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Feeling Pain in the Neck along with Numbness and Tingling in Hands? Try Homeopathy

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 1 Comment

Neck pain is one of the most common health issues that a physician frequently comes across in clinical practice. In some cases, numbness and tingling in the hands may accompany. Pain from the neck may radiate down the arms to the hands and fingers in some cases. Neck stiffness, weakness in the hands and dizziness/vertigo may also be the other attending symptoms apart from the above-mentioned features.

Numbness and tingling in the hands along with neck pain mainly happens from pinching, compression or irritation of a nerve in the cervical spine. It is medically known as cervical radiculopathy. Nerve pinching may occur from several reasons. These include disc bulge, herniated disc or arthritis of the neck (cervical spondylosis), degenerative changes in the cervical spine, bony spurs and a spine injury in the cervical region. Disc bulge indicates bulging out of the intervertebral disc (cushions lying in between the two vertebrae that comprise of a tough outer layer and a soft gel-like matter in the center) from its place that pinches the nerve in the spine. Herniated disc refers to oozing out of the inner gel-like matter from the disc from a tear in the outer layer of the disc that compresses the nerve. Arthritis of the neck or cervical spondylosis refers to wear and tear or degeneration of different structures in the cervical spine that includes the seven cervical vertebra (the 7 bones stacked one over the other in the spine of the neck), intervertebral discs, joints, ligaments and tendons in the cervical spine. Degenerative changes in the cervical spine like drying out of the discs, and bulging of disc can occur as a part of aging or due to an injury to the spine. Bone spurs indicate extra small bony outgrowths that occur on the ends of the bones that can irritate or pinch the nerves. Less commonly some infection in the spine or tumour growths in the spine could be a reason.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy can offer great help in cases of neck pain attended with numbness and tingling in the hands. Homeopathy helps to overcome this complaint naturally by boosting the self-healing mechanism of the body. Homeopathic medicines are 100 % natural medicines so there is no worry about their side effects. There are no specific medicines in homeopathy and the suitable medicine is prescribed symptomatically for every individual case separately after detailed case evaluation. So it is advised to get every case evaluated by a homeopathic doctor and take medicine under the supervision of a doctor. Self-medication should not be done in any case. In some cases, numbness or tingling in the hands could point to serious health problems like Guillain-Barre syndrome, stroke, so one should always consult a doctor to rule out the cause, and in case of serious causes, immediate help from conventional mode of treatment should be taken as homeopathy has limitation in helping such serious cases.

Homeopathic Medicines For Neck Pain With Numbness And Tingling In Hands

1. Paris Quadrifolia – For Neck Pain With Numbness In Hands And Fingers

It is a highly recommended medicine to manage cases of neck pain attended with numbness in the hands and fingers. In cases needing it, the neck pain usually radiates down to the arms and fingers. Exertion worsens the neck pain and rest brings relief. Hand movement and grasping anything increases neck pain in most of the causes. The neck also feels stiff and swollen along with the above complaints. There is a feeling of weight in the neck and shoulders. Numbness and heat in the neck can also be felt. Another symptom that occurs is weakness in the neck as if occurring from bearing a heavy load on the neck. Weakness can also be felt in the arms in addition to the above complaints.

2. Kalmia Latifolia – For Neck Pain With Numbness And Tingling

Kalmia is an effective medicine to deal with cases of neck pain attended with numbness and tingling in the hands and arms.  The pain from the neck radiates down the fingers. Neck feels painful to touch. Pain gets  worse from movement and also at night usually in the early part of night. Neck feels stiff. Along with the above, weakness in the arm and hands can attend as well.

3. Rhus Tox – With Tingling In The Hands

Rhus Tox is a well-indicated medicine to manage neck pain with tingling sensation in the hands. The neck pain extends to the shoulders and arms. A very important attending symptom is stiffness in the neck. Neck pain gets better by moving the neck. The stiffness in the neck is relieved from massage and applying warmth to the neck. Rhus Tox is a prominent medicine to help cases where an injury or overstrain of the neck muscles is leading to the symptoms.

4. Hypericum – For Post Injury Complaint

Hypericum is a suitable medicine when neck pain, and numbness and tingling in the hands happens post-injury. Neck pain increases from even a little movement of the neck and arms. In cases requiring it, the neck is also highly sensitive to touch. Neck pain may reach the arms in many cases.

5. Causticum – With Pain, Stiffness Of Neck Extending To Back Of Head

Causticum can be given in cases of pain and stiffness of the neck extending to the back of the head along with numbness in the hands. In some cases, numbness occurs specifically in the thumb and the index finger along with neck pain. There is difficulty in moving the head due to stiffness in the neck. A tearing type of pain is felt in the neck. The right side of the neck also feels tense.

6. Calcarea Phos – With Neck Pain On Turning The Neck

This medicine is highly beneficial for cases of neck pain on turning the neck. It is attended with numbness in the hands. Stiffness is also felt in the neck. Cramps are felt in the neck on one side followed by the other side. Dullness is felt in the head. Neck pain and stiffness worsen from exposure to even little draughts of air in cases needing this medicine.

7. Gelsemium – Along With Dizziness

This medicine is well-indicated for cases of neck pain, numbness in the hands along with dizziness. In cases needing it, pain from the neck radiates to the shoulders and also the head. A bursting type of pain is felt in the head. Drawing or tearing pain may also be felt in the neck. Neck stiffness and weakness of the neck muscles also occur. Stiffness in the neck gets better by bending the head backward. The neck vertebrae are also sensitive to touch.

8. Lachesis – With Tingling In The Hands

This medicine is recommended for neck pain with tingling sensation in the hands. Tingling is mostly present in the left-side hand where this medicine is required. Neck is stiff too. There is tearing type of pain in the neck that radiates to the top of the head. The neck is also painful to touch and pressure. Heated sensation can be present in the neck region. Along with the above symptoms, numbness in the fingertips may be present in cases needing this medicine.

 

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What Causes Stiff Joints And Its Homeopathic Remedies

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 4 Comments

Stiff joint is a feeling when a joint feels tight on trying to move it or a feeling that the joint has a restricted movement. It can affect one or multiple jonts at a time. Stiffness of the joint is mostly felt after rest or waking up in the morning or after sitting for a long time period. It may be attended with pain, swelling, heat and redness of the joints. It could simply arise from sleeping in the wrong posture, ageing or it could be indicative of some underlying health issue. The main medical cause behind stiff joints is arthritis (i.e. inflamed joints). First among these is rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune joint disorder that leads to stiff, painful, red and warm joints. In the beginning, the small joints of the body like fingers, hands are affected followed later by other joints afterwards. Deformity in the joints may also appear in the long run if inflammation is not controlled well in time. Autoimmune disease means it arises when the immune cells of the body start damaging the lining of the joint out of a misdirected response.

Another type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disorder that results when the cartilage present at the end of the bones that forms the joints starts to wear down usually as a part of aging but can also occur from other reasons like injury. It can affect any joint of the body but usually affects joints of the knees, hands, hips and the spine.

Another kind of arthritis is gout. Gout refers to inflammation of the joints arising from increased uric acid levels. It initially tends to start from the joint of the big toe but can involve other joints afterwards. Other types of arthritis include psoriatic arthritis and infectious arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis is a type of joint inflammation that can occur in some persons who suffer from skin disorder called psoriasis (an autoimmune skin disorder characterized by red inflamed patches on the skin covered with silvery white scales). Infectious arthritis is a type of joint inflammation that occurs from infection in the joints which reaches joints from other body parts via blood stream.

Stiffness can also occur in case of ankylosing spondylitis (it is an autoimmune disorder affecting the spine which causes stiffness in the back and hips. It may also cause stiffness of other joints like that of hands and feet). Besides arthritis, another cause is bursitis. Bursitis is the inflammation of the bursa (small sacs filled with fluid that helps in lubrication and smooth movement of the joint during movement). Another cause can be fibromyalgia. It is a disorder that causes pain in the body along with general weakness, sleep problems and memory issues.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy can help wonderfully in managing stiffness of the joints. Homeopathic medicines boost the natural healing system of the body to overcome joint stiffness naturally. These medicines treat the root cause of stiff joints to ensure relief. The inflammation of the joints is controlled well by homeopathic medicines. Along with stiffness, they also manage pain, swelling, redness and heat in the joints. These medicines are 100% natural remedies without any side effects. The suitable medicine for these cases has to be selected separately for every case after detailed case evaluation based on the characteristic symptoms. So prior to taking any homeopathic medicine, it is advised to get any case of stiff joints evaluated by a homeopathic doctor and take medicine under the doctor’s supervision. Self-medication should not be done in any case.

