Lower back pain 11683...India
A 65-year-old retired railway guard had been suffering from persistent lower back pain radiating to his right thigh for 10 years since 2015. The pain worsened with prolonged standing, walking, or bending and subsided with rest. He also had episodes of pain and stiffness in both calf muscles (more in the right), about twice a week, mainly at night when he was unable to move his legs for 1-2 min.
He relied on allopathic painkillers for temporary relief when the back pain was severe. He continued with seva activities of the Sai Organisation. During the centenary celebrations, he spent an entire day lifting heavy objects, so the pain became severe and he had to walk with a slight stoop. As it was difficult to manage with his usual painkiller, two weeks later, on 29 Nov 2025, he saw the practitioner who gave him:
#1. CC20.4 Muscles & Supportive tissue + CC20.5 Spine...6TD orally and in coconut oil for external application…BD
#2. IB (See vol 15 #2)…OD. The patient stopped taking the painkiller before starting the remedies.
Treatment progress:
- 1 Dec 2025: Back pain decreased by 20%; able to walk upright.
- 7 Dec 2025: Only one episode of calf pain and stiffness.
- 20 Dec 2025: Back pain improved by 50%; thigh and calf pain disappeared.
- 25 Jan 2026: Only mild pain while lifting heavy objects or working in a bent posture; advised to avoid such situations; #1 reduced to TDS; much relieved and expressed joy.
- 21 Feb 2026: Pain vanished; #1 reduced to BD.
- 20 Mar 2026: #1 reduced to OD.
- 21 July 2026: Remedies stopped after gradual tapering.
As of Oct 2026, he remains pain-free and continues to avoid heavy lifting and prolonged bending.