© 2014
Dr Ravindra S Mann
Corns and
Callouses are hard, thick growth of skin which are developed due to frequent friction,
rubbing and pressure on the skin.
Corns and
Callouses form on the sole, toes and may make walking painful.
Though they are discussed together but they are very different from each
other.
It is
supposed that corns and callouses disappear gradually when the pressure and
friction stopped, but this does not happen in every case. Corn pad, salicylic
acid remedies, corn plasters, corn paints, removing the hard skin surgically
and many other options which are used, fails many a times and patients suffer
it as earlier.
Homeopathic
Approach:
Homeopathy
has 131 medicines to treat corns and 48 medicines to treat callosities.
Homeopathy
treats patient with a different perspective. Corns and callouses are not just a
local disorder but they are part of a pathological process running in patient.
Therefore, we need to stop the whole process to get rid of these local
manifestations of that pathological process. According to homeopathy there are
no local diseases but only local manifestations of general pathological
processes.
And as a homeopath we condemn the modern medicine for its approach
towards various disorders, as local diseases. The so called local diseases are
actually the local outward manifestations of general pathological processes
which are running in a sick person. This difference of approach decides the way
of treating these disorders either as a local manifestation or as a local
disease.
Treating
a disorder as a local disease either in modern medicine or in some other
systems of medicines, simply a method of suppression. Homeopathy treats these
disorders as a part of whole sickness. Main approach of treating local diseases
in modern medicine is same like treating corns and callouses.
As per
homeopathic approach, local manifestations are actually the human system’s
defense methodology. Human system tries to throw out the diseases and try to
nullify the effects of disease process running in a human system.
The every
attempt to treat the local outward manifestations by suppressing as treating by
creams, lotions, surgically removing, using corn paints or other means in other
local disorders, actually undermine the human defense system. Local measures to
treat the local manifestations of diseases are, in real, simply helping the
diseases to increase further. The real method to cure is to treat
homeopathically.
Case 1:
A 17 yrs
old, very obese girl presented multiple, painful corns in right sole for more
than a year. Has tried all the methods of treatment before consulting
homeopathy. Has many other complaints too. She has fissures in anus, hemorrhage
during stool, and swelling in anus. Menses very painful, pain in hypogastrium(lower
abdomen), back and thighs during menses, vomiting during menses due to pain.
Pain in abdomen starts at beginning of menses. Desires to eat salty and sweet food very much.
March 29, 2013
Repertorization
in Radar
First
prescription
Calcarea
Carb 200 3 Doses prescribed on interval
of two hours with sac lac for two weeks.
May 2, 2013
Patient
returned back after gap of two more weeks. Much better in corns and all other
complaints.
Prescription
Calcarea
Carb 200 3 doses advised to take on May
12, 2013, 45 days after taking first dose of Calcarea.
June 6, 2013
Patient
is much much better in her complaints. Corns are very much reduced.
Sac lac
is prescribed for two weeks.
July 29, 2013
Corns are
cured. Soles are clean and soft. All other complaints are reduced much more.
Case 2:
A 39 yrs
old female presented corns and callosities on her left sole and toes, which are
very painful on walking and even on touch. Has facing this problem for last 7-8
months tried many means but failed.
Patient
is very sad, depressed, not caring her own family, very indifferent, very
sensitive and feel offended easily, feel good when busy in her work and
occupied. Feel comfortable when alone. Very hungry and emptiness in stomach
does not ameliorate by eating.
July 8, 2014
Repertorization
in Radar
First
Prescription
Sepia
200 3 doses advised to take after every
two hours on first day. Sac lac advised for next 15 days.
September 18, 2014
Patient
come to consult for her son. She is very happy and pleased. Her corns
disappeared in 10 days after taking Sepia 200.
Case 3:
A 27 yrs
old girl presented with callosities and corns on right sole which are tender
and painful respectively. She has a long history of these disorders, which were
earlier improved itself. But now she is suffering from corns and callosities
for more than 7-8 months.
Another
complaints; are hair falling, premature graying of hairs, burning in urethra
after urination, mild swelling on face and extremities and obesity.
March 20, 2012
Repertorization
in Radar
First
Prescription:
Lycopodium
200 3 doses are prescribed to take
after one another with interval of 2 hours in between.
Sac lac
prescribed for 15 days.
April 3, 2012
Burning
urination stopped on 3rd day after medication started. All the corns
and callosities are reduced very much, tenderness and pain gone.
Sac Lac
prescribed for 15 days again.
April 27, 2012
All the
corns and callosities gone. Soles are soft and on examination no trace of
callous or corns are found. Further treatment for another disorders continued.
Case 4:
A 24 yrs
old girl presented with very horny corns on both soles. She has got these corns
recently, very first time. Corns are very painful on walking. No other
accompanied symptoms or signs are present.
July 21, 2014
Repertorization
in Radar
First
Prescription
Antim
Crud 200 3 doses prescribed with
interval of 2 hours. Sac lac prescribed for a week.
August 2, 2014
Patient
is very much better. No pain in corns on walking. Corns are getting soft. Sac
lac is prescribed. Advised to consult after 15 days.
August 23, 2014
All the
corns are gone. Soles are soft and looks natural.
Case 5:
A 2 yrs
old boy has corn in sole for 2 months. It is painful but most striking feature
is the corn and surrounding area is dark yellow in colour.
November 22, 2013
Repertorization
in Radar
First
Prescription
Ferrum
Pic 30 3 doses advised to take with
interval of two hours in between.
Sac Lac
prescribed for 15 days.
December 10, 2013
Corn
reduced in size and surrounding area becomes soft. Yellow discoloration reduced
to a marked extent.
Ferrum
Pic 30 3 more doses prescribed as
earlier with Sac lac for 15 days.
December 27, 2013
Corn is cured.
Medicine discontinued.
Conclusion:
Corns and
Callouses are curable by homeopathic medicines. Homeopathy offers safer and
more effective method to treat these disorders. In homeopathic prescription, associated disorders are equally important in selecting the correct medicine
for a local disorders (corns and callouses in this post).
