An analytical study on effect of constitutional homeopathic medicines for single arm disability patients in age group of 6-15 years

Abstract

Learning disability is a disorder of the basic physiological processes involved in using or understanding language written or spoken which manifest itself in imperfect ability to listen, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations. In this study, homeopathic medicine was prescribed to the 30 children having learning disability of age group 6 to 15. Synthesis repertory was used for repertorisation of cases and to find out constitutional medicine. Single dose of medicine was prescribed to every child at the interval of 10 to 15 days in required potency. Pre-assessment of each child was done with ”Is It Dyslexia” free online evaluation by Davis Dyslexia Association. Visual Analogue Scale was used for before and after treatment analysis. Study showed significant result with mild to moderate improvement in 30 patients. Dyslexia and Dysgraphia come under category of specific developmental disorder. Dyslexia is characterized by failure to develop adequate reading skills and delay in learning to read which become apparent between the ages of 6 to 9 years. The clinical feature includes omission, distortions or substitutions of words, long hesitations, reversal of words or simply slow reading, writing difficulties are often coexisted with dyslexia. Clinical features include difficulties with spelling, syntax grammar and composition.