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Pain in the joints is a very common complaint, ranging from mild to severe intensity, which can incapacitate a person from doing daily chores. The joint pain can be attended with other signs and symptoms such as stiffness, swelling, redness, heat, and decreased movement of the joints.
Homeopathy offers a highly commendable and side-effect-free treatment for cases of joint pains. As joint pains can arise from different causes like rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, etc, homeopathy gives excellent relief by treating the root cause. Homeopathic medicines help to relieve joint pain along with managing other associated signs and symptoms like stiffness, swelling, redness, and heat in joints. These medicines aim to halt further inflammation of joints as well as prevent further joint damage. Homeopathic medicines not only work to provide relief in joint pains but also aim to cure the condition in the long run. In conventional treatment painkillers, NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs), and steroids are used as per the case demands. These medicines may have side effects from long-term use and may create dependency.
Homeopathy is effective for acute/chronic joint pain
Be it acute or chronic joint pain, homeopathy gives equally good results in both. It provides prompt relief in joint pains and its attending symptoms. In chronic cases, it reduces the frequency and the intensity of joint pain. With timely use of these medicines, the deformities and other complications related to joint pain and inflammation can also be prevented in most cases.
Symptomatic homeopathic medicine prescription
Homeopathic remedies for joint pains are selected on a symptomatic basis in every individual case. A thorough case-taking with in-depth symptom collection followed by proper evaluation is done to decide a homeopathic prescription for any case of joint pain. This individualized medication carries great scope to treat joint pains. In mild to moderate cases of joint pains, there are high chances of bringing a cure. However, in severe cases with deformities and other complications, relief of joint pain can be brought about but the damage already done to the joint cannot be reversed.
Homeopathic remedies are safe and natural
Homeopathy uses natural medicines mostly obtained from plants to treat joint pains, hence are very safe to use. These do not cause any adverse effects as they lack any type of chemicals or toxins in it. One can use these without any fear of side effects.
Homeopathy is suitable for persons of all age groups
Homeopathy suits persons of all age groups like children, adults, and the elderly. The set of homeopathic medicines for joint pain is similar for all age groups. But only the potency and the dose differ from person to person.
Top 6 Homeopathic Medicines for Joint Pains
The top six medicines for treating joint pains are Rhus Tox, Bryonia Alba, Arnica Montana, Actaea Spicata, Colchicum Autumnale and Pulsatilla.
1. Rhus Tox – For Joint Pain Worse At Rest and Better On Movement
Rhus Tox is a physician’s first choice of prescription in cases of joint pain. It is prescribed when the joint pains are the most severe during rest and also on initial movement. However, it gets better after continuous movement. Although there are a number of other medicines that treat this symptom, no other medicine does it better than this medicine.
In patients who are in need of Rhus Tox, they complain of heat, swelling and stiffness in joints along with pain. Rhus Tox is also highly suitable to treat joint pains which are a result of overstraining, sprain and injuries.
When to use Rhus Tox?
This medicine is the best choice when joint pains are worse from rest and better from movement.
How to use Rhus Tox?
Though it can be used in both low and high potencies, initially 30C potency is good to go. Rhus Tox 30C can be taken three to four times a day as per the intensity of the symptom. Keep away from using its high potencies without consulting a homeopathic physician.
2. Bryonia Alba – For Joint Pain Worse By Movement and Better At Rest
Bryonia Alba, though placed in the second position, is just as effective as Rhus Tox, but the symptoms a person shows are different. Bryonia Alba is chiefly recommended when the pain increases by even the slightest movement and is relieved by complete rest. The joint pain may be stitching (local, sharp, sudden pain) or tearing (intense) type. Along with pain, joints can be red, hot, and swollen.
When to use Bryonia Alba?
It is indicated for cases of painful, red, swollen joints with worsening of joint pain by movement and relief by rest.
How to use Bryonia Alba?
Though it can be used in low or high power, it is mostly used in 30 C power. Bryonia 30C can be taken twice or thrice a day.
3. Arnica Montana – For Joint Pain After Injury; Overstrained Joints
Sourced from the plant ‘leopard’s bane’, it is the most prescribed medicine to manage joint pain from injury or overstrained joints. Persons needing it usually complain of sore bruised pain in joints as if beaten. They fear touching the affected joints because of intense soreness.
When to use Arnica Montana?
This medicine is apt for cases of joint pain with sore bruised pains following an injury.
