safe childhood & homoeopathy dr.harsh nigam m.b.b.s; md; mf(hom)
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SAFE CHILDHOOD & HOMOEOPATHY
Dr.Harsh Nigam M.B.B.S; MD; MF(Hom)
UN Convention on “The Rights of the Child 2000” Ten years ago the UN Secretary
General has stated “we have no higher priority, no
prouder achievement, than our work for the rights of children!”
A few facts “for we the people” :
250,000 children die every week from diseases and malnutrition.
12 million children die before reaching their fifth year
100 million homeless children living in the streets around the world.
2 million children are objects of sexual abuse - child pornography
Millions of girls are ‘missing’ as a result of feticide, infanticide and neglect.
CAN HOMOEOPATHY HELP?
In our war against diseases
POSITION OF HOMOEOPATHY WITHIN MEDICINE
3 ways to help sick individuals: Reduce the strain on the
patient's function. Support those functions. Regulate functions.
POSSIBILITIES OF HOMOEOPATHY
“It is impossible that there can be another true, best method of curing dynamic, non surgical diseases besides Homoeopathy”
Hahnemann.S. The Organon foot note Para 67, 109
LIMITS OF HOMOEOPATHY1. In most urgent cases where danger
of life & imminent death allow no time for the action of homoeopathic remedy.
2. In sudden accidents in previously healthy individuals.
3. Surgical diseases.
Hahnemann.S. The Organon, foot note Para 67,
109
Homoeopathic medication does not :
Replace missing substance Compensate a component
system by the direct route; Counteract reactive
processes and suppress them.
HOMOEOPATHY is:
DYNAMIC/ QUANTUM MEDICINE REGULATORY MEDICINE TRATMENT OF CHOICE FOR
CHRONIC- IMMUNOLOGIC-NON SURGICAL DISEASES
MEDICINE OF CHOICE FOR PROPHYLAXIS (SINCE IT STABALISES UNSTABLE AUTOREGULATORY MECHANISMS).
HOMOEOPATHY:REGULATORY MEDICINE
All living beings have in built regulatory mechanism through which it maintains a steady state/ optimum health / homoeostasis.
Homoeopathic medicines apply a stimulus.
The organism improves its auto-regulation by reacting to this.
WE USE HOMOEOPATHY
NON SURGICAL CHRONIC DISEASES RECURRENT ILLNESS PROPHYLAXIS & MANAGEMENT OF
EPIDEMICS PALLIATION ACUTE DISEASES MEDICAL EMERGENCIES (WHEN DOCTOR TELLS TO PRAY) IMPOSSIBLE HOPELESS CASES (TRIAL OF HOMOEOPATHY)
HOMOEOPATHY IN ACUTE DISEASES
In acute cases with Homoeopathy the response should be measured in minutes or hours, in children.
Infected seborrhic dermatitis Before After
CAUTION!
Children can deteriorate as quickly as they can get better.
It is important that a child receives a level of supervision, which is appropriate to the severity of the problem.
CAUTION! Inexperienced or uncertain
prescribers, may wish to issue the indicated Homoeopathic remedy and a orthodox prescription
for example antibiotics, to be used if the Homoeopathic treatment fails to act.
HOMOEOPATHY & ANTIBIOTICS /PHARMACO-THERAPEUTIC
AGENTS Antibiotics or other indicated
chemotherapeutic agents are invaluable and its usage must not be delayed in:
Overwhelming infections Where indications for homoeopathic
remedies are not clear Apparently well chosen remedy does
not work.
HOMOEOPATHY IN MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
I would caution both parents and Homoeopathic prescribers against the use of Homoeopathy in medical emergencies
HOMOEOPATHY& RECURRENT INFECTIONS
Homoeopathic remedies are used to:
Raise the general level of health. To make the patient more resistant
to infection. To stabilize the frequency and
severity of acute episodes.
PARENT SPEAK
HOMOEOPATHY& RECURRENT INFECTIONS
Our approach is simple let the
pediatrician manage acutes and we take care of the resistance and reoccurrence.