Homeopathic Medicines for Stiff Joints

1. Rhus Tox – Top Most Medicine

Rhus Tox ranks first in the list of homeopathic medicines for managing stiff joints. Persons needing it have marked stiffness in the joints on first movement after rest. Stiffness is worse on getting up in the morning. Getting up from the chair also worsens the stiffness. Continuous movement helps to reduce the stiffness of joints. Along with the above-mentioned complaints, a person complains of pain, redness and swelling of the joints. The nature of pain is stitching type in most cases. It results in weak joints. Joint complaint is worse in damp, wet weather in cases needing this medicine.

2. Bryonia – Along With Red, Swollen, Painful Joints

Bryonia is an important medicine to manage stiffness of the joints attended with redness, swelling and pain in the joints. Stitching type of pain is felt in the joints in cases needing it. The most important symptom is worsening of the pain at the slightest movement and relief from rest. Applying warmth brings relief to joint pains.

3. Actaea Spicata – For stiffness of hands and fingers

This medicine is highly suitable for managing the stiffness of the joints of hands and fingers. Along with stiffness, pain is also felt in the joints of fingers and hands. Pain gets worse from touch and movement. Little fatigue also enhances joint pain.

4. Causticum – For Stiffness Of Knee Joint

Causticum is the most prominent medicine to manage the stiffness of knee joint. A tensive pain causing strain is felt in the knee. The stiffness and pain get worse when walking. Out of both knees, the left-sided knee is more prominently affected. Cracking in the knee is also felt when walking along with the above-mentioned complaints. Besides knees, this medicine can also be used in cases of stiffness of the ankle joint. Pain is felt in the ankle when walking.

5. Colchicum – For stiff joints of small joints

This medicine is well indicated when there is stiffness in the small joints like those of the hands and the feet. Along with this, pain and swelling attend. The joints are also sensitive to touch. The pain is worse in the evening and at night. The pain keeps shifting from one joint to another. Tearing and stitching type of pain is mostly complained by those requiring this medicine. Colchicum is the best remedy in cases of joint inflammation occurring in cases of gout.

6. Ledum Palustre – With Relief From Cold Water Application

This medicine is recommended when joint stiffness specifically gets better from the application of cold water on the joints. Only after applying cold water to joints, the movement of joints is possible. Tearing type of pain can occur in the joints along with stiffness. Pain is worse from movement. Heat is felt in the joints. In cases needing this medicine, all the joints in the body can be stiff but among these, the most prominent joints include those of knees, ankle and feet.

7. Sticta – For Stiff And Swollen Joints

Sticta is a good medicine for managing cases of stiff and swollen joints. In cases needing it, pain is also felt in the joints. Pain leads to sleeplessness. This medicine is also the best medicine for managing knee stiffness and pain in cases of bursitis. Moving about relieves the stiffness of joints.

8. Lycopodium – For Stiff Elbow, Shoulder, Knee And Ankle Joints

Lycopodium works well in cases of stiffness of elbow, shoulder, knee and ankle joints. There is a feeling as if a band is present around the joints. The knee and ankle are swollen along with pain on movement and touch. In elbow and shoulders joint, a tearing type of pain is felt. The stiffness is more during rest most of the time.

 

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What is Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis And its Homeopathic Remedies

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 1 Comment

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a joint disorder in which joints get inflamed, swollen, stiff and painful. Joint deformity might also occur with passing time if not treated well on time. It is of autoimmune origin that occurs when our immune cells start damaging the lining of joints out of a misdirected response. In cases suspected of rheumatoid arthritis, antibodies named rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti–cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti – CCP) are the main blood tests conducted. 70 % of such cases are diagnose positive. In case a person suffers from joint inflammation with all signs and symptoms similar to RA but the antibody test including rheumatoid factor and anti – CCP comes out to be negative, then it is termed as seronegative rheumatoid arthritis.

Its diagnosis is made based on the combination of clinical symptoms, physical examination and X-rays of the affected joints. There are certain common factors that increase the risk of both seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Firstly, having a family history of rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk. Women are more at risk of rheumatoid arthritis as compared to men. Obesity, smoking, certain infections also increases risk.

Persons with seronegative RA suffer same symptoms like that of seropositive RA. The signs and symptoms include red, swollen and stiff joints. Joints are tender (painful to touch). Stiffness is worse in the morning and stays for more than 30 minutes. Joints on both sides of the body are affected. The joints mainly affected in the beginning are small joints of the hands and feet but with time, other joints can get involved too like ankles, knee, hip and elbow. Weakness may accompany the above-mentioned complaints.

Homeopathic Management

There is a great scope of managing cases of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis in homeopathy. There are 100% natural medicines in homeopathy that help in decreasing joint inflammation and managing its symptoms magnificently. These medicines strengthen the body’s natural healing mechanism to reduce inflammation and overcome joint pains and stiffness naturally. Besides, swelling, redness and heat in the joints is also managed well. Homeopathy is a symptom based science means medicines for any health concern are prescribed based on the symptoms of the patient in every individual case. There are no separate medicines in homeopathy for seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. The medicines remain similar for both these types and as said above homeopathic medicines for health problems including joint complaints are selected among the different available medicines for joint complaints as recorded in homeopathic therapeutics based on symptoms. A thorough case evaluation is required for prescribing homeopathic medicines for any of the case of RA. It is advised to take any of the homeopathic medicines after consulting a homeopathic physician and avoid self – medication in any case.

Homeopathic Medicines for Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis

1. Rhus Tox – Top Recommended Medicine

Rhus Tox is the most widely used homeopathic medicine to manage different joints complaints. The most important characteristic feature indicating its use is marked stiffness in the joints. More particularly, stiffness gets worse in the morning, during rest and after periods of inactivity. Joint movement help in giving relief from stiffness. Warm applications and massage of joints also relieve stiffness. Along with stiffness, joints are also painful. This medicine can be used in any of the affected joints in the body.

2. Antimonium Crudum – For Finger Joint Arthritis

This medicine is the best choice when it comes to treat finger joint arthritis. This medicine is well indicated for swollen and painful finger joints. A drawing sort of pain is experienced in the fingers. In most cases, cold worsens the pain. A decrease in pain could be noted from warm applications on the fingers.

3. Bryonia – For Pains Worse By Movement

Bryonia is the next prominent medicine that is highly suitable when joint pain gets worse from movement and better by absolute rest. The affected joints are swollen and red. The affected joint is also warm and sensitive to touch. The pain can be stitching or tearing in nature. In cases needing it, joints commonly affected are shoulder, hand, elbow and the knee joint.

4. Actaea Spicata – For Wrist, Finger, Ankle, Toe Joints Pain

It is an important medicine to help cases of small joint inflammation. The joints involved includes that of fingers, toes, wrist and ankle. Among these most prominently the wrist joint is affected. It is very much swollen and painful. It is red and also warm to touch. In cases needing this medicine movement worsens the joint pain. The pain is also worse by touch. Lastly slight fatigue also increases the joint pain.

5. Arnica – For Tender (Painful To Touch) Joints

Arnica is a leading medicine for joints pains that are tender. Even the slightest touch is not bearable on the affected joints due of pain. The joints feels bruised as if these were beaten. Any of the joints can be affected but the most commonly affected joints are that of feet. The pain is worse during evening. The big toes are markedly red.

6. Caulophyllum – For Shifting Small Joints Pain

Caulophyllum is a well indicated medicine for managing small joint pains that keep shifting from joint to joint. The pain wanders between finger, wrist, ankle and the toe joints. Quick travelling of pain among these joints is seen. Besides pain, the affected joints are also stiff. One feels occur pain on closing the hands.

7. Ledum Pal – For Joint Pain Beginning In Lower Limb Joints

This medicine is very helpful when pain starts in the joints of lower limbs and then goes upward to the joint of upper limbs. The affected joints are swollen and hot. Stiffness is also present in the joints. Drawing or stinging pain is felt in the joints. The pain gets worse from movement. It gets worse in evening and from warmth of the bed. Cold water application on the affected joints helps to relieve the joint pains.

8. Pulsatilla – For Shifting Joint Pains

Pulsatilla is an effective medicine for managing shifting joint pains. The pains become worse at night. Sleep gets disturbed due to joint pain. Movement also worsens the joint pain. The affected joints are red and swollen.

9. Formica Rufa – When Pains Get Better From Pressure

Formica Rufa is indicated when joint pains get better from pressure. The pains appear suddenly and are worse on the right side as compared to the left side. The joints feel stiff and contracted. The pain is most commonly present in the elbow joint, knee joint and wrist joint. Along with pain marked restlessness is there.