How to use Arnica Montana?
It can be used in 30C potency three or four times a day initially, gradually decreasing the dose once relief sets in.
4. Actaea Spicata – For Pain In Small Joints, Especially Wrist
This natural remedy sourced from the root of the plant ‘baneberry’ is highly effective for pain in small joints, especially the wrist. The wrist becomes swollen and red with pain. It is also beneficial for relieving pain in other small joints as well, including ankles, fingers, and toes.
When to use Actaea Spicata?
It is best-indicated medicine for pain in small joints including the wrist, fingers, toes, and ankles. Pains are worse from touch and motion.
How to use Actaea Spicata?
One may use this medicine in 30C potency, once or twice a day for good results.
5. Colchicum Autumnale – For Joint Pain Caused By Gout
It is one of the best remedies for treating joint pain due to gout (joint Inflammation from high uric acid levels). It can be given to treat pain in any joint, but mostly helps if there is pain in the big toe due to high uric acid. There is unbearable pain if touched and the pain aggravates in the evening.
When to use Colchicum Autumnale?
Use of this medicine may be considered in cases of joint pains occurring from increased uric acid levels (gout).
How to use Colchicum Autumnale?
It may be used in 30 C potency once or twice a day.
6. Pulsatilla – For Shifting Type Of Joint Pains
Pulsatilla is a highly suitable medicine for managing shifting types of joint pains. In cases needing this medicine, the pain keeps moving from one joint to another quite rapidly. The joints feel beaten and are red and swollen too. There is worsening of pain from movement and also at night time.
When to use Pulsatilla?
Its use is highly suggested to manage shifting type of joint pains when pain keeps shifting from one joint to another quickly.
How to use Pulsatilla?
This medicine can be used in 30C potency once a day. Avoid using its high potencies without the doctor’s recommendation.
Note: You may take any of these medicines for 3 to 4 weeks’ time. To use it beyond that or to use it in potencies higher than above-recommended potencies, consult a homeopath.
What Causes Joint Pains?
Joint pains can occur due to various reasons as summed below:
1. Rheumatoid arthritis
It is an auto-immune disorder that causes pain, stiffness, swelling and decreased movement of the joint. An auto-immune disorder means damage to the body’s own healthy tissues by the immune cells out of a misdirected response. In rheumatoid arthritis, the lining of the joints is affected which can slowly lead to bone erosion and deformity. This disease tends to involve small joints (fingers in the majority of the cases) on both sides initially, and large joints may get affected with time. Joint deformity can appear in later stages. Primarily, it affects joints but later on can also affect other organs like eyes, lungs, heart, and skin as well. The most important symptom is stiffness in the joints on waking up in the morning lasting for an hour after which it gradually eases. Other symptoms are pain, swelling, warmth, and tenderness in joints.
2. Osteoarthritis
It causes degeneration of the joints that occurs from wear and tear of the protective cartilage present at the end of the bones. Cartilage covers the surface of bones where they meet to form a joint. The cartilage in joints functions to allow smooth gliding movement of bones as the joint straightens or bends. Osteoarthritis mainly affects the knees, hips, hands, and spine. The symptoms of osteoarthritis include pain in joints, stiffness, swelling and tenderness at the joint, grating sensation when the affected joint moves, and decreased movement of the joint. Bone spurs (extra tiny outgrowth of bones over the end of bones) may form around affected joints.
3. Gout
It refers to the inflammation of joints that arises due to the accumulation of urate crystals in joints when uric acid levels increase in blood. It results in swelling, pain, redness and tenderness of joints, especially the big toe.
4. Injuryis also a common cause of joint pain. It can result from overuse of the affected joint, overstrained joint, sprains (caused by overstretching or tearing of ligaments that connect two bones in a joint), or fracture.
5. Ankylosing spondylitis
It is a type of arthritis (joint inflammation) affecting the joints of the spine. The most common joint involved in it is the sacroiliac joint (joint between the base of spine and pelvis). The main symptoms are pain and stiffness in the lower back and hips. The pain is worse in the early morning and after periods of inactivity.
6. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
It is a type of arthritis that affects children under the age of 16 years. It causes joint pain, stiffness and swelling, and in some cases fever and rash on the trunk (any part of the body excluding limbs, neck, face, and head)
7. Bursitis
It refers to inflammation of the bursa (small fluid-filled sacs that cushion bones, muscles, and tendons near joints). It mostly affects the shoulders, hips, elbows and knees. It causes pain in the joint (pain worsens from pressure or movement), stiffness of joint and swelling, and redness over the joint.
