Posted by: Dear Doctor, My son 21,has ARTHRITIS(left hip joint,low back pain stiffness,worth in morning),he started to take Arnica,immediately improvement..after 5days changed to RHUS TOX 30C still improvement,but in the 5th day hip joint pain ,back stiffness came back..Should there be some aggravation that shows these are the right pills(I read -sometimes it would happen but you should not stop to take pills) and we should continue or that shows Rhus Tox is not the right pills.?? At present we have not possibility to meet homeopath,sorry. Thanks for your time. Lauma Dear Lauma, Arthritis at age 21 reflects a deep miasmatic state. Superficial remedies that cover the symptoms of the pain alone (like Arnica or Rhus tox) will only palliate for a short time. A cure would result only if a homeopath takes the full case history in detail and prescribes a remedy that covers th symptoms, the cause and the underlying miasmatic state. Find a good homeopath and go for a personal consultation. Best wishes, Dr. Manish Bhatia