10. Kalmia – For Pain In Nearly All The Joints

Use of Kalmia is suggested when pain is present in almost all the joints. The pain keeps shifting from one joint to another. Pain is worse from movement and also from cold air exposure. Apart from pain, the joints feel hot and are red and swollen. In cases needing it, pain mostly begins in the joints of upper limbs then shifts to the joints of lower limbs. There is an increase in pain during evening. Among all the joints, the ankle joints are most prominently affected.

 

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Top 9 Homeopathic Medicines for Neck Pain Extending to Shoulders and Arms

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A common problem, neck pain sometimes becomes a niggling issue and may spread to shoulders and arms as well. It can arise from different reasons. One of the common reason behind it is a pinched or a compressed nerve in the cervical spine (cervical spine is made up of 7 cervical vertebra means 7 bones stacked one over the other in the neck, intervertebral discs, muscles, tendons and ligaments). Nerve pinching in cervical spine is also called cervical radiculopathy.

The nerve can get compressed due to various causes. Firstly, nerve pinching can arise from disc bulge or disc herniation. Discs or intervertebral discs are the cushions that lie between two vertebrae (bones stacked one over the other) in the spine. The disc is made up of a tough outer layer known as nucleous fibrosus and a soft gel like center called nucleus pulposus. In case of disc bulge, intact (unruptured) disc bulges out from its place and pinches the nerve in spine.

On the other hand, in case of herniated disc, the soft inner gel like matter protrudes out from a crack in the tough outer layer and compresses the nerve in the spine. Secondly, the nerve may get pinched from bone spurs (extra small bony growths that form on the ends of the bones). Next, it may occur from wear and tear means degeneration of structures in the neck usually as a part of the ageing process.

Other reasons include muscle strain (overstretched, pulled or torn muscle) in the neck or injuries to the neck including whiplash injuries (this happens from a forceful and rapid back and forth movement of the neck that usually occurs in rear end car accidents). Another reason is cervical stenosis means narrowing of the spinal column in the neck. The pain in the neck, shoulder and arm mostly worsens from movement in most of the cases. Depending on the cause some other symptoms may attend, including numbness, pin-needle sensation and tingling sensation in the neck that radiates down the arms up to the hands; weakness that may be felt in the neck, shoulders or arms and dizziness.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy offers a highly effective treatment for cases of neck pain extending to the shoulders and arms. Homeopathic medicines target the root cause behind the complaint and boost the body’s natural self-healing mechanism to overcome health issues naturally. These treat complaint of neck pain extending to shoulder and arms with zero side-effects. With use of these medicines, the intensity and frequency of the complaint decreases gradually. Along with pain, any associated symptom like stiffness, numbness, tingling and weakness are also dealt quite effectively with these medicines. Homeopathic prescription varies from case to case depending on the characteristic individual symptoms. So, it is advised to get any case of neck pain evaluated by a homeopathic physician and take homeopathic medicines under the guidance of a homeopathic physician. It is advised to avoid self–medication with any of the homeopathic medicines.

Homeopathic Medicines For Neck Pain Extending To Shoulders And Arms

1. Kalmia – Top Remedy

Kalmia is a top-recommended medicine to help cases of neck pain extending down to the arms. Besides, there is numbness, pricking and tingling sensation in the arms. Weakness in the arms can also be there. Neck is sore and tender to touch. Neck muscles are painful on movement. Pain in the neck is worse in the early part of night. Stiffness in the neck is present along with pain. Mostly stitching type of pain in the neck is there in cases needing this medicine.

2. Rhus Tox – With Neck Stiffness

This medicine is very effective in managing neck pain extending to shoulders and arms along with stiffness. The symptoms get better from movement or exercise of the neck. Stiffness is relieved from massage or warm application on the neck. It is very effective for neck pain and stiffness following muscle strains or neck injury. Rhus Tox is also a top recommended medicine for managing cases of whiplash injury.

3. Paris Quadrifolia – With Numbness In Hands

This medicine is well-indicated when the pain from the neck extends to shoulder, arms and fingers. The pain tends to occur on both sides of the neck. The pain gets worse from exertion, while it gets better by rest. A very characteristic feature that attends it is numbness in the fingers. A sensation of weight is felt in the neck. Stiffness in the neck is also felt on turning the neck. Heat is also felt in the neck region. Weakness may be felt in the arms.

4. Hypericum – After An Injury

This medicine is recommended when there is neck pain after an injury especially after a fall. The neck pain extends down the arm. The neck is markedly sensitive to touch in cases needing it. Slightest movement of the neck or arms worsen the neck pain. A crawling sensation in the hands can accompany the above complaints.

5. Bryonia – For Neck Pain Extending To Arms

This medicine is highly valuable to manage neck pain extending to the arms. Neck is also stiff. The pain in neck is worse from movement of the head towards the shoulders. Pain gets worse from touching the neck. Bending the neck also increases the pain. The complaint is worse mostly on right side of the neck in cases needing Bryonia.

6. Gelsemium – For Neck Pain Extending To Shoulders

Gelsemium works well in cases of neck pain radiating to the shoulders. The cervical vertebrae are sensitive to touch. In cases needing it, the pain may also radiate to the head from neck. There is weakness and stiffness in the neck muscles. There is relief by bending head forward. Dizziness may be felt in cases requiring this medicine.

7. Sanguinaria Canadensis – When Complaint Worsens At Night

This medicine proves effective when pain in the neck, shoulders and arms get worse at night time. The neck is also sore to touch. Neck is stiff as well. Neck pain is worse from movement besides night time. Raising the arm is also very painful. Neck and shoulder pain is better by lying still. In cases requiring this medicine, pain from the neck may also radiate to the head.

8. Nux Vomica – When Pain Is Worse In Morning

Nux Vomica is an important medicine when pain in the neck extends to arms and gets worse in morning. Besides, stiffness is felt in the neck. In some cases, touch worsens neck pain. Heaviness in the neck region may attend the above complaints. Drawing type of pain in the neck predominates where Nux Vomica is required.

9. Cocculus Indicus – With Weakness Of Neck Muscles

This medicine is indicated for neck pain extending to the arms along with weakness. The cervical muscles feel very weak in cases needing this medicine. Stiffness is also felt in the neck muscles. Stiffness is worse from neck movement and also on yawning. Cracking sensation can be felt in the cervical vertebrae (seven bones stacked over one another in the neck). Along with above symptoms, there may occur heaviness in the head in some of the cases.

 

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Suffering from Leg Pain at Night? Try these Top 7 Homeopathic Medicines

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 10 Comments

Leg pain during the night is quite a common problem that leads to a lot of discomfort and tends to disturb sleep, followed by tiredness the next day. There may be many reasons behind leg pain. The accompanying symptoms are numbness, tingling, throbbing sensation, cramping, heaviness, and restlessness in the leg. The leg can be swollen, and the skin of the leg may turn red, warm, and itchy. Veins of the legs may become noticeable and bluish.

Homeopathy offers a natural and very effective treatment for those who have leg pain during the night. Homeopathic medicines are prepared from natural substances to treat the pain naturally without side effects. They help in reducing pain wonderfully by treating the root cause behind it. Besides, they relieve you of any accompanying symptoms like heaviness, numbness, formication (a sensation of an insect crawling over the skin), tingling, restlessness, and swelling in the leg if present.

Prescription as per individualization

Homeopathic medicines for treating leg pain are prescribed based on the cause and characteristic individual symptoms in each and every case rather than prescribing the same set of medicines in each case. The most appropriate medicine is prescribed after a detailed case analysis. This enhances the chances of getting better results. It is recommended to consult a homeopath prior to taking any homeopathic medicines for the treatment. Self-medication should be avoided.

Homeopathy treats the underlying cause

Rather than addressing the pain in the leg during the night hours at surface level, homeopathic treatment focuses on identifying the root cause and treating the problem. This brings long term results instead of providing just temporary relief. It is effective in treating conditions like varicose veins, nerve pain, sciatica, arthritis, restless leg syndrome, inflamed muscle (myositis) or tendon inflammation (tendonitis). But it is to be noted that in some cases the cause behind leg pain can be serious, like blood clot in the vein of the leg (DVT). In such cases, homeopathy has its limitations; therefore, in such cases help from a conventional mode of treatment should be sought.

Safe, natural medicines

Homeopathy is considered to be a safe mode of treatment with natural remedies for leg pain during the night hours. Homeopathic medicines work by stimulating the body’s own healing processes to boost effective recovery in a natural manner. Due to this reason, there are no chances of side effects.