8. Tendinitis
It means inflammation of tendons (bands that connect bones and muscles). It mainly happens from overuse and mostly affects heels, elbows and shoulders.
9. Avascular necrosis (AVN)
It refers to dead bone tissue resulting from a lack of blood supply. Though anyone can be affected by it, excessive use of steroids in high doses over a long time and excessive alcohol intake puts a person at risk. Though it can affect any bone, the head of the femur (a bone in the thigh) is the most commonly involved bone. In the early stage of AVN (Avascular necrosis), no symptoms may appear. As AVN progresses to further stages, pain in the affected joint begins usually on putting weight on it, later the pain may be even felt on lying down.
What Are The Symptoms?
Along with pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joint. A grating sensation (harsh sound) on the movement of the joint may be felt at times. The affected joint may be sore from the inside and tender to touch from the outside which restricts the movement of the joint. This can lead to chronic joint deformities. If any kind of joint pain becomes severe, day-to-day activities get hindered. Due to joint pains, like rheumatoid arthritis, other organs like eyes, kidneys, and heart can also get affected and lead to complications.
Who is at risk?
Though joint pains can affect anyone, some factors increase the risk:
A person with a family history of joint pains is at high risk
Injury to any joint
Overuse of joints
Obesity
How to diagnose the cause of joint pains?
To diagnose the cause behind joint pains a detailed medical history, and physical examination followed by investigations are required. The investigations suggested include blood tests and imaging techniques varying from case to case as per the suspected cause. Among these initially, some blood tests are recommended. These include ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP (C-reactive protein) both of which check for the intensity of inflammation, some tests to rule autoimmune disorders that might cause joint pain like rheumatoid factor, Anti CCp (anti-citrullinated protein antibody), ANA (antinuclear antibodies) test and also uric acid test (to check for gout). Imaging techniques like X-ray of joint, MRI, and CT scan might be recommended afterward as per the case needs.
When the weather changes and rain is coming, my knee elbow and shoulder will begin to ache. Sometimes my thigh will become painful to the touch. A severe attack involves complete immobility of my leg extreme sensitivity and painful. My last bout lasted 3 days gradually easing as the rain ceased and the weather became warmer. I have sustained multiple falls resulting in injuries to these 3 sites that are affected.
Dear doctor,
When I climb stairs or up a steep road, I have severe pain only in my right thigh joint and am not able to take one step further. I also have pain in my knees, but manageable. Kindly tell me which homeo is best for me. I’m diabetic n aged 50+
I got muscles pain-inflammation like
All fingers get swollen and shoulder
Aches unable to move
Prednisone is my preventive but shows
Up my A1c more in numbers
To get away with prednisone
I am inviting you to recommend homeopathic
Medicines in which I know something about
Some medicines so could you email me
Your the recommended medicines
Names or send me medicines
My email is cjsurti@hotmail.com
Name: C J SURTI in NC USA
Thank you
I have condition diagnosis of diffuse PVNS in left knee. This is Pigmented villonodular synovitis. Are you familiar with this joint disease? Are there homeopathic protocols available for this condition?
for more than two years now smoke inidian hem and notice a spack in my brain since then it has cause me every night and day pains at the back of my headache.when it started I can’t breath normal it always soffocate me and now is affected the Same part of legs cause I feel like there is robe been tire on my head The only way I can get relief a bit is when I sleep the moment I wake up is like a thunder on my head and a strike in my Left leg causing confusion and absent minded, pls what can do
Hello Doctor,
Actually, my father was also a qualified homoeopathic physician who passed out from CH Medical College, Calcutta now National Institute of Homoeopathy in the decade of 70s with over 45 years of experience, had passed away 6 months ago. And I have lately encountered with knee pain. I am 43 years old.
Symptoms:
When I get up after sleep, it’s very difficult to walk or get upstairs or downstairs. The same happens when I stand up after 2-3 hours of at a stretch sitting. As per your article, Rhus Tox suits the best in my case. Can you please suggest me what should be the potency and dosages of Rhus Tox, and how long it should be taken to get rid of this problem? Or what would be the suitable medicines other than this? Can you please elaborate on this, oblige my thanks.
