HOMOEOPATHIC APPROACH IN MANAGEMENT OF CASES OF DUCHENE’S MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: DUCHENE’S MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY is one of the Ascending kinds of paralytic disease. The paralysis begins from legs and ascends upwards involving large group of muscles. The last group of muscles involved is of chest region leading to impending respiration and death follows. All this happens till child reaches to the age of 20-22, one more or less a year. So it is one of the diseases where male child is affected at first. The female child is always remained free from the same disease to the same parents.

Background and Justification- The disease comes under the class of pediatric neuromuscular disorder. Up Till Know Various Researchers Are Doing Research Over This Clinical Disease, And Are In Vain, As They Did Not Get Recovery Or Cure Of This Condition. There are different hypothesis laid down for explaining how the disease develops and what could be the probable treatments. But no proper success results have been published. This disease impacts not only the socio-economic life of parents, but it drains out the psychology of parents and their child. So as to reduce the economic threat and burden to the parents, homeopathy come into play with better scope in reducing complication and improving the life of patient and maintaining standard of living of parents. This disease involves all kind of cellular injury such as Atrophy, Hypertrophy, Dystrophy, delayed repair and regeneration of muscles Etc.

Aim and Objectives: The Aim and Objective of This Case Is to Summarize the Available Information, Literature on Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy and Homeopathic Medicines, And Their Therapeutics for Treatment.

Materials And Methods -All available literature in the form of books, scientific data from various databases such as Pub Med, Google Scholar, Medline and Science Direct were used for the Studying Case, Directed towards Treatment of Such Patients with Homoeopathic Remedies.

Conclusion: The available literature suggests that the homeopathic approach has been effective in treating cases of Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy. The treatment is always an alternative kind of treatment and not definitive one. The auxiliary line of treatment is having a vital role to be studied. Homeopathic treatment is one of the cost effective treatment