Homeopathy for Musculoskeletal Pain
Joint aches, back aches, muscle aches, ouch. Unfortunately it’s all too common as we age. But not only then, these occur with an illness or overusing a particular muscle group, life long stress.
I’m particularly well placed to talk about this, as my poor, disabled father’s lifelong inheritance left me with a weakness of joints, back muscles and so on.
For me, homeopathy was an absolute game changer. Because without my remedies, maybe I would be on steroids, or rely on painkillers. Maybe even, I would be a wheelchair user. Doesn’t bear thinking about.
So I use four or five remedies all the time. There are many others, but these are the ones I’m using as follows:
I use Bryonia for myself, and for my patients, when the complaint is that the slightest move, makes it just so much worse. That’s a Bryonia.
And then these Rhus tox. I love Rhus tox.
Rhus tox is the ‘creaky gate’. Difficult to get out of bed, difficult to get up after a sitting position. It’s always all achy, struggling, staggering. That’s a Rhus tox. Then it gets better after limbering up, andI guess, worse, again. And of course, we need to take the remedy again.
If, on the other hand, it’s not an ache, but more of a stabbing pain, then it’s a Hypericum. Or if it’s more or spasm, a sort of lancinating back pain.
And Arnica. Arnica forever. I cannot sing enough praises for Arnica, because Arnica is not just after an injury.
Lesser well known, that is a marvelous, marvelous help with joint and back aches, muscle aches, and also, I use it a lot for tiredness.
Basically, what I’m saying is just scratching the surface, because the prescription very much depends on the incomitant symptoms, modalities and mental, emotional as well.
If you would like to find about these remedies and how I use them, and how I can help you get in touch with me.