Homeopathic Remedies for Arthritis

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Although the classical Hannemanian approach to the treatment of disease requires that only one remedy be chosen to treat the patient, and that  remedy be the most similar to the totality of the patient's physical and mental symptoms. Many times a less holistic approach using a remedy which covers only the manifesting symptoms of the disease, and that person's reaction to the inconvenience and pain of the disease, often produces very positive results.

The title of this page, homeopathic remedies for arthritis may be misleading, for homeopaths are not really interested in the name of the disease, but much more interested in the dis-ease the patient experiences, and the possible causation of the dis-ease, and how they react and cope with their environment. Finding a remedy which will fit the patient's entire dis-ease  may be a long process requiring many hours of study , as well as a good measure of intuition on the part of the homeopath, and even then the remedy may not be a match for what has been perceived to be the real cause of the disease.

The following list of homeopathic remedies for arthritis covers just two aspects of the disease, the most prevalent set of physical symptoms , and the patient's manner of dealing with these symptoms.

Aconite napellus:  This person may exprience sudden onset of rheumatic pain after exposure to cold air, rheumatic inflammation of joints, pains intolerable. Intense bright-red swelling of parts, sensitive to contact, worse at night.

Aconite is worse from being chilled by cold winds,dry weather, noise, light, lying on the affected side, a warm room and at night.Aconite is better from open air, rest, and sitting still.

Fear, anxiety and worry accompany all their ailments, fear of the future, crossing the street, and crowds. Their pains are intolerable, driving them crazy, much restlessness and tossing about.Rx30c

 Agnus castus: Inflammatory, rheumatic swelling of the joints, gouty nodosities, swelling of the finger joints with arthritic tearing pains.

 The agnus castus person is sensitive to cold, feels better in the open air, worse in a warm room, worse from cold air, worse physical exertion, worse from touch, and better from pressure.

There is great sadness with a fixed idea of approaching death, absent-minded and forgetful. The person is severley depressed and has given up all hope, feels that there is no use trying to help for they will soon die. They feel unable to cope with their life, regret at not having achieved their ambitions, or failing to finish their studies, and envy of those who have achieved their goals. RX 6c every second day.

Causticum: Chronic rheumatic, arthritic and paralytic affections. Drawing pains in muscular and fibrous tissues, with deformities in the joints, progressive loss of muscular strength. Burning pains in joints, rheumatism of articulation of jaws, stiffness, hip, back, rises with difficulty.

Causticum is worse from dry cold air, winds, drafts, extremes of temperature, 3-4 a.m. Exertion, change of weather, taking hold of anything. Better from cold drinks, damp wet weather, warmth of bed and gentle motion.