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| Hpathy Ezine - Feb., 2004 | ||||
Individualization-- Dr. Manish Bhatia |
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Individualization of a Case / PatientNo one would argue that all healthy human beings are anatomically and physiologically alike. And no one would argue that inspite of that similarity in our structure and functions, we all have our individuality. We all have our way of thinking, reflexes, emotions, expressions, built, desires, aversions, likes, dislikes, hobbies, thermal reaction; patterns of sweating, salivation, sleep, dreams; susceptibility to various external influences and diseases etc. These and many other traits help to create our individuality. As we all have an individuality in health, we also have an individuality in disease. The signs and symptoms of a disease are nothing but the reaction of a person to the disease causing morbific agent or stimulus. Every person reacts to any external agent according to his/her individuality and so a persons individuality is reflected in his/her disease too. In every case of a disease, a person gives two types of symptoms - Common and Uncommon. Common symptoms are those symptoms which are found in most cases of a particular disease. For e.g.; Fever with shivering is a common symptom of malaria, burning pain in esophagus and sour eructation are common symptoms of gastric acidity. Common symptoms help us in disease diagnosis and in suggesting the prognosis and general management to a case. Uncommon symptoms are those symptoms which are found in very few patient suffering from a particular disease / condition. They reflect the individual reaction of a person to a morbific agent. Such symptoms help us in individualizing a patient and selecting a similar remedy for him. For e.g.; a person suffering from fever can be restless or dull, may have perspiration on a specific part like face or soles, may have thirst for cold or warm drinks, may feel better in the evening or in morning hours etc. Such characters reflect the individuality of a patient and are of great use to a homeopath in selecting the right remedy. Homeopathy recognizes the individuality of each patient. The entire examination of a patient is conducted with a view to discover not only the common symptoms of a case/disease by which it may be classified diagnostically and pathologically, but the special and particular symptoms which differentiate the case from others of the same general class are sought to find out the individuality of the patient.. It recognizes the fact that no two cases or patients, even with the same disease, are exactly alike. It maintains that a true therapeutic science must enable the physician to recognize these differences and find the needed remedy for each individual. In clinical practice these 'differences' are usually the deciding factor in the choice of the remedy. It is said that homeopathy does not treat disease, it treats the patient. In other words, it individualizes! |
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