Homeopathy Treatment for Arthritis

Arthritis

is an inflammation of a joint. A pain in the middle of the upper arm for instance, is not arthritis because it has no joints. Joints of the body are found on the wrists, elbows, knees, fingers, toes, hips, and shoulders. The neck and back have joints between the bones of the spine.

However, pains in the joints are not always due to arthritis. Other parts that surround the joints can cause pain such as tendons, ligaments, muscles, cartilage, and bursae.

Symptoms

Symptoms of arthritis are pain, swelling, stiffness, and deformity. Certain conditions may set off an attack of arthritis.

It may be caused from a poor diet,  an injury, tonsils, infection of the teeth or other parts of the body, exposure to cold and dampness.

There are several types of arthritis. The most common forms of arthritis are infectious arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Infectious arthritis, also called septic arthritis, is an inflammation of a joint caused by an infection of joint fluid and joint tissue produced by a bacterial invasion. It can develop by an entry of germs into the joint due to an injury, wound or skin abrasion. Infectious diseases such as gonorrhea or tuberculosis elsewhere in the body may travel from the infected area to the joints through the blood. The infected joint is painful, swollen, red, tender, and hot. The pain gets worse with movement.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the wearing and tearing away of cartilage and joint tissues in the knees, back, neck, and the last joints of each finger. It is characterized by the degeneration of cartilage and thegrowth of bumpy lumps in the joints. It is most common in people advancing into old age. It is caused by wear and tear.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of osteoarthritis are stiffness, pain, heat, and loss of dexterity. Changes in the weather may flare up an attack.

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory and destructive disease of the joints and soft tissue. The joints, cartilage, synovial membranes, muscles, and ligaments are involved. It usually begins in middle age, and most often in women.

Symptoms

The symptoms include pain with stiffness in the joints of the hands, fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulder, feet, ankles, knees, or hips. After an attack, there may be scarring and new bone formation which cause deformities and loss of movement in the joint.

Rheumatoid arthritis may be due to an autoimmune disease or infectious agent. Rheumatoid arthritis has a point of origin in the intestine. It is caused by an over consumption of improper food, poor digestion, and a slow metabolism.

Gout

Gout is characterized by inflammation of the joints of the hands and feet especially of the big toe caused by elevated blood levels of uric acids. Gout is associated with certain foods that are rich inchemicals called purines. Purines such as eggplants, peppers, anchovies, mushrooms, tomatoes, shellfish, peanuts, and meat are transformed in the organism into uric acids.

GoutExcess uric acids in the form of urate crystals accumulate in the joints and cause pain and inflammation.

There are two forms of gout, primary gout and secondary gout.

Primary gout is linked to inherited defect in metabolism.

Secondary gout is a failure of the kidney to excrete uric acids. The kidneys are the principal organs of elimination of metabolic products. When there is an overproduction of uric acid,it reduces the kidneys ability to keep up with the elimination process. If the kidneys are unable to keep up with the overload, they will dump the urate crystals into the blood. As urate crystals travel throughout the system through the blood, they are deposited in the joints and tissues of the body.

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the joints and soft tissue affecting children 16 years old and under.

Polyarthritic rheumatoid

Polyarthritic rheumatoid is inflammation and soft tissue swelling of many joints at the same time.

Leading Homeopathic Remedies for Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis according to location

 Neck

Lachnantes treats whiplash.

Actea racemosa is indicated for muscle spasms in the neck.

Hydratis treats rheumatoid arthritis. Muscle pain in the neck that radiates to the shoulder.

Causticum treats musculature pain in the neck and

Dorsal region.

Naja treats arthritis of the neck. Palpitation in the back of the neck.

Right shoulder and right arm

Arnica treats muscular pain caused from overuse of

body part.

Rhus toxicondendron treats arthritis. Stiffness with tearing painful ligaments aggravated from immobility.

Bryonia treats painful joints aggravated from mobility

Kalium carbonica treats painful inflammation in the

shoulder blades.

Ferrum phosphoricum treats all inflammatory conditions and arthritic deformities.

Rhododenron treats all rheumatic pain aggravated

By atmospheric changes.

Ampelopsia weitchil treats very deformed and inflamed arthritis.

Left shoulder and left arm

Oxalicum acidum treats arthritis of the left shoulder with numbness of the left arm.

Actea racemosa treats spasm in the left arm and shoulder pain flares up during menses.

Kalmia latifolia treats rheumatic carditis; pain goes down the left arm.