Top 7 Homeopathic Medicines for Leg Pain During The Night

The top recommended homeopathic medicines for management of leg pain are Rhus Tox, Magnesium Phos, Colocynth, Arnica, Gelsemium, Agaricus and Medorrhinum.

1. Rhus Tox – Top Recommended Medicine

Rhus Tox is the most important medicine to manage leg pain during the night. This medicine is administered for pain related to muscles, tendons, joints, and nerves. Pain due to over-activated legs such as from exercise or excessive walking, can be effectively dealt with with this medicine. Pain from inflamed muscles or tendons can be relieved with this medicine. In case of muscle cramps also, Rhus Tox is very effective. Cramps in calf muscles when lying in bed or after midnight can be treated with this medicine. Next, Rhus Tox is indicated for leg pain due to nerve involvement, like sciatica. For those who need it, the sciatica pain can be on either side, the left or even the right side. It gets better by rubbing or warm applications. It can be accompanied by numbness and formication (feeling of ants crawling on skin). Marked restlessness in legs accompanies the pain at night.

When to use Rhus Tox?

Rhus Tox is a great choice of medicine to manage night leg pain associated with involvement of muscles, joints, tendons or nerves often arising due to overexertion.

How to use Rhus Tox?

To begin with, one may take Rhus Tox 30C twice or thrice a day. Higher potencies can be used as well but only under a homeopath’s supervision

2. Magnesium Phos – To Relieve Leg Cramps

This medicine is highly recommended to manage leg cramps during the night. This medicine is very suitable when cramps result from over-exertion. Besides cramps, this medicine is also indicated for nerve pain in legs along with cramps. If nerves are involved, pain keeps shifting between the left and the right side for those who need it.

When to use Magnesium Phos?

Magnesium Phos is a well-indicated medicine to manage leg cramping occurring during the night.

How to use Magnesium Phos?

This medicine is usually recommended in 6X potency two to three times a day.

3. Colocynth – To Relieve Nerve Pain (Sciatica)

This is the best medicine to manage nerve pain in the leg in case of sciatica. The leg is sore upon being touched and there is pain alongside. The pain gets worse during the night. Warm applications on the leg provide relief. Rubbing the leg offers relief.  Though the medicine can be used for leg pain on either side, it is mostly administered for pain on the left side.

When to use Colocynth?

Colocynth is a highly suitable medicine in case of leg pain during the night that results from sciatica.

How to use Colocynth?

Colocynth can be used in both low and high potencies. However, one should start with a low potency dose like 30C and it should be administered two to three times a day.

4. Arnica – For Pain With Soreness

This medicine is effective for pain in the legs along with soreness (pain upon being touched). Pain in the legs from overexertion and tiredness is wonderfully managed by administering Arnica. This medicine is best suited for those experiencing tingling in the legs. Leg pain from an injury is also best treated with this medicine.

When to use Arnica?

Arnica should be administered to manage pain in the legs accompanied by the pain upon being touching.

How to use Arnica?

It is advised to take this medicine once or twice a day in 30C potency.

5. Gelsemium – For pain in the calf-muscle and in the back of the leg

Gelsemium is a very beneficial medicine to relieve oneself of pain in calf muscles (present in the back of the legs) during the night. The pain in the muscles goes deep. As one makes movement, the pain reduces. There is also an accompanying feeling of heaviness in the legs. Besides the above, this medicine helps manage burning sensations in the legs due to sciatica.

When to use Gelsemium?

Gelsemium is useful for leg pain during the night, especially that which is felt in the calf muscle, in the back of the leg, and relieved from movement.

How to use Gelsemium?

One may take Gelsemium 30C one to two times a day.

6. Agaricus – For Pain In Bones Of Lower Leg At Night

This medicine is highly recommended to relieve pain in the bones of the lower legs during the night. The pain in the legs also gets better by walking. The legs feel heavy along with weakness. Numbness can also be felt in legs. Increased sweating occurs on lower legs.

When to use Agaricus?

This medicine is recommended to relieve one of pain in the bones in the lower legs during the night that are relieved by walking.

How to use Agaricus?

Agaricus 30C can be used once a day.

7. Medorrhinum – For Leg Pain At Night With Restless Legs

This medicine is administered when there is pain in the legs throughout the night. It also interferes with sleep. Restlessness is felt in the legs. There is an inability to keep the legs still along with the desire to stretch the legs. Legs feel heavy and cold. Cramps are felt in calf muscles during the night. One gets relief by stretching the legs. This medicine is very useful in cases of restless legs syndrome (RLS).

When to use Medorrhinum?

Medorrhinum should be administered to relieve one of pain in the legs where one witnesses marked restlessness that also interferes with sleep.

How to use Medorrhinum?

Medorrhinum 200C can be taken once in ten or fifteen days.

Causes

Leg pain at night could simply arise from excessive exercise or prolonged standing or walking during the day, advancing age, poor sleep posture, dehydration, nutritional deficiencies, cramps (sudden tightening of muscles with pain in the calf muscles, and use of certain medicines (like steroids, antidepressants). But recurrent pain in the legs could indicate underlying health condition that needs to be ruled out followed by its proper treatment. These issues include problems with blood circulation in the legs. Some of its examples are varicose veins, blood clot in vein – DVT, and peripheral arterial disease. Varicose veins refer to twisted, dilated, enlarged veins that, though can affect any vein in the body, are most common in the veins of the legs. DVT refers to Deep Vein Thrombosis in which a blood clot forms in the deep veins mostly in the leg. It is a serious medical condition because the clot carries the risk of being detached and reach the lungs via blood stream and block blood supply there. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition in which the arteries get narrow and there is decreased blood flow to the legs and arms. It usually results from the building up of fatty deposits in the arteries, medically known as atherosclerosis.

Other causes can be nerve pain (for example, sciatica—it refers to pain in the lower back radiating down to legs and even feet from compression of the sciatic nerve), arthritis (joint inflammation), diabetic neuropathy (it is a kind of nerve damage that tend to affect persons suffering from diabetes), bone fracture (broken bone) and restless leg syndrome (RLS –  a condition in which the sufferer has an irresistible urge to keep the legs moving due to some sort of unusual sensations felt in the legs).

Another reason can be muscle inflammation (myositis) or tendon inflammation (tendonitis). In kids, growing pains (an aching or throbbing pain in the legs in the calf muscles, front of the thighs and behind the knees in the children) can be the cause.

 

 

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Top Homeopathic Medicines for Penile Itching and Redness

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Itching on the penis can be felt on the shaft of penis, glans penis or the foreskin (i.e. prepuce) which can be quite uncomfortable. It can occur due to various reasons like inflammation, infection or certain skin conditions. Depending on the cause, some other signs and symptoms that can attend itching are penile discharge, swelling, inflammation, eruptions/ rash on the penis, flaking on skin, pain/ burning when passing urine and painful intercourse. The different causes of penile itching are as follows:

1. Fungal or yeast infection (also known as thrush/candidiasis): Fungal infection on the penis is caused by fungus known as candida. It tends to result in signs and symptoms including itching of the penis along with redness, swelling, white patches or red spots on the penis head, cracks on the foreskin, thick white discharge under the foreskin, burning while urinating and pain during intercourse.

2. Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs): It firstly includes genital herpes (caused by Herpes Simplex Virus – HSV leading to blisters i.e. fluid-filled bumps on genitals). The second example of STI is genital warts (growths on the genitals occurring from Human Papilloma Virus – HPV). Another STI is chlamydia (caused by bacteria chlamydia trachomatis).

3. Balanitis: It refers to the inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin i.e. prepuce. It leads to signs and symptoms including redness, swelling, itching of the penis head/glans penis, pain on the glans, thick discharge under the foreskin, sores on the penis head, painful urination and bad smell on the penis.

4. Eczema of penis: This is indicated by inflamed skin of penis along with dryness, itching or fluid-filled bumps or the appearance of crust on penis.

5. Contact dermatitis: It is a reaction of the skin of the penis to products like certain soaps, fabrics or latex condom.

6. Psoriasis: A skin condition causing inflamed red patches with flakiness.

7. Scabies: An itchy skin condition occurring when small mites form burrows on the skin surface.

8. Lichen Planus: A skin condition that causes purple, flat-topped bumps on the skin.

9. Lichen Nitidus: It refers to inflammation of the skin cells resulting in small fleshy, flat-topped bumps on various body parts that may include penis.

