Manavpreet Kaur Dhillon
Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery, India
Title: Joint pains and Homoeopathic medicines
Biography
Biography: Manavpreet Kaur Dhillon
Abstract
In the age of diagnosisi where every illness gets slotted into a diagnosis,some set of symptoms just go undiagnosed.Most of pains in joints have some diagnosis or the other,but quite a few tend to go undiagnosed.This is where homoeopathy has a big role to play ;Homoeopathy is a symptom based system of medicine and prescription does not get affected by scientific diagnosis. I am trying to cover all aspects of joint pains according to their symptoms and their indicated homoeopathic remedies.
Rhus Tox; It is great Homoeopathic remedy for joint pains.I would rank it the number one homoeopathic medicine in joint pains.Its indication for use are-pain are worse after rest and pains get slowly better after walking or moving around. Bryonia;This medicine is more indicated when the pain are relieved by rest.This is typical of osteoarthritis pains where the articular surface of joints have got eroded and are inflamed.Bryonia is also used when there is inflammation around the joints causing red hot swelling .Use this medicine when the joints pains get worse from least motion only rest gives relief.Third great medicine for joint pains is Ledum Pal;this is indicated mainly in gout ans is used more for pains in small joints when they are swollen ,hot and painful.Causticum; This medicine is prescribe where there is severe tearing pains in limbs ,which relieved by warmth,Cold increase all pains.Arinica;Arnica homoeopathic medicine is given when there is extreme pain all over body and every joint with lameness and soreness .The whole body feels bruised and sore as if beaten with sticks.Actea Spicata;Where joints of hands are affected,medicine is really very useful when the wrist joint is involved and finger joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Chinum Sulph;This homeopathic medicine most indicated when there is sudden onset of sever joint pains all over body in articular joints.Pulsatilla ;is indicated when pain is shifting in nature ,pain shifts from one joint to another also same symptom in Phytolacca medicine.