Iris versicolor treats arthritis of the left shoulder and right hip.

Oxalicium acidum treats arthritis of the left arm sensation of electrical pain in the right arm.

Hip

Causticum treats muscle paralysis; arthritis of the

Right hip.

Iris versicolor treats the dislocation of the left hip.

Natrum sulfuricum treats arthritis of the left hip; pain flares up during humid temperature.

Calcarea carbonicum is indicated when there is a softening of the hip bone caused from poor assimilation of calcium

Calcarea phosphoricum treats arthritis due to a calcium deficiency; a predisposition to bone fracture.

Symphytum is indicated when there is an injury to the hip bone.

Kalium carbonicum treats arthritis of the hips, pain extends to the buttock.

Silicea treats rheumatoid arthritis. Painful swelling of sub-cutaneous nodules of hip joints.

Hands and fingers

Apocynum treats arthritis of the hands; hands are always cold and need to be covered.

Rhus toxicondendron treats arthritis, stiff fingers,pain feels better with movement.

Urtica urens treats arthritis of the fingers.

Nux vomica is indicated when arthritis is accompanied with weakness and numbness of the hands and fingers.

Benzoicum acidium treats deforming arthritis;alteration between arthritis and asthma.

Magnesia phosphorus treats writer’s cramp.

Gelsemium treats carpal tunnel.

Mezereum treats deforming bones and suppurating bones.

Wrist

Kalium carbonica treats arthritis of the wrist; pain in the wrist first thing in the morning.

Arnica treats a sprained wrist.

Apis mellifica is indicated when synovial fluid is found in the wrist

Elbows

Rhus toxicondendron treats tennis elbow with articulator pain.

Kalium carbonica treats a swollen stiff elbow.

Spiraea ulmaria treats arthritis of the elbow.

 Knees

Kalium carbonicum treats an enlarged knee; pain is better when bent.

Apocynum treats water in the knee; burning of the sole; a diuretic remedy.

Myristica sebifera treats elephantiasis; pus in the joints; swollen legs.

Rhododendron treats runner’s knee.

Silicea treats inflammation of the bone.

Helianthus annuus treats pain in the left knee.

Apis mellifica treats a red, hot, and swollen knee.

Feet, ankles, legs

Ledum palustre treats arthritis of the feet; pain radiates up to the back.

Cyclamen treats a stiff ankle with numbness.

Mimosa treats arthritis in the left ankle.

Tartaricum acidum treats cramps in sole near heel;

can’t put the foot down.

Apis mellifica treats water retention in ankle.

Rhus toxicodendron treats plantar fascitis.

Cuprum metallicum treats cramps in the heel, calves and sole.

Calcarea fluoricum treats bone deformation; bone spur.

Tarantula is indicated when legs cannot rest, involuntary contraction.

Phytolacca is an anti-inflammatory remedy.

Calcarea phosphoricum treats arthritis of the leg; a tendency to bone fracture.

 Toes

Hypericum treats an injury to the nerve in the toe.

Uretica urens treats arthritis of the toes and fingers.

Kalium carbonica treats pain in the toes; foot falls asleep.

Natrum hypochlorosum is indicated when there is pain from knee to toe.

Osteoarthritis

Mercurius vivus treats osteoarthritis; pain in the bone during the night.

Phytolacca is an anti-inflammatory remedy; osteoarthritis of the tibia.

 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Calcarea carbonicum is indicated in the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. A softening of the bone is caused from poor assimilation of calcium.

Pulsatilla is indicated for migrating inflammatory pain

Infectious arthritis

Pyrogenium treats infectious arthritis; pus formation.

Hepar sulfur is indicated after suppuration has taken place.

Polyarthritic Rheumatoid

Rhododendron treats polyarthritic rheumatoid. Pain aggravates before a thunderstorm.

Bryonia treats musculature and articulator inflammation.

Ampelopsia weitchil treats very deformed and inflamed arthritis.

Gout

Pilosella treats excess formation and deposit of uric acids

Colchicum treats gouty arthritis; joint is swollen and hot

Apis mellifica treats gout; the toe is red, hot and swollen

Uricum acidum treats gout with renal calculi.

Berberis is indicated when there is a tendency towards formation of kidney stone.

Calcarea fluorica treats swollen and deformed joints.

Lithium carbonicum treats renal calculus associated with uric acid.

Colchicum treats rheumatic gout and its complications.

Benzoic acid treats retention of uric acid; renal calculi.

Othosiphon staminus helps excrete uric acids.

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