10. Ingrown hair: It happens when hair ingrows at the penis base and causes itching.

11. Urethritis: It is the inflammation of the urethra. It causes symptoms including a burning sensation while urinating, discharge from the urethra, itching near the opening of the penis, or blood in the urine or semen.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy can be of great help in cases of penile itching and redness. Homeopathic medicines are natural remedies that help in relieving this complaint by working to treat the root cause behind it. Once the root cause is treated, long term relief sets in. Along with itching and redness, these medicines also help in relieving other associated complaints like swelling/inflammation over penis, eruptions/rash on the penis, flaking on skin. These medicines are free from any sort of side effects as these are prepared from natural substances. The most suitable homeopathic medicine for penile itching is selected after taking into consideration the individual symptoms and the reason behind itching. It is advised to always get your case evaluated by a homeopathic physician for right diagnosis and prescription. Self-medication should be avoided.

Homeopathic Medicines For Penile Itching

1. Sulphur – For Itching On Glans And Foreskin

Sulphur is an effective medicine for managing itching on the glans and the foreskin. Stitching pain can be felt in the penis besides itching. In some cases, ulcers are present on the penis, glans or the foreskin. The glans and foreskin can be very cold. Redness and burning sensation can be felt on the foreskin. Sometimes, swelling and cuts can be present on the foreskin in cases needing this medicine.

2. Croton Tiglium – With Fluid-filled Eruptions (Vesicles)

This medicine is recommended for itching on the penis and glans along with fluid-filled bumps. The bumps may extend to the scrotum as well. The itching is intense but scratching is painful. The eruptions are sensitive and painful to touch (sore). The bumps occur in clusters (in multiple numbers appearing in groups). In some cases, eruptions are pus-filled. The eruptions tend to burst with time and form crusts.

3. Thuja – For Itchy Inner Surface Of Foreskin With Warts

This medicine works well to manage itching on the inner surface of the foreskin with the presence of warts. Red warts occur on the inner surface of the foreskin in cases needing it. The warts are small pointed type. Burning sensation occurs on the area between foreskin and the glans. Ulcers or fluid-filled eruptions may be present on the glans penis.

4. Nitric Acid – For Balanitis With Itching

This medicine is recommended when there is inflamed foreskin. Small fluid-filled eruptions occur on the foreskin that are very itchy. These eruptions open after some time and get covered with scabs. Burning sensation can attend it. Little ulcers can also form on the inner surface of the foreskin that secrete a foul-smelling fluid.

5. Hepar Sulph – For Itchy Herpes Eruptions

Hepar Sulph is a useful medicine for cases having herpes eruptions along with itching. In cases requiring this medicine, there occur tiny fluid-filled eruptions in groups especially on the foreskin. The eruptions look white with a red base, attended by excessive itching. The eruptions are sensitive to touch as well.

6. Mezereum – For Itchy Glans

This medicine is well indicated for managing itching on the glans penis. With this stitching and prickling sensation is felt in the penis and glans. Swelling is seen on the penis. Heated sensation in the penis attends it. Discharge of watery mucus can occur from the urethra along with pain on touching urethra.

7. Cinnabaris – For Itchy Glans With Red Pimples  

This medicine is helpful to manage itching on glans with red pimples. The pimples are small in size. The foreskin can be red and swollen. In some cases needing it, warts on the foreskin may appear that have a tendency to bleed easily.

8. Natrum Mur – For Itching And Stinging On Glans

This medicine can be used for itching attended by stinging sensation on the glans, sometimes on the scrotum as well. A crawling sensation is felt on the glans. A thin fluid from the urethra may be discharged.

9. Rhus Tox – For Itching On Inner Surface Of Foreskin

This medicine can be considered in cases of itching on the inner surface of the foreskin. Stinging sensation can attend it. The foreskin along with glans is also swollen and appears dark red. Pain is felt in glans. Water-filled bumps may be present on glans.

10. Natrum Sulph – For Itching Of Penis, Glans And Scrotum

Natrum Sulph is applicable to cases of itching of penis, glans and scrotum. After scratching, burning is felt on glans and scrotum. Swelling of foreskin and scrotum may be present. In some cases, warts may occur on genitals with greenish discharge.

11. Silicea – For Red, Itchy Foreskin

This medicine helps cases of red, itchy foreskin. There is also swelling on the foreskin. Fluid-filled eruptions may be present. Itchy spots may also be present on the scrotum along with sweating.

 

 

 

 

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How to manage Swollen Tender Joints with Homeopathy?

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Swollen tender joints can occur due to multiple reasons. Swollen joints mean puffed joints resulting from increased fluid accumulation in the tissues surrounding the joints. Tender joints mean that when one feels pain on touching the joints. So swollen tender joints refer to puffed joints that are painful to touch. It can affect any of the joints, and at any one time, one or multiple joints may be affected. The pain may also shift from one joint to another in a short period. Depending on the cause, the affected joints may be red, stiff and feel warm to the touch and may have less range of movement.

There is a huge scope in homeopathy to successfully manage swollen tender joints. Homeopathic medicines treat the root cause behind swelling and tenderness in the joints. This not only brings long-term relief to the sufferer but also helps maintain joint functions and improves overall quality of life. Homeopathic medicines are recommended for both recent (acute) as well as long-term (chronic) cases of swollen, tender joints. Along with swelling and tenderness, these medicines also help to manage stiffness, heat and redness of the joints.

Numerous homeopathic medicines help manage cases of swollen, tender joints, but these are not specific. Every case cannot be treated with the same medicine. The most suitable medicine has to be administered after a detailed case evaluation. The symptoms that are characteristic in each case, like the worsening and relieving factors, are kept in mind to prescribe medicine in each case. These unique individual symptoms help in the choice of the best medicine for treating swollen and tender joints. Therefore, it is advised that a person should get his/her case evaluated by a homeopathic physician for correct prescription.

Homeopathy offers long-term solutions arising from the complaint of swollen, tender joints rather than suppressing it. It treats these cases by addressing the root cause. By focusing on the underlying cause, it not only resolves the complaint but also offers long-term solution. Homeopathy helps wonderfully in various types of cases of joint inflammation, bursitis, injury, sprains. In such cases, the use of natural homeopathic medicines shows amazing results. However, it has limitations in treating cases of septic arthritis. In such cases, the conventional mode of treatment should be followed.

Homeopathic medicines that help manage swollen, tender joints are free from any side effects as these are prepared from natural substances. These are 100 per cent safe for use among persons of all age groups.

Top 7 Homeopathic Medicines For Swollen, Tender Joints

The top medicines for managing swollen, tender joints are Arnica, Rhus Tox, Causticum, Pulsatilla, Bryonia, Apis Mellifica and Ruta.

1. Arnica – Top-Listed Medicine

To manage swollen tender joints, Arnica is one of the best administered medicines in homeopathy. This medicine is very suited to manage joint complaints due to an injury, sprain or arthritis (inflammation of the joints). Those persons who need it have swelling in the joints with intense tenderness. Such persons fear the slightest touch on the affected joint due to pain. Acute pain is felt and it feels as if the joints have been beaten with a blunt object. A characteristic feature that may be present for the use of this medicine is pain that starts from the joints in the lower part of the body, and then affects joints in the upper body part. Pain gets worse from movement of the affected joint besides touch.

When to use Arnica?

Arnica is the best choice of medicine to manage swollen tender joints with pain in joints as if one has been beaten and there is intense pain on touching them.

How to use Arnica?

From low to high, it works well in all potencies. Initially, it is best to use in 30C potency two to three times a day.

2. Rhus Tox – Along With Stiffness

This medicine is highly recommended when along with swelling and tenderness, one reports joint stiffness. Stitching type of pain is felt on touching the affected joints. The joints are red and warm to the touch. A key feature of its use is the worsening of pain when at rest, and relief from movement. Stiffness gets relieved by warm application over the joints. This medicine is most helpful for swollen tender joints due to arthritis and injury. Rhus Tox is quite effective even when joint pain worsens in damp weather.

When to use Rhus Tox?

Rhus Tox offers immense help in cases of swollen, tender joints accompanied by marked stiffness in joints and pain worsens at rest and gets better when one moves.

How to use Rhus Tox?

Both low and high potencies of this medicine are effective. However, it is advised to begin with 30C potency that can be taken one to two times a day.

3. Causticum – For Swollen, Tender Joints with Pain better by Warm Applications

Causticum is another beneficial medicine for swollen and tender joints. The main feature of its use is relief in pain from warm applications, like applying a heating pad, on the joints. Mostly, a tearing type of pain is felt by those who need it. Causticum is also indicated for the management of joint complaints when deformity has occurred in the joints from long-term inflammation.

