Arthritis
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Arthritis definitions
Synovitis
- Movement agg
- Local inflammation
- Hard lump
- Touch agg
- Classic remedy: Bry
Periostitis
- Tenderness (Sensitive to touch)
- Painful swelling of the bone
- Classic remedy: Symph
Enthesitis
- Agg with Over-Working
- Amel with little activity
- Morning agg (Sleep / Rest)
- No pain in passive motion.
- Classic remedy: Rhus-t
Tendonitis / Tendinopathy
- Pain/ Swelling + Impaired function
- Crackling joints
- Pain in active movement of joint
- Common regions:
- Shoulder (Rotator cuff, Biceps)
- Elbow (Tennis elbow, Golfer's elbow)
- Wrist, Hip, Knee (Jumper's knee)
- Ankle (Achilles tendinitis)
- Etiology:
- Classic remedy: Ruta, Rhus-t, Arn
Gout
Clinic
- Poly arthritis often needs Chronic / Miasmatic remedy. Acute remedy plays a transient palliation role.
- Knee arthritis: Led
Modalities |
Etiology |
Accompaniment |
|---|---|---|
First class remedies
Rhus-t
- The best blind remedy esp in
- Ligaments: Kali-i
- Tendons: Agar, Anac, Arg-met, Bry, Calen, Caust, Rhod, RUTA
- Bursitis: Apis, Ruta
- Pain types:
- Sever pain as if bruised
- Sore pain: Nux-v, Tub
- Tearing pain: Chin
- Weakness / Lameness: Ruta
- Modalities
- Cold agg: Calc-p, Dulc
- Motion amel: Aur
- 10 P.M to 6 A.M: Rheumatic pain drags him out of bed: Cham, Merc
- Warmth amel: Ars
- Complication
- Joint redness
- Contraction: Sul
- Coldness: Calc-p, Camph, Nat-m, Petr, Sumb
- Cracking On Bending / Stretching: Lyc, Thuj
- Stiff joints
- Heat amel
- On rising: Agar, Calc, Carb-an, staph.
- Wet cold agg
- Standing up agg + Movement amel
- Poly Arthritis esp left to right: Lach
- Arthtitis + Gastritis: Puls
- Blunt trauma (Over-stretching and twisting)
Bry
- Acute painful arthritis (Swelling, Hot, Redness, Touch / Pressure agg) (Apis ₳ Bry) (Bry ₳ Led)
- Amel with warm application
- Agg with any slight movement
Colch
- Rheumatism in Weak / Thin people
- Gout of the toes (esp big toe) + Deposit
- Neuralgic / Drawing / Tearing pains
- Arthritis + Contraction / Cramp
- Joints are Swollen and Dark red
- Pain shifts from one joint to another, esp left to right
- If the patient does not respond to Apis and Ars, then Colch is indicated.
Caust
- Chronic rheumatism and its complications
- Stiff / Deformed joints: Esp after lying down or while sitting: (Caust ₳ Rhus-t)
- Shortening / Contracture of tendons (Kali-i) (Caust ₳ Guaj) (Caust ₳ Sul) Bry, calc, coloc, guaj, rhus-t, Sil, SUL, thuj
- Unbalanced gait
- Bursa cyst: Graph, iod, kali-br, Sil, Sul
- Gouty deposits have caused joint contracture: Colch
- He likes to Stretch / Bend / Crack his joints regularly (Rhus-t)
- Synovitis: Apis, Bry, Phyt, Rhus-t
- Painful joint after common cold
- Chronic Arthritis after Blunt trauma
Led
- Led swelling is more likely to Caust Stiffness (Painful Deposit / Nodosities)
- Like Bry: Acute Arthritis (Swelling , Hot) (Bry ₳ Led)
- Bry has Diffuse / Large effusion
- Led is more Stiff / Dry
- Both are Motion agg: Bry, Colch
- Arthritis esp small joints (Act-sp, Caul, Colch) such as Ankles
- Like Kalm
- Upward extending arthritis
- Rheumatism alternate with chest problems
- Warmth / Bed heat agg: Puls, (Merc, Rhus-t)
- Stiffness, cold water amel
- Arthritis after common cold: Guaj, Puls, Sec
- Like to Rhus-t
- Tearing pain
- Sprained as if: Ruta
Ruta
- Main remedy of Joint weakness / Unsteadiness esp after Trauma / Heavy loads (Calc, Rhus-t)
- Easily sprained Ankles / Knees (Led, Rhus-t)
- Bursitis: Apis, Sil
- Wrist ganglion (Ruta ₳ Sul)
Sul
- Small joints Gout + Deposits (Thuj, Med) / Contractor
- Gout accompanied by
- Metastatic gout
