Knee pain, acidity, headache 11671...India
The 36-year-old housemaid of the practitioner had been struggling with knee and hip pain for four months since Sept 2024. Living on the fourth floor, she climbed stairs multiple times daily, which worsened her discomfort. Initially, she used OTC painkillers once or twice a week, increasing to 3–4 times weekly by November. By December, they lost effectiveness, prompting her to switch to pain ointments. In Jan 2025, the pain became constant and occasionally unbearable, worse after rest, slightly better with movement. Managing chores at home and at work grew difficult, yet she remained hesitant to consult a doctor.
Since 2018, she had also suffered weekly episodes of excessive burping, lower backache, mild chest tightness, and breathlessness, often triggered by foods like sweet pumpkin, beans, and puffed rice. Assuming acidity was the cause, she took OTC antacids 3 to 4 times monthly, which offered only temporary relief.
Additionally, she experienced weekly headaches with pressure behind the forehead, making it hard to bend forward, though symptoms eased after a night’s rest. Her eating habits were irregular, just coffee in the morning, first meal after 1 pm, and only about one litre of water daily.
When she saw the practitioner on 7 Jan 2025, she just wanted relief from knee pain. She was given:
#1. CC20.3 Arthritis…TDS
#2. CC20.4 Muscles & Supportive tissue + #1…BD in mustard oil for external application
OTC medication was discontinued. She was advised to gradually increase her water intake to 1.5 to 2 litres, drink water before morning coffee, and eat something light before going to work; she followed all this.
Treatment progress:
- 8 Jan 2025: 50% improvement in knee and hip pain.
- 12 Jan 2025: 90% improvement in pain, able to climb stairs, perform chores with ease; started #2…OD only.
- 30 Jan 2025: Mild pain only while using stairs.
- 15 Feb 2025: Complete resolution of pain, expressed happiness, #1 reduced to OD, #2 stopped.
- 26 Feb 2025, did the challenging trek to the seven-hill Mahadeshwara temple in Karnataka and stood in a queue for three hours without pain.
- 5 Mar 2025: #1 stopped after tapering; gave remedy for acidity and sinus headache: #3. CC4.10 Indigestion + CC19.5 Sinusitis…TDS.
- 10 Apr 2025: Complete resolution of acidity and headache, #3 reduced to OD.
- 15 June 2025: #3 stopped after gradual tapering.
As of Oct 2025, she remains healthy, active and symptom-free.