are equally
essential to supplement medicines, failing these, even the best of doctors
on earth would be helpless to promote a remedy. Thus without deceleration
the speed of life and altering the modes that will maintain the
equilibrium of life, man can take away thoughts of back pain and impeding
problems of his back.
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