HOMOEOPATHY IN CHRONIC DISEASES
Homoeopathy is a treatment of choice as immuno-regulatory therapy
It’s medicines can raise resisistance and alter biological responses via constitutional treatment
A Case Of Atopic Dermatitis
Before
A Case Of Atopic Dermatitis
After One year after
HOMOEOPATHY IN BEHAVIORAL DISEASES
ADHD, Stammering, Tics, Anxiety states, Conversion syndromes, Pica, Enuresis, Breath holding spells et al.
Behavioral Diseases for which modern medicine has no definitive answers Homoeopathy is the treatment of choice.
School sickness Timidity Fear going to school Fear Dark; Fear being alone Vomiting before going to & in
school In class she does not have food
School sickness: Mother’s Note
School sickness: Mother’s Note There was a drastic change in her
personality the very next day She started going to school
happily, No crying She did not vomit In class she started having food
HOMOEOPATHY FOR MENTALY CHALLANGED
A backward child with delayed speech delayed walking or delayed dentition responds very well to our constitutional treatment.
HOMOEOPATHY FOR MENTALY CHALLANGED
Autistic, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Down’s Syndrome
the cases where we break bad prognosis to patients those cases must be referred to Homoeopathy along with proper mental training and behavioral therapy there is great scope of improvement.
Obviously the prognosis ultimately depends upon the pathology.
HOMOEOPATHY FOR MENTALY CHALLANGED
Down’s cannot be altered basically but constitutional treatment enables the down child to accept some education both physical and mental.
Nearly all Mongols benefit definitely by receiving constitutional treatment.
A Case of Down’s Syndrome
BEFORE TREATMENT Poor response to verbal stimuli Dull & Sleepy Icterus Parents came with no hope or
expectation on 24/7/7
A Case of Down’s Syndrome
AFTER TREAMENT 12/9/7 sitting with
support Rapid dentition Speech bi syllabic Responds to
verbal stimuli No icterus
A Case of Down’s Syndrome 3 Feb 2008
standing with support
March 2008 walking with support
A Case of Down’s Syndrome 4 June 2008 standing
without support August 2008
walking without support
December 2008 running without support
Feb 2009 calls for urine
HOMOEOPATHY IN INCURABLE DISEASES
In all so called incurable cases where nothing can be done Homoeopathy should be given a trial
sometimes it works and the response borders to miraculous
specially with chronic Neurological states, Developmental anomalies, Hemolytic disorders, Coagulation defects.
A Case of CardiomegalyBaby A; F;12 yrs.ECHO (8/5/2001) Enlarged globally
hypo contractile LV with severe impairment of systolic function.
Endocardial thickening & Strands compatible with EFE
LVEF 28%
ECHO (7/12/2002) LV/LA dimensions
are on higher side of normal
No endocardial thickening
LVEF 50%
A Case of Chorea with CP Male, 14 yrs Cannot sit without
support since birth
Inordinate involuntary movements
A Case of Chorea with CP After 1 year of
treatment. Can sit without
support Chorea better
Homoeopathy:Surgeon’s Friend
Before
After
HOMOEOPATHY& IMMUNIZATION
Homoeopaths are traditionally believed to be against Vaccination
We endorse essential immunization
We are against unnecessary immunization.
HOMOEOPATHY & IMMUNIZATION
We believe that Homoeopathy offers safe solution to all adverse reactions to vaccination.
HOMOEOPATHY & EPIDEMICS
Homoeopathy offers short-term immunization to viral epidemics that have become a recent phenomenon.
Also a safe alternative for management of these viral epidemics.
CHIKV PROJECT
Result No1394
Not cure 66
Lt.Treatment 6
Improve 56
Cure 1266
Result of Treatment
Not c ur e
4. 73%
I mpr ove
4. 02%
C ur e
90. 82%
Lt. T r eatment
0. 43%
Not cure
Lt.Treatment
Improve
Cure
HOMOEOPATHY & EPIDEMICS
Our research on Genus Epidemicus has given very positive trend and we are confident to hold a double blind RCT on prevention & management of Chikunguniea.
DISCLAIMER This in short has been my experience
with homoeopathic medicinal use in Pediatric cases.
I admit that within the Homoeopathic world views might differ.
I would welcome a healthy debate within the system so as to issue guidelines to modern medical practitioners.
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