Tennis elbow 11632...India
A 65-year-old woman had been suffering from severe right elbow pain radiating to the thumb for the past 25 years. The pain started in 1996 after 10 years of working as a teacher. She had to stretch her arm continuously for long periods to write on the blackboard. The pain slowly worsened to an extent that she could not wear bangles let alone lift a pressure cooker. In 1999 the doctor diagnosed her condition as tennis elbow and advised physiotherapy that included gently squeezing a stress-ball for long hours. This provided temporary relief only. Her pain became severe in 2001 and the doctor diagnosed calcium deficiency. She took the prescribed calcium supplement which helped a bit. By 2010 pain aggravated so much that she had to quit her job. A few years later, she had to discontinue stitching (her hobby) and even had to give up wearing saris. She was given steroid injections and later daily pain killers which did not help much. In desperation, she decided to go for an alternative treatment.
As soon as her sister qualified as an AVP, she made her the following remedy on 29 March 2021:
#1. CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic + CC20.4 Muscles & Supportive tissue…TDS
#2. CC20.4 Muscles & Supportive tissue...BD in coconut oil for external application
The pain was reduced by 50% after 3 days and by 80% after another 20 days. The patient was overjoyed as she could do her household chores comfortably without the need of a painkiller! By 9 May the pain was completely gone. To her great relief and surprise, in spite of the extra work involved due to her grandchild’s birth, she did not need any domestic help. Over the next three months, #1 was gradually tapered down to OW by 14 Aug. She continues to take this as the maintenance dosage and #2 was stopped in mid-July. She is very happy to have resumed stitching and also wearing saris after several years.
As of the end of October, there has been no recurrence.
Editor’s note: Tennis elbow being a self-limiting condition usually lasts between 6 months to 2 years, with 90% patients making a full recovery within a year. This patient fell in the other 10% and developed a severe longstanding problem, now resolved with vibrionics.