When to use Causticum?

This medicine is useful for swelling in the joints, along with tenderness and pain gets better by applying warmth on the affected joints.

How to use Causticum?

Causticum can be used once a day in 30C potency.

4. Pulsatilla – For Swollen, Tender Joints With Shifting Joint Pains

Pulsatilla can be administered when joints are swollen and pain shifts from one joint to another rapidly. The affected joints are marked with swollenness and redness. A drawing type of pain occurs in the joints on touch. Pain gets worse from movement. Pain gets intense at night, and it gets better in the morning. Numbness is also felt in the affected joints.

When to use Pulsatilla?

Use of Pulsatilla is recommended for swollen, tender joints with pain that keeps moving quickly from one joint to another.

How to use Pulsatilla?

It is available in different potencies from low (like 30C) to high (like 200C, 1M). To begin with it can be ingested in 30C potency once a day.

5. Bryonia – When Pain Gets Better By Resting

This medicine works well when joints are painful to touch and they get better from complete rest. Not even the slightest touch is tolerable. Pain worsens from the slightest motion. The affected joints are red, swollen, along with marked heat. The nature of pain in the joints can be a tearing or a stitching type.

When to use Bryonia?

Bryonia should be administered for swelling of joints with tenderness and pain that gets worse upon the least movement and better after complete rest.

How to use Bryonia?

It is best to start it in 30C potency, which can be taken once or twice a day, as per the intensity of pain. It can also be taken in high (200C) potency but only after consulting a homeopath.

6. Apis Mellifica – For swollen, tender, painful knee joint

Apis Mellifica suits well those cases that have swelling and tenderness in the knee joints, and there is an accompanying pain. The pain is mostly a stinging type. The knee looks red, shiny. The knee is painful to pressure and lifting. The swelling may also be present in the feet.

When to use Apis Mellifica?

Apis Mellifica is administered in managing swelling and tenderness in the knee joint, along with redness and a stinging sort of knee pain.

How to use Apis Mellifica?

It is advisable to use Apis Mellifica 30C once or twice a day.

 7. Ruta – From Injury Or Sprain

This medicine, like Arnica, is effective in managing swollen, tender joints from injury or a sprain. The affected joints are painful, besides cause restlessness. Affected joints also feel lame. Nodes may develop on the joints involved, along with the above symptoms.

When to use Ruta?

Ruta is a suitable medicine for cases of swollen, tender joints resulting from an injury or sprains.

How to use Ruta?

The recommended dose of this medicine is mainly Ruta 30C, two to three times a day.

Causes

The reasons for swollen and tender joints are listed below:

1. Rheumatoid arthritis:It is an autoimmune joint disorder resulting in joint inflammation beginning especially in the small joints of the hands, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling of joints. Autoimmune disorder means disorders in which the immune cells damage healthy tissues in a mistaken response.

2. Gout:It is a type of joint inflammation (arthritis) resulting from the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints. This type of arthritis, in most cases, affects the big toe, though other joints can be affected as well.

3. Osteoarthritis:It is a form of arthritis that occurs from the wear and tear of joints. It happens from the deterioration of the cartilage present at the end of the bones forming the joint. This prevents rubbing of the bones together during any movement. The joints most affected due to this are the knees, hips and hands and joints of the spine.

4. Bursitis:It refers to inflammation of the bursa (i.e., a bag of synovial fluid around a joint) that helps in reducing friction between different structures of the joints during joint movement.

5. An injury or sprain:A joint injury can lead to swollen, tender joints. Sprain can also be one of the causes. Sprain refers to overstretching or tearing of ligaments (bands of fibrous tissue connecting two bones of the joint). Mostly, sprain tends to occur in the ankles.

6. An infection in the joint (septic arthritis):Also known as infectious arthritis, it occurs due to the spread of infection in the joint. It occurs mostly from a bacterial infection, but might also result from a viral or fungal infection.

7. Ankylosing arthritis:This form of arthritis begins with inflammation in the sacroiliac joint (a joint formed where the hip bone connects with the sacrum, which is a triangular bone at the base of the spine).

8. Psoriatic arthritis:It is a type of arthritis that can occur in some people with an autoimmune skin disorder called psoriasis. In psoriasis, red, inflamed patches appear on the skin, covered with silvery-white scales.

9. Reactive arthritis:This kind of arthritis gets triggered following an infection in some other body part, like the urinary tract, bowels or genitals.

 

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Top 8 Homeopathic Medicines For Hand Psoriasis

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Psoriasis is a skin condition characterized by red patches on the skin covered with scales/ flakes. It is an autoimmune disease that means the immune cells start to damage the healthy skin out of a misdirected response. Psoriasis can affect any area of the skin including hands. Palms of the hands, back of hands, fingers, knuckles and nails may get affected in case of hand psoriasis. The skin patches can be itchy, painful and can be attended with swelling.

Dryness and cracks may also occur on the hands that may bleed sometimes. Skin peeling or skin thickening may also be noticed. In some cases, fluid-filled bumps (blisters) or pus-filled bumps (pustules) can form on the hands. Discomfort may be felt while using hands due to these signs and symptoms. When nails are affected, discoloration of nails occurs. Nails become dark in color — yellowish brown or yellowish red. The other signs can be the thickening of nails, pits on the nails, crumbling of nails and separation of nail from the nail bed. Persons having psoriasis are also at risk of arthritis (joint inflammation) known as psoriatic arthritis.

Homeopathic medicines can treat cases of hand psoriasis naturally. Homeopathy is a holistic mode of treatment to address skin issues including psoriasis and its medicines aim at moderating the immune system to bring natural recovery. They treat hand psoriasis safely and effectively with zero side effects. Homeopathic medicines help in managing signs and symptoms of hand psoriasis like dry patches with scales, cracks on skin, eruptions on skin, itching, pain, oozing fluid/bleeding from eruptions. These are also helpful in managing nail psoriasis. They also work wonderfully in cases of psoriatic arthritis.

Homeopathic medicines optimise the overactive immune system in cases of hand psoriasis to provide excellent results. In this way, it aims to cure this complaint rather than suppress it for temporary relief. As the problem is not suppressed, the future outbreaks of this condition in a harsher way is prevented to a great degree. It is effective for acute as well as chronic cases of hand psoriasis. The results vary from case to case as per the case severity and individual response to homeopathic medication. For effective outcomes, it is recommended to follow a complete course of treatment for a time duration as guided by a homeopathic physician.

There are numerous medicines for treating hand psoriasis in homeopathy and in every case, the most suitable medicine has to be selected after detailed analysis of the case. This individualized medication promotes long term healing from within.  It is advised to take any homeopathic medicine after consulting a homeopathic physician and avoid self–medication in any case.

Homeopathy is a gentle healing mode for complaint of psoriasis. Homeopathic medicines are highly diluted non-toxic medicines without any harmful effects. They work in the most gentle and harmless manner for effective recovery. It does not have any harsh side effects, unlike the conventional mode of treating skin issues.

Top 8 Homeopathic Medicines For Hand Psoriasis

The top recommended homeopathic medicines for hand psoriasis are Petroleum, Graphites, Arsenic Album, Rhus Tox, Sulphur, Malandrium, Sarsaparilla and Antimonium Crudum.

1. Petroleum – Top Remedy

Among the different homeopathic medicines for hand psoriasis, petroleum tops the list. The leading symptom guiding its use is rough skin with cuts and cracks on the palms of hands. The cuts and cracks can be quite deep. They have a tendency to bleed at times. There is intense itching and burning on the hand that hinders work done with hands. Roughness and cracks are also marked on the finger tips. Besides, it is also indicated when thick crusts form on the hands. This medicine is also the topmost medicine for psoriasis that gets worse in winters.

When to use Petroleum?

Petroleum should be considered to manage cases of hand psoriasis with marked roughness of skin and cuts, cracks on palms that can bleed as well. Also its use should be preferred for hand psoriasis getting worse in winters.

How to use Petroleum?

It is advised to take this medicine in 30C potency once a day.

2. Graphites – For Hand and Nail Psoriasis

Graphites is the next most beneficial medicine for psoriasis on hands and nails. It is firstly indicated for cases where there is hard and cracked skin on the palms. Secondly, it is of great help when tiny eruptions filled with fluid (blisters) develop on the skin. These blisters tend to ooze out a sticky, gluey discharge. Besides, it can be used where nails are involved. This medicine is indicated when nails get thick, rough and blackish. They may turn brittle and crumble (break into small pieces). The nails get deformed. Nails become painful and tender to touch.

