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Weekend Warriors Homeopathic Medicines for Sports Injuries
Gentle Remedies for by Dana Ullman
p-a-t-h-y. Founded on a reputation for helping people suffering from chronic diseases, natural homeopathic medi- cines also are becoming recognized for their effectiveness in treating common sports injuries.
A Using them is considered easier
than conventional drugs in address- ing acute injuries, because applying homeopathic solutions doesn’t require a high degree of individualized rem- edies. When two people have sprained ankles, for instance, they can each be helped along in their healing by a similar homeopathic remedy, but two people suffering from arthritis will generally require different remedies that are individualized according to each person’s pattern of symptoms. Note that homeopaths recom-
mend that homeopathic medicine be taken in conjunction with, not as a replacement for, conventional first-aid measures.
Form of Doses Homeopathic medicines are available as single remedies or as formulas of two or more remedies mixed together. Single remedies are recommended for injuries when all symptoms point to one homeo- pathic medicine and it is better to use a stronger dose or higher potency not available in mixed formulas.
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growing number of professional athletes and weekend warriors are spelling relief h-o-m-e-o-
The use of several remedies in a for-
mula provides a broad-spectrum effect not available in a single remedy. Because injuries sometimes involve muscle, nerve and bone tissues, it sometimes makes sense to use formulas to help heal the various tissues involved.
Frequency of Use
When taking homeopathic medicines, experts generally recommend taking as few doses as possible, but as many as required to reduce symptoms. At first, in the face of a great amount of pain and discomfort, this may necessitate taking the appropriate remedy every hour. Usu- ally, after four doses the frequency can be cut to every other hour; as the inten- sity of pain diminishes, dosing every four hours is common. If no improvement is noticeable after one or two days, it is generally recommended that the patient stop taking any further doses. Although most homeopathic remedies come in pill form for internal consumption, some are available in ex- ternal applications; such ointments, gels and sprays provide similar effectiveness.
Dana Ullman has a master’s degree in public health and is the founder of Homeopathic Educational Services. His books include The Homeopathic Revo- lution, Homeopathy A-Z, Homeopathic Medicines for Children and Infants and Discovering Homeopathy. For more information, visit
Homeopathic.com.
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HOMEOPATHY Treating Each Patient
as an Individual by Donna Zappettini
ccording to the most recent National Health Interview Survey in 2007, an estimated 3.9 million adults in the U.S. use homeopathy, a medicinal therapy that was created more than 200 years ago. Proven to be safe and effective, homeopathy is designed to aid the body’s self-healing abilities by raising the strength of its vital force, using remedies made from natural sub- stances.
A Homeopathy views illness and
chronic dis-ease as an individual expression of body/mind imbalance; symptoms represent this disharmony and the body/mind’s attempt to re- store order.
Principles of Homeopathy
Like cures like. The proper remedy for a particular ill- ness or dis-ease is the substance that is capable of producing, in a healthy person, the symptoms suffered by the patient.
Minimal dose.
Proper dilution enhances the heal- ing properties of a substance, while eliminating possible side effects. Homeopathy’s goal is to give the least amount of remedy to stimulate a gentle, rapid and sustaining response in the patient’s vital force, or chi, thus healing the dis-ease.
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