If you know what might have caused your rheumatic attack, then you would choose an homeopathic remedy covering the causation, as well as the particular symptoms you are experiencing.
A case comes to mind of a lady who had chronic arthritis for years with considerable joint destruction in her fingers. She had been completely free of any arthritis pain for the last 12 months, unfortunately she went for a holiday and stayed with Italian friends who fed her some of their home grown tomatoes.
By the time she returned home she was suffering acute pain, her fingers were red and swollen and she had severe edema in both legs. She was treated with a remedy called Lycopersicum esculentum (tomato) 30c, to be taken every day until symptoms subside, and they mostly have.
This is not homeopathy, it is isopathy, treating the lady with the exact causative factor, or rather the hair of the dog that bit her. In this particular case it worked extremely well.
As you can see from this case, it helps to know what caused the pain.
Generally patient’s pains are sensitive to environmental conditions. Some may experience rheumatic inflammation of joints with intolerable pains after being exposed to cold dry air. The pain is worse at night and the patient is extremely restless and fearful. Aconite 30c
Another may be worse from the slightest movement, wants to lie still, is very irritable, and wants to be alone.The patients is very thirsty. Bryonia 30c.
Another is worse from cold damp weather, worse getting wet, very restless, better from movement, and better from dry warm applications. Rhus tox 30c
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