title: Homeopathy - A Safe, Much Less Expensive, Non-Invasive, Viable Alternative for the Treatment of Patients Suffering from Loss of Lumbar Lordosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Loss of lumbar lordosis causing pain and curvature of the vertebral skeleton to one side is a relatively uncommon disease. To our knowledge, successful treatment of loss of lumbar lordosis with any potentized homeopathic drug diluted above Avogadro's limit (that is, above a potency of 12C) has not been documented so far. In this communication, we intend to document a relatively rare case of loss of lumbar lordosis with osteophytic lippings, disc desiccation, and protrusion, causing a narrowing of secondary spinal canal and a bilateral neural foramina, leading to vertebral column curvature with acute pain in an adolescent boy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient had undergone treatment with orthodox Western medicines, but did not get any relief from, or cure of, the ailment; finally, surgery was recommended. The patient's family brought the patient to the Khuda-Bukhsh Homeopathic Benevolent Foundation where a charitable clinic is run every Friday with the active participation of four qualified homeopathic doctors. A holistic method of homeopathic treatment was adopted by taking into consideration all symptoms and selecting the proper remedy by consulting the homeopathic repertory, mainly of Kent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The symptoms were effectively treated with different potencies of a single homeopathic drug, Calcarea phos. X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) supported recovery and a change in the skeletal curvature that was accompanied by removal of pain and other acute symptoms of the ailment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Homeopathy can be a safe, much less expensive, non-invasive, and viable alternative for the treatment of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Khuda-Bukhsh Homeopathic Benevolent Foundation, B-2/325, Husn Ara Manzil, Kalyani, India.
authors.forename: Saiful
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.affiliation: Khuda-Bukhsh Homeopathic Benevolent Foundation, B-2/325, Husn Ara Manzil, Kalyani, India; Bengal Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Asansol, India.
authors.forename: Debarsi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Khuda-Bukhsh Homeopathic Benevolent Foundation, B-2/325, Husn Ara Manzil, Kalyani, India.
authors.forename: Saugato
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Khuda-Bukhsh Homeopathic Benevolent Foundation, B-2/325, Husn Ara Manzil, Kalyani, India.
authors.forename: Tathagato
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Khuda-Bukhsh Homeopathic Benevolent Foundation, B-2/325, Husn Ara Manzil, Kalyani, India; Retired Professor and Professor Emeritus of University Grant Commission, University of Kayani, Kalyani, India.
authors.forename: Anisur Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Khuda-Bukhsh
keywords:  disc desiccation and protrusion;  loss of lumbar lordosis;  narrowing of secondary spinal canal;  osteophytic lippings; bilateral neural foramina