Treatment of wrist ganglion through Individualised Homoeopathic Medicine – A Case Report

Abstract

Wrist ganglion is a benign disorder of middle age persons characterised by smooth round to oval tense swelling resulting from mucoid degeneration of synovial sheath around the tendon on back of wrist. Other system of medicines mainly focuses on surgical excision, aspiration, steroid administration, sclerotherapy etc but recurrence rate is high. This case study explores the effectiveness of homoeopathy in the treatment of wrist ganglion. This is a case of 18-yr-old female presenting with firm cystic swelling (2cm x 2cm) on dorsum of right wrist, painful on movement of wrist, gradually increasing in size for 3 years. The case was clinically diagnosed as wrist ganglion. Through the totality of symptoms and repertorisation, one dose of Sulphur in 200 centesimal potency was given and after a period of two and a half months, a second dose of Sulphur in the same potency was administered. After medication gradually size of the ganglion reduced and within 4 months of span the ganglion completely disappeared along with pain and other complaints.