Injuries Heal Faster, Deeper with Homeopathic Remedies
Posted on August 27, 2010
Many of our clients have chronic joint inflammation and pain from old injuries. One woman who has remained very active into her 60’s called after a major fall from a bicycle one evening. Unfortunately her knee collided with a steel lamppost base, and the concrete beneath it when she swerved to avoid a dog on a hike and bike trail. She ended up being taken to an ER, where they gave her a few stitches for the gash and applied some antibiotic ointment. She called the office the next day, saying that the gash was inflamed, with a yellowish drainage, and that the knee was now terribly sore from the bruising. She had remembered to take homeopathic Arnica montana from her remedy kit as soon as she’d returned home the night before, which we always recommend after any bruising injury. But the knee was increasingly stiffer and more painful. We worked with her with low potency remedies to clear up the drainage, which stopped almost the next day, then to promote healing, which was uneventful and much shorter than the doctors foresaw (The doctor told her to expect arthritis to “set into this injury permanently.” ) After the first two weeks the pain was significantly diminished, as long as she remembered to faithfully take the daily support remedies. However, the joint remained somewhat painful until we addressed it sequentially for the deep bruising and inflammation. Over the next two months there was an ongoing reduction until finally the knee only hurt on rare occasions with other previously injured joints, such as during one of our famous Houston autumn cold fronts. Since then we’ve continued to address systemic inflammation. I know she’s doing well when she says, “Nothing hurts and I want to keep it that way. Can I please get some refill remedies?” Her long-standing arthritis has improved significantly, and she is happy to just keep chiseling away at it over time. When one particular joint becomes stubbornly problematic, with some questioning, we discover that it was another old injury, sometimes even from childhood. As we continue the sequential unlayering process with deeper acting remedies, she gains more permanent relief and long-term healing.
There are many other factors that can bring on chronic joint pain. Lyme disease, lupus, chronic fatigue symdrome, and generalized rheumatic conditions, all are very responsive to homeopathy. All can include localized joint pain and inflammation, or muscle and joint pain together.
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