Dr. saheb.
namaskar!
knee joint pain mein in sabhi medicine ko mix krke khaya ja sakta hai kya. yadi in sabhi medicine ko mix
kerke khaya ja sakta hai to kripa ker yah batane ka kripa kareinge ki yah medicine ko kitne power mein aur
kitni matra kitni bar leni hai.
(Rhus Tox, Arnica, Causticum, Actea Spicata, Chinum Sulph, Pulsatilla , Colchicum) .
Dear Sir
Namastae My mother is 89 yers old . her both knees are painful and she is over weight too.She can walk very slowly after long sitting that makes so difficult to her. In additionto this little walk also causing heavy breathing. upon showing the docts no ehart problem and no Asthama this is all due to over weight and we can reduce her weight and hardly she is eating as 4 to 5 years childeren eat that much only . Please help to my mother what treatment to fallow please.
Thanks
Sir I am 32 year old in my left knee have pain since last 8 months, taken consultation of doctor also we have go operation for ACL surgery and other
My problem is in pattele little upper left side I have huge pain while folding leg to to touching hip getting thak thak sounds and pain please advise
DEAR Dr Sharma, My 92 year old mother has severe knee pain. Xrays show no cartlidge and she has knock knee posture. She has arthrutis un ver spine. She took diclofenaco potassium 100 mgs for many years which helped greatly but developed red bruised swollen legs so she is off them now. For pain she is only taking tylenol up to 6 times day and no effect. Doctor in US prescribed tramadol but its an opiod and I AM afraid of sideeffects. She has short térm memory loss and I have been giving her CBD which has helped her cognitive skills but nothing for inflammation. PLEASE help me un finding a remedy for my mother!!!! Thank you so very much.
Hon’ble Dr Sharma,
I’m 72 years old and possess good health excepting a Trouble in my Right Big Toe. The Right Big Toe gets Swollen & Red with Pain from time to time at monthly Intervals since April 2018.
The Big Toe Nail has a Sharp Edge in the Right Corner because the same can’t be Trimmed/ Cut with
a Nail Cutter any time. I’ve acquired a little Knowledge on Homoeopathy and had have taken Silicea 200/ 30 and Acid Nit 30/ 6 since April 2018 by which the Abcess vanished totally but reappeared after about a month on all occasions till February 2019.
When the said Big Toe Abcess reappeared again from the beginning of March 2019, one new Symptom
appeared (after having SILICEA with Interpolated dozes of Sulphur & ACID NIT from March 2019 till
date with Gaps) viz. scanty Blood is oozing from the Right Corner of the Toe every day and as such, I’m
thinking to have now Arsenic Alb 200 (Twice in a Week) stopping Silicea & Acid Nit. I shall remain
ever Grateful if you Kindly Provide me Guidance on the “Homoeo Remedy”. I’ve all common Homoeo Medicines of “Dr Reckeweg, Germany”. Please Advice me which Medicine/s (with Potency) I must take now to Permanently Cure the said Abcess.
I Convey my Best Wishes and Kindest Regards,
Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya,
Lake Town, Kolkata, West Bengal 700089; Mobile: +919830077400.
MY FATHER’S AGE 70.HE HAS JOINT PAIN OF HIS SHOULDER.SO HOW MUCH POWER OF RHUS TOXIS TO APPLY?
my x ray repot – osteophytes are seen in bones forming knee joints.Medial joint spaaces are reduduced.
Hi Dr. Sharma,
My mom is 90 years old. She is having severe pain in her leg jointd. What should you suggest.
Will be very grateful if you offer advice.
Best regards
My wife is suffering from SLE and for the past 9 years she is under treatment at PGI. now days her knees and hands are very stiff.plz suggest me some thing
Hello Sir
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This is wafa. I am suffering from Sacroiliac Joint pain. Its been 1.5 year now. My x-ray showed that my last vertebra has moved slightly. I went to chiropractor and done therapies but there is no relief from pain. Whenever i sit down and then wants to standup there is severe pain. Please tell me some effective homeopathic medicine that can reduce this pain in less time.
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I think that i never be the same unless i do my research please help me … i live in pain…..
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I m suffering from baker’s cyst. Pl. help me.
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Dear Dr. Sharma:
I am having Knee pain, and trying to postpone knee surgery. Please suggest me some homeopathic medicine.
Thanks,
Farhat Khan
I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, which come with a great deal of joint and muscle aches.