INTRODUCTION :-

The term psychosomatic is derived from Greek word “psyche” (mind) and “soma” (body). A psychosomatic disorder is a disease which involves both mind and body. Sometimes mental and emotional factors may act as risk factor that could influence the initiation and progression of physical disorders. This review highlights the important aspects of the psychosomatic diseases and the concept of Homoeopathic philosophy i.e When an individual becomes normalized by the homeopathic cure, the deeper side of his being, the will and the understanding or the rational mind are balanced. With the change in the mental and moral sphere, the physical health improves with a high degree of resistance to maladies of all kinds. Such is the transition from constitutional weakness and suffering to homeopathic health and comfort. This review also states about the views of Homoeopathic pioneers in psychosomatic disorders.

A 33-years-old lady, approached for her complaints of Bell’s palsy  on 30/12/2019. She was suffering from the complaint of Bell’s Palsy since 6 months and was facing following symptoms, such as watering of the left eye, weakness of left facial muscles, deviation of the left corner of the mouth, drooling of frothy saliva, inability to hold air in the left cheek, and difficulty in chewing the food. Her complaint used to start with the left ear ache with small boil like eruption on external ear pinna then progress to drooling from lips, watering from eyes and difficulty in chewing appeared. She had taken allopathic medicine for all the complaints but no cure was perceptible, once the medication stopped the complaints reappear.

PERSONAL HISTORY:-

• ACCOMODATION:- Good 
• ECONOMIC STATUS:- Sound
• DIET & FOOD HABITS:- Sweets after meal
• HOBBIES:- Listening music
• Vaccination:- done as per schedule
• LIFE SPACE INVESTIGATION:-
• BIRTH & EARLY DEVELOPMENT:-  All the milestones were achieved normally
• BEHAVIOUR DURING CHILDHOOD:-  Jolly natured 
• EDUCATION:-  B.COM
• OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY:-  Computer Operator
• MARITAL HISTORY :- Normal
• CHILDREN:- One (Male)
• TRAVEL HISTORY:- Dizziness during travelling

 

GYNAECOLOGICAL HISTORY:-

• Nothing specific was observed. She has normal cycle of 27 +/- 2 days

 

OBSTETRIC HISTORY:-

• Full term normal delivery was done.

 

GENERAL SYMPTOMS:- 

1. PHYSICAL GENERALS:-

• APPEARANCE:- Lean, thin person
• TASTE:- not specific
• THIRST:- Thirstless
• STOOL:- Clay colored
• URINE:-as if like watery and profuse but manier times gets retained
• SWEAT:- Profuse, even on slight exertion
• SLEEP:- sound
• THERMAL REACTIONS:- Chilly

1. MENTAL GENERALS:-

The complaints started when I heared the news that I am going to get promotion in my job, and I was very much excited but the next day itself another person from my department got the promotion and I got the bad news. It started twitching on my face in left side and within a day or two My whole face got twisted on one side.  I have been working in this firm from 5 years but still fear before going to the meeting and giving presentation to clients. I cannot speak in front of my boss and my mother-in-law. Otherwise I am having healthy psychological status. 

 

 

EXAMINATION:-

 

 

• GENERAL EXAMINATION:-
• Face has been twisted from left side and directed towards right. 
• Cannot blow air with mouth
• Relaxed facial muscles on left side

 

 

• SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:-

Nothing specific was observed in other systemic examinations.

       

DIAGNOSIS:-

        All the features and the examinations are strongly suggestive of 

                                        BELL’S PALSY 

CASE PROCESSING:-

• Analysis and Evaluation of symptoms :-

 

• Mental Generals:-
  • A/F Mental excitement
  • A/F bad news
  • Anticipatory anxiety
  • Cowardice
• Physical generals:-
  • Thirstless
  • Profuse perspiration, even on slight exertion
  • Urine as if like watery and profuse but mannier times gets retained
  • Clay colored stool
  • Dizziness during travelling
  • Desire for Sweets after meal
• Physical particulars:-
  • watering of the left eye
  • weakness of left facial muscles, 
  • deviation of the left corner of the mouth, 
  • drooling of frothy saliva, 
  • inability to hold air in the left cheek, and 
  • difficulty in chewing the food.

 

• PRESCRIPTION:-
• GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS 200 SINGLE DOSE 
• SAC-LAC 4X3X15 DAYS
• FOLLOW UP:-

13/1/2020 :- 

• Patient  was feeling much better in the complaints, 
• Was able to eat the food better then before,
• Complaint of drooling of saliva was still present 
• The angle of mouth was recovering to position but not completely
• RX :- GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS 200 SINGLE DOSE 

SAC-LAC 4X3X15 DAYS

27/1/2020:-

• Patient was able to blow air with mouth
• The angle of mouth recovered more than previous follow up
• Watering of eye was stopped
• But still facial muscles didn’t regain its tonicity
• Stool sometimes normal sometimes clay colored
• RX :- GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS 200 SINGLE DOSE 

SAC-LAC 4X3X15 DAYS

11/02/2020:-

• Improvement in All the complaints 
• Sometimes still drooling of saliva present
• Tonicity of facial muscles was regained but not completely
• Deviation of angle of mouth recovered almost 85%
• RX :- GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS 200 SINGLE DOSE 

SAC-LAC 4X3X15 DAYS

26/02/2020:-

• Improvement in All the complaints 
• Deviation of angle of mouth recovered 
• Tonicity of facial muscles was regained 
• Watering of eye was stopped
• Patient was able to blow air with mouth
• Patient was advised to stop the medication after next follow up
• RX :- SAC-LAC 4X3X15 DAYS

 

CONCLUSION :- 

Homeopathy offers an approach that could play a significant role in enhancing the psychotherapeutic process. Homeopathy offers safe, gentle, non-toxic remedies, administered with holistic principles. They can provide ideal alternatives to conventional medications without any adverse effects. From the days of Hahnemann to the present time master prescribers have stressed the importance of mental and emotional symptoms as being most valuable for the selection of the needed remedy to effect the cure. Today the new aspect of medicine called psychosomatic tells us how frustrations and fears, anger and hatred form the etiologic background for most of the chronic diseases . When an individual becomes normalized by the homeopathic cure, the deeper side of his being, the will and the understanding or the rational mind are balanced. With the change in the mental and moral sphere, the physical health improves with a high degree of resistance to maladies of all kinds. Such is the transition from constitutional weakness and suffering to homeopathic health and comfort  .

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