- Downward extending joint pain
- Rheumatism of the left shoulder (Sang)
Other remedies
Aran
Cimic
- Specific remedy for rheumatism for trunk muscles
Calc
- Crackling / Stiffness joints
- Weak joints esp due to Blunt Trauma / Overstretching (Rhus-t, Ruta)
- Muscle rheumatism (Calc ₳ Rhus-t) (Calc ₳ Cimic), Cramp joints (Plat)
- Gout + Contracture (Sul) (Calc ₳ Sul)
- Chronic Arthritis caused by working in water
- Arthralgia esp Sharp pain, Cold agg (Calc-p, Dulc, Rhus-t)
Act-sp
- One-sided arthritis remedy esp in small joints such as Feet, Hands and Wrist (Caul , Viol-o)
- Severe pain, heat and swelling
- Agg with Walking / Movement / Slightest activity
- Agg by touch
Puls
- Main remedy of wandering / Shifting poly Arthritis (Kalm, Benz-ac)
- Painful Swelling / Informative Arthritis
- Heart problems such as Endocarditis/ Pericarditis due to rheumatism (Kalm)
Kalm
- Cardiac rheumatism
- Valvular involvement
- Alternation with heart problems
- Endocarditis (Puls)
- Due to suppression of heart problems
- Hot (Led) / Red (Rhus-t) joints
- Joint pain after cold exposure (Calc-p, Dulc, Rhus-t)
- Rheumatism of all joints close to each other (Kali-bi)
Joints - RHEUMATISM, general - acute - all, joints, in nearly
- Rheumatism starts from one joint and spreads to the lower joints, and the pain gets worse as night approaches (Bry)
- Wandering arthritis (Puls) that suddenly change location (Kali-s, Lac-c) esp extending upward (Led) (opposed to Kalm)
Caul
- Main palliative remedy for small joints rheumatism such as Hands and Feet
- Joint stiffness with pain
- Aching / Drawing pain,
- Night pain
- Pregnancy / Childbirth arthritis
Viol-o
- Right wrist arthritis
- One-sided arthritis remedy esp in small joints such as Feet, Hands and Wrist (Caul, Act-sp)
Ant-c
- Fingers arthritis (Drawing pains)
- Rheumatism with chronic digestive problems
- Agg with local cold / Amely with warm compress
- Agg of joints by drinking wine
- Rheumatism + Dry / Horny callus
- Rheumatism + Skin Dryness / Cracking esp around the nails, caused by working with water
- Rheumatism + Nail problems (Dry /Brittle /Deformed nails)
Sang
- Best remedy for shoulder rheumatism (Sul) esp right Shoulder / Deltoid (Ferr ₳ Sang)
- Agg by raising the arm
- Nocturnal pain esp when rolling over in sleep
- Muscular rheumatism: Stiff muscles (like a lizard), esp in Back / Neck muscles
- Sharp / Stinging pains which spreads
Ferr-p
- Sub-acute Arthritis
- Agg by movement
- Gentle movement amel (Puls, Lyc, Ferr)
Rhod
- Chronic rheumatism with paralytic weakness
- Small joints gout
- Extreme sensitivity to weather changes and esp cold of winter
- Pain agg at rest
Arn
- Rheumatism caused by intense muscle work
- Rheumatism due to working in Cold / Damp place
- Bruised pain, bruising when pounding in the involved limb
- Touch agg
- Motion agg
- Rest agg
Benz-ac
- Emigrant arthritis
- Amel with heat
- Amel with large amounts of urine
- Motion agg
- Agg with wine
Sal-ac
- Arthritis esp knees
- Joints Pain change position with movement
- Agg at night
- Agg by touch and movement
Apis
- Acute and painful synovitis (Apis ₳ Bry)
- Severe Stretching / Tension of skin
- Warmness / Redness
Tissue Salt Remedies
FP
Main drug for rheumatism in general
KM
- As a second remedy for rheumatism, when the pain subsides or is relieved by FP, it should be prescribed alternately with FP.
NP
- In inflamed rheumatism (Red, Painful and Warm) it is better to alternate FP with NP
- Either alone or with SIL can resolve gout and urate deposits.
KP
- Chronic rheumatism
KS
Miasms
ALPH, B19, EBV, ECH, HAV, HBV, HSV-1, HSV-2, HTLV-1, INFL, LBB, MMP, MTB, RBL, VZV