When to use Graphites?

This medicine is recommended to deal with hand psoriasis with hard, cracked skin and when blisters with sticky fluid discharge are present. Its use is also advised for psoriasis of nails with thick, rough, blackish nails that break easily.

How to use Graphites?                  

Various potencies are available for this medicine among which 3X potency is highly effective. Graphites 3X can be used once or twice a day.

3. Arsenic Album – With Scale Formation

This medicine is well-indicated for psoriasis with scales. Dry rough patches appear on the hands covered with scales. Itching and burning is felt in these patches. Cold tends to worsen itching and warm applications help to relieve it. It is also useful when nails are discoloured. Affected nails are blackish and tend to crumble.

When to use Arsenic Album?

Arsenic Album suits well cases of hand psoriasis with dry rough patches on hands covered with scales.

How to use Arsenic Album?

One may take this medicine once a day in 30C power.

4. Rhus Tox – When Back Of Hands Are Affected

Rhus Tox is a highly suitable medicine for psoriasis covering the back of hands. The affected skin is hard and rough. It is also cracked. There may be peeling of the skin. The hands have heated sensation on the backside. Intense itching is felt on the affected area on hands. This medicine can also be considered in cases where joint inflammation is present along with pain, swelling and stiffness of joints.

When to use Rhus Tox?

This medicine works well for cases when psoriasis affects the back of hands with hard, rough cracked skin with peeling of skin at times.

How to use Rhus Tox?

Rhus Tox can be used in different potencies from low to high but initially it is advised to use it in 30C potency once or twice a day.

5. Sulphur – With Marked Itching and Burning

Sulphur is a prominent medicine to manage hand psoriasis cases with marked itching and burning. In cases needing it, the skin in the hands is dry and hard. Cuts and cracks form on the  palms and on joints and between fingers. These are painful to touch. Excessive itching is felt especially when hands get warm. Scratching makes itching better but it is followed by a burning sensation.  Sometimes bleeding occurs. It is also helpful for cases where dry scaly eruptions or vesicular (fluid-filled) eruptions form on the back of the hand.  Excessive sweating on palms may be noticed.

When to use Sulphur?

Sulphur is the best choice of medicine for hand psoriasis with itching and burning sensation.

How to use Sulphur?

Initially this medicine can be used in 30C potency once a week.

6. Malandrium – For Cracks On Hands Worse In Winters

Like petroleum, Malandrium is also indicated when cracks appear on the hands which get worse in winters. Hands become dry. Scaling appears, itching may be felt in the cracks. Washing hands increases the problem.

When to use Malandrium?

Malandrium is a well-indicated medicine to manage hand psoriasis with dry, cracked skin that gets worse in winters.

How to use Malandrium?

This medicine can be taken once or twice in a week.

7. Sarsaparilla – For Cracks Especially On Sides Of Fingers

This medicine helps to heal cracks on the hands, especially on the sides of fingers. The cracks can be deep, and burning is felt in these cracks. The cracks are painful. The skin on the hand becomes hard. In some cases needing it, itchy, scaly spots appear on the skin.

When to use Sarsaparilla?

Sarsaparilla is an important medicine for hand psoriasis with cracks appearing on the sides of fingers with pain and burning sensation.

How to use Sarsaparilla?

It is suggested to take Sarsaparilla once a day in 30C power.

8. Antimonium Crudum – When Nails Are Affected

This medicine is effective when nails are affected. In cases needing it, the nails become discolored and brittle (tend to break easily). They are cracked, deformed, and get out of shape. The skin under the nails is painful. Besides these, this medicine is of great use when there is inflammation in finger joints.

When to use Antimonium Crudum?

Antimonium Crudum should be selected for nail psoriasis with discoloured, cracked, deformed and brittle nails with pain.

How to use Antimonium Crudum?

Among its various available potencies, the most frequently used is 30C potency that can be taken one to two times a day as per severity of complaint.

 Cause

The exact cause behind psoriasis has not been understood completely yet. However, it is considered to be a disease of autoimmune origin where the healthy skin is being damaged by immune cells out of a mistake. Here the skin cells begin to divide and grow at a higher speed than normal pace. This makes the immature skin cells appear on the surface of the skin at a faster rate than what the skin can clear off. This leads to a pile-up of skin cells resulting in the thickening of skin covered with scales. Persons having a family history of psoriasis are at risk of hand psoriasis. Other than this, several environmental factors can trigger it. Some of these factors include skin injury, extreme weather (both cold and hot), stress, skin infection and use of certain medicines like anti-depressants, excessive smoking and alcohol intake, and infections like strep throat.

 

 

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How to Manage Facial Pain with Homeopathy

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Facial pain refers to any kind of pain or discomfort felt in the face. The pain can occur on the whole face or may be localized to a particular part of the face. In some cases, pain may radiate from the head or ears to the face. The pain can be mild to severe varying from case to case. It may be constant or may come and go at varying intervals. Depending on the causes, facial pain may be attended with other symptoms like headache, jaw pain, tooth pain, earache, tingling/numbness/weakness on the face, swelling on the face, skin eruptions, sinus symptoms like nasal discharge, PND (Post Nasal Drip means dripping of mucus from the back of nose into throat), blocked nose, and eye-related symptoms like eye redness, eye watering, etc.  Facial pain can arise from various causes as follows:

1. Trigeminal neuralgia: Trigeminal neuralgia refers to severe pain on one side of the face along the course of the trigeminal nerve mainly due to compression, irritation or damage to the trigeminal nerve.

2. Sinusitis: It refers to inflamed paranasal sinuses i.e. air-filled cavities in the skull bone. It can cause facial pain along with other symptoms like nasal discharge, post nasal dripping, headache and blocked nose. Facial pain can be felt in the cheek area, forehead, root of the nose or the upper jaw depending on the sinus involved.

3. Toothache or cavities (hole in a teeth from decay) in the teeth and dental procedures like tooth extraction, root canal treatment, etc.

4. Herpes Zoster or post-herpetic neuralgia: Herpes Zoster refers to a painful rash with fluid-filled bumps (blisters) caused by varicella zoster virus. If this pain continues for more than three months after healing of the skin rash, it is termed post-herpetic neuralgia.

5. Herpes Simplex: It is also known as fever blisters characterized by tiny blisters around the mouth and on the lips caused by herpes simplex virus 1.

6. Headaches like migraine (one-sided headache usually throbbing type often attended with nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to noise and light)

7. An injury to face or a fracture of maxillary or mandibular bone

8. Oral infection (infection of gums, tooth abscess – pus collection in different areas of tooth from bacterial infection) and infection of the salivary glands

9. TMJ (Temporo Mandibular Joint) disorders: These are the disorders arising from complaint of the jaw joint or muscles linked with jaw movement.

10. Atypical facial pain when no clear cause is found.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy can be of great help in cases of facial pain. Homeopathic medicines are natural remedies that help in relieving facial pain by working on the root cause behind it. Once the root cause is treated, a long-term relief in facial pain follows. The most suitable homeopathic medicine for facial pain is selected after taking into consideration the individual symptoms and the cause behind facial pain. It is advised to always get any case of facial pain evaluated by a homeopathic physician for the right diagnosis and prescription. In most cases, facial pain occurs due to mild causes treatable with homeopathy. However, in very rare cases, pain in the face or jaw may happen from heart attack. So, if any pain occurs in the chest or left arm suddenly and radiate to the face or jaw then immediate help from conventional mode of treatment should be taken as homeopathy has limitation in treating such critical cases.

Homeopathic Medicines For Facial Pain

1. Belladonna – Top Medicine

Belladonna is a highly effective medicine for managing facial pains. It can help facial pain linked to several issues like sinusitis, headache, migraine, nerve involvement. In cases requiring it, the pain gets worse by touching the face or movement of the face. The pain may radiate to the side of head, ear or to the neck. The pain can be relieved by pressing the face hard. Though pain can occur on any side, it mostly affects the right side of the face. The pain can be cutting, shooting, tearing in nature. Along with pain, heated sensation can be felt on the face. The face can be markedly red too. Swelling may appear on the cheeks.  This medicine is also helpful for managing nerve pain that starts from the right side of head and spreads to the right eye and right cheek.

2. Spigelia – For Facial Pain From Trigeminal Neuralgia

Spigelia is one of the best medicine for pain on the face due to trigeminal neuralgia. Pain is mostly felt on the left side of face. One feels pain on the forehead, eye, cheek, teeth on left sided face. The pain can be tearing stitching, stabbing or burning type like hot needles. Pain tends to come and go suddenly. The left side of the face is also very sensitive to touch.

