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Aims: The objective of the study was to assess the therapeutic usefulness of
Homoeopathy in the management of LD, viz., dyslexia and dysgraphia, to ascertain
the role of homoeopathic medicines and verify their characteristic symptoms in the
management of various types of LD to establish verified characteristic symptoms of
medicines used in the management of various types of LD.
Settings and Design: A 3‑year randomised double blind case control study was
carried out on 67 children between ages 8-12 years fulfilling the criteria of LD (ICD-10)
for dyslexia and dysgraphia with a minimal observation period of one year. The study
was conducted in three Marathi‑medium schools in Mumbai.
Material and Methods: 67 children between ages 8-12 years fulfilling the criteria of
LD (ICD-10) for dyslexia and dysgraphia were studied for a minimal observation period
of one year. All received remedial education as it is the standard mode of management.
32 children constituted Group I and were administered the indicated homoeopathic
medicine in the 200th potency in infrequent repetition while 35 children from Group II
were given placebo. The children and the Remedial Educators who were the assessors
were blinded for the study.
Statistical Analysis Used: t‑test was done for statistical analysis.
Results: The children under homoeopathic treatment with remedial education showed
an early response to remedial inputs and a statistically significant change in the indicators
of dyslexia and dysgraphia. There was also a significant change in the co‑morbid behavioural condition notably Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The
study not only helped verify the characteristic symptoms of the remedies from Materia
Medica useful in LD but also was able to report clinical symptoms which have not been
reported in source books.
53.12% of children needed Calcarea salts. The other significant remedy indicated in
9.3% children was Medorrhinum, Argenticum nitricum, Calc-flour, and Natrum salts
were indicated in 6.25% children.
Conclusion: Homoeopathic intervention when combined with standard remedial
education has a definite role in bringing about an early change in all parameters of LD. It
also assists in bringing about a change in treating the co‑morbid conditions, commonly
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD). The improvements started simultaneously in
most of the areas except in speed of reading and reading comprehension, repetition in
reading and omission of punctuation in writing. |
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