Disc bulge

Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal symptom that may be either acute or chronic. Low back pain is often accompanied by sciatica, which is pain that involves the sciatic nerve and is felt in the lower back, the buttocks, and the back of the thighs.
Acute pain most commonly caused by a sprain or muscle tear, usually occurring within 24 hours of heavy lifting or overuse of the back muscles. The pain is usually localized, and there may be muscle spasms or soreness when the doctor touches the area.
The patient usually feels better when resting.
Chronic pain
Chronic low back pain has several different possible causes: MECHANICAL. Chronic strain on the muscles of
the lower back may be caused by obesity; pregnancy; or job-related stooping, bending, or other stressful postures.
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that causes chronic pain in the lower back. Ankylosing spondylitis is often confused with mechanical back pain in its early stages.
HERNIATED SPINAL DISK or DISC BULGE. Disk herniation is a disorder in which a spinal disk begins to bulge outward
between the vertebrae. Herniated or ruptured disks are a common cause of chronic low back pain in adults.
PSYCHOGENIC. Back pain that is out of proportion to a minor injury, or that is unusually prolonged, may be associated with a somatoform disorder or other psychiatric disturbance like depression.
Low back pain with leg involvement Low back pain that radiates down the leg usually indicates involvement of the sciatic nerve. The nerve can be pinched or irritated by herniated disks, tumors or abscesses in the space between the spinal cord and its covering, spinal stenosis, and compression fractures. Some patients experience numbness or weakness of the legs as well as pain. Burning sensation over the skin of thigh, legs can happen if canal stenosis and neural foraminal compression are present.
Treatment in Ayurveda varies depending on the cause. For example, Ankylosing spondylitis is approached differently from Disc herniation. Treatment for Lumbar Disc Bulge - Ayurveda sees the cause of low back pain as Apana vata ( one of the five types of Vayu in the body) affecting Kati pradesa ( low back and hip) Medicines given for internal use are of prime importance focussed on correction of vayu, easing bowel movement along with marma ( vital point) acting kashaya and guggulu preparations. External medicine includes oil or powder paste with warm water. Treatment period ranges from two to six months. Treatment response will be positive between 70 to 95 percent recovery.

Sciatica

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Kidney stones

What are renal stones?

Renal stones are small, hard stone like bodies that are formed in the kidneys by the urinary salts causing pain discomfort while passing urine. Men are often affected than women and is uncommon in children. There are many types of kidney stones. The commonly occurring stones are of oxalate and calcium and uric acid composition.

What are the causes of kidney stones?

The exact cause of kidney stone formation is still unknown although dietary habits play a major role in stone formation. Foods that are rich in oxalate, uric acid and struvite, for eg, sea food, carbonated drinks, organ meats and proteins from animal origin like red meat. Crash dieting also tend to lead to formation of kidney stones.

Other causes can be frequent urinary tract infection, hyper-parathyroidism, defect in calcium and oxalate metabolism and excretion.

Symptoms of Renal stones-

  • Acute pain in the loin that also is radiating to the groin
  • Difficulty/pain while passing urine
  • Increased urge to urinate yet not having all-done feeling
  • Burning while passing urine
  • Pain in the back and lower abdomen on and off
  • Blood in your urine or urine is cloudy and foul smelling
  • Gravel or tiny pieces of stones in urine
  • Nausea and vomiting with pain.

What are the complications of kidney stones?

Obstruction and infection- stones lodged in the ureter or the junction of kidney and ureter may cause obstruction of the urine flow in turn causing inflammation in the kidneys called hydronephrosis, stasis of urine can cause infection which can aggravate the already existing condition.

General Management of kidney stones-

  • Keeping yourself hydrated,
  • Limiting organ meats and animal protein foods, foods that are rich in oxalate like greens, tomatoes.
  • Having regular urine and bowel habits 

Homeopathic Management of Renal stones-

Homeopathy is based on a holistic approach taking the person’s mind, emotions and body into consideration and finding the root cause of the ailment and individualizing the case.

Renal stones can be effectively treated in Homeopathy. The Homeopath will ask you a set of questions about the following so a keen observation of yourself and your physical condition is necessary. Acute pain relieving medicines are given for temporary relief. Diathesis and constitutional prescription is practiced for prevention of relapses.

Homeopathic management and remedy selection focusses on the following factors.

  • Causative factors as Homeopathy believes helps in giving permanent relief to the patient
  • Duration and severity of suffering
  • In case of pain- location of pain, any specific sensation
  • Modalities and concomittants- Factors that improves or worsens the condition, any other related/non related symptoms associated with present condition.
  • Family and past history of similar illness and other generalities like appetite, thirst, sleep which help in individualizing the case which is unique to Homeopathy.

 

Reference- A Concise Textbook of Surgery- S Das

 

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