3. Magnesia Phosphorica – For Right Sided Facial Pain

This medicine is well indicated to manage facial pain on the right side especially due to trigeminal neuralgia. It is recommended when pain begins from the right eye and from there radiates to the entire right side of the face. The pain may be cutting stitching, shooting or cutting type. The pain tends to worsen from the slightest touch, a draft of air and washing with cold water. Relief is felt from warm application on the right side of face.

4. Colocynth – For Left Sided Facial Pain

Colocynth is a wonderful medicine for managing left sided facial pain. In cases needing it, facial pain gets worse from even slight touch on the face. The left side of the face is red, hot and swollen along with pain. The pain gets better from applying warmth. It is also relieved by absolute rest. The pain may radiate to the head, left ear and left side of the neck. Pain may be attended with excessive watering from the left eye. It is also indicated when pain from the left cheek bone radiates to the left eye.

5. Kali Bichrome – For Pain From Sinusitis

Kali Bichrome is a useful medicine for managing facial pain caused by sinusitis. In cases needing it, pain is mostly felt on the forehead above the eyes, root of the nose or the cheeks. Besides, thick ropy, yellow or greenish discharge from the nose may appear or the discharge may drip from the back of the nose into the throat i.e. PND – post nasal drip. Nasal blockage may be experienced.

6. Merc Sol – From Toothache

This medicine is well indicated when pain from painful teeth radiates to the face and even to the ears. Pain may be tearing or shooting type. The affected tooth may be decayed. Gum inflammation can also be present. Swelling over the cheek may be present on the affected side of the tooth. The pain gets worse from eating anything cold or warm. Relief appears from rubbing the cheek around the affected tooth.

7. Hecla Lava – From Decayed Tooth Or After Tooth Extraction

This medicine is highly suitable to manage facial pain that occurs from decayed tooth or follows tooth extraction. The pain is located over the jaw area. Swelling may also be present. The affected area is painful to touch. Due to pain there is difficulty in eating and sleeping.

8. Silicea – For Pain From Gums Infection Or Tooth Abscess

Silicea is a very important medicine for managing pain in the cheeks or face or from infection in gums or tooth abscess. In cases needing it, there is soreness and inflammation of gums. There is throbbing pain in teeth. This pain tends to radiate to the cheek or face from teeth. Pain gets worse at night.

9. Rhus Tox – For Pain From TMJ Disorder

This medicine is beneficial for managing pain occurring from TMJ disorder especially from joint inflammation. It is indicated when pain occurs at a jaw joint. It is accompanied with stiffness. Warmth or pressure over the joint relieves pain.

 

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What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica and its Homeopathic Treatment

By Dr. Vikas Sharma MD 5 Comments

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) refers to an inflammatory condition in which there is pain and stiffness in the muscles in different body parts, mainly including those of shoulders, neck, hips and arms. The symptoms include pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, upper arms, hips and thighs. The symptoms occur on both sides of the body in this condition. These symptoms tend to start suddenly and get worse in the morning and after being inactive or remaining in the same position for a long time period. The affected body parts may have limited range of motion. Besides these, there may occur general symptoms also. These include tiredness, decreased appetite, mild fever, anemia, depression and sudden weight reduction. With time, the intensity of these symptoms might become severe which causes hindrance in doing day day-to-dayto day routine activities like bathing, dressing up, combing hair, climbing stairs, getting up from chair or bed and may make sleeping difficult. Consequently, it may impact social life of the person.
The reason behind this condition is still not clearly understood. But it is thought to be of autoimmune origin. Autoimmune means damage occurring to body’s healthy tissues by disease fighting cells of body by mistake. With this, a combination of genetic and environmental factors (like some viral infection) play a role in causing this condition. This condition affects females more than males. Females are two to three times more prone to suffer from this disorder as compared to males. It occurs in persons aged above 70 yrs. It is also seen that few persons having this condition also suffer from temporal arteritis ( a condition that cause inflammation of the temporal arteries that supply blood to the head and result in symptoms like headache, tenderness of the scalp, jaw pain and vision problems).

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy offers a highly effective solution for cases of Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Homeopathic medicines boost body’s natural healing mechanism to naturally overcome health issues. These medicines help to decrease the inflammation of muscles and give symptomatic relief. They tend to give magnificent relief in pain and stiffness of muscles. These medicines reduce the intensity and frequency of symptoms gradually. Both acute (recent) or chronic (long term) cases can be benefitted with homeopathic medicines. These medicines are of natural origin thus are very safe to use with zero side effects. The homeopathic prescription for polymyalgia varies from case to case as per characteristic symptoms of an individual. So it is advised to consult a homeopathic doctor for most suitable prescription and avoid self–medication in any case.

Homeopathic Medicines For Polymyalgia Rheumatica

1.Rhus Tox – Top Medicine

Rhus Tox is the leading medicine to manage cases with marked pain and stiffness in the muscles. This medicine is equally helpful when pain and stiffness occur in the neck, shoulder or hips. The key feature to use this medicine is worsening of the symptoms after rest or periods of inactivity. Relief sets in by moving the affected part.

2. Sanguinaria Can – For Right Shoulder Pain

This medicine is effective in managing pain in the right shoulder. The pain may radiate to the upper arm in most of the cases. The pain gets worse on raising the arm. In some cases, the pain gets worse at night. The pain increases while turning in bed at times. Besides these, it is useful to relieve stiffness and pain in the neck. It gets worse by movement.

3. Ferrum Met – For Left-Sided Shoulder Pain

Ferrum Met is beneficial for managing left-sided shoulder pain. The pain from shoulder may shoot down the arm. The pain tends to get worse from movement. There is pain when one raises the arm. Warm application on the shoulder may help to relieve the pain. For using this medicine, the pain can be drawing, shooting or tearing in nature.

4. Cimicifuga Racemosa– For Neck Pain And Stiffness

This medicine is of great value to manage pain in the neck along with marked stiffness. In cases needing it, there is a feeling of contraction in the neck. Any pressure on the neck worsen the pain. Head movement also increases pain. The neck may also be sensitive to touch.

5. Guaiacum – For Pain In Neck, Shoulders And Thighs

This medicine is helpful when pain is felt in the neck, shoulders and thighs. There is pain at the back of the head. The neck is also markedly stiff. The stiffness may radiate down the back. Shoulders may also be sensitive to touch. Besides these, this medicine is also useful for managing pain in the thighs. Pain is worse while sitting. Thigh muscles feel short and tense. Pain from mid-part of the thigh may radiate to the knee.

6. Bryonia – For Pain Worse From Movement

Bryonia is a well-indicated medicine for managing cases where pain is worse from movement. There is relief by taking rest. The pain can be sharp, sore or tearing type. There is neck pain especially on the right side with stiffness. It gets worse from touch and also from movement of the head. It is also indicated for relieving hip pain, mainly stabbing or shooting in nature.

7. Arnica – For Muscle Pain With Soreness

This medicine is highly recommended for managing pain in the body along with marked soreness (pain and sensitivity to touch). The affected parts feel sore as if beaten. There is fear to touch the affected part out of pain.

8. Magnesium Phos – For Pain Better By Warm Applications

Magnesium Phos is indicated when there is a tendency of pain getting relieved by warm application over the affected area. Pain can be shooting, sharp, cramping or lightening shock like in nature. The pain may shift from one place to another. The pain is attended with excessive tiredness and profuse sweating. In cases needing it, applying pressure may relieve the muscle pain.

9. Colocynth – For Hip Pain Management

Colocynth is an important medicine to manage hip pain. The pain can be cramping, drawing or shooting in nature. The pain is relieved by applying pressure or lying on the affected side of the hip. This medicine is recommended for continuous drawing type of hip pain. Pain is felt while sitting, lying, standing or walking.

10. Gelsemium – With Excessive Tiredness

Gelsemium is a suitable medicine for managing muscle pain attended with marked tiredness. In cases needing it, there occurs pain and stiffness in the neck. There is pain in the shoulders. Shoulder pain gets worse at night. Cramping pain is felt in the thighs and hips. The pain increases while at rest and also when beginning to walk. At night, burning pain may be felt in the hip that disturbs sleep.

11. Ledum Pal – For Thigh Pain

Ledum Pal works well in cases of thigh pain. In cases requiring it, thigh pain gets worse on standing and walking. The pain in the thigh gets worse from touch. Along with pain, there may occur a sensation as if the thigh muscles are not in their proper place. Apart from thigh pain, this medicine is also useful to manage stitching sort of pain in the shoulder. Pain in shoulder gets worse from raising arm.

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