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Homeopathy for Bone Diseases

Bones are made up of minerals, nerves, vessels, collagen, and living cells including osteoblasts (helps in formation of bones), and osteoclasts (bone cells which removes old bone tissues) Bone also possesses a bonding of fibers and chemicals known as matrix. The bones are also store another vital substance of the body- calcium. Homeopathy is one of the most popular holistic systems of medicine.

Structure of the bone

Bone is made up of minerals; consist of living tissues and non living substances; contains, nerves, vessels, collagen, and living cells including osteoblasts (helps in formation of bones), and osteoclasts(bone cells which removes old bone tissues).

In addition to this, bone also contains osteocyts, which helps in metabolic exchange with the blood that flows through bone tissues. Bone also possesses a bonding of fibers and chemicals known as matrix. Including primarily collagen fibers and crystalline salts, the crystalline salts deposited in the matrix of bone are mainly composed of calcium and phosphate.

Requirement of bones

The primitive function of bones as armor-plating is still obvious in certain parts of the human body. Such as the skull, this forms a complete protective case around the brain, or the ribs, which do the same thing for the heart and lungs.

Bones also provides the support that keeps the many components of the body together and upright. When the body thinks support is no longer needed-such as in the prolonged weightlessness of space flight; or after a long bed rest-the bones lose their strength and will break easily if put under strain; another vital use of bones is a girders to which muscles may attach. Muscles provide the power to move the various limbs and body parts, but they can do so only by moving the bones relative to each other.

The body, with great economy of space, uses the hollow cavities inside bones for the manufacture of blood cells. The bones are also store another vital substance of the body- calcium.

Some abnormal specific conditions related to bones:

  • Bone tumor
  • Giant cell tumor of bone
  • Hypophosphatasia
  • Metabolic bone disease
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteomalacia
  • Rickets
  • Bone cyst
  • Paget’s disease
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Kolher’s bone disease
  • Green stick fracture
  • Osteopenia
  • Infectious arthritis
  • Renal osteodystrophy
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Osteonecrosis

Homeopathic treatment for bones diseases

Homeopathy is one of the most popular holistic systems of medicine. The selection of remedy is based upon the theory of individualization and symptoms similarity by using holistic approach. This is the only way through which a state of complete health can be regained by removing all the sign and symptoms from which the patient is suffering. The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat bone diseases but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility. As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, several remedies are available to treat bone diseases that can be selected on the basis of cause, sensations and modalities of the complaints.  For individualized remedy selection and treatment, the patient should consult a qualified homeopathic doctor in person. There are following remedies which are helpful in the treatment of bones diseases:

Acid flour – remarkable remedy for bone diseases; carries of mastoid bones and other bones of the ear; carries and necrosis of the long bones; ulcers over tibia; especially adapted to chronic diseases with syphilitic, and mercurial history; early decay of teeth.

Aurum – Caries of cranial bones and bones of the palate are especially met by this remedy. It is an antidote to mercury, and has violent pains at night. There is an offensive odor and discharge of small pieces of bone. Pains in the bones of the extremities. Given timely it may prevent caries, necrosis and exostosis. Platinum muriaticum. Caries especially of the tarsus. Mezereum. Periostitis before the stage of suppuration, worse from touch nodes, necrosis nocturnal bone pains. Exostosis of the tarsal bones.

Asafoetida – caries and unbearable pains in bones; bone diseases especially in the syphilitic organism; here the extreme sensitiveness and throbbing; darting pain in bones; periosteum painful, swollen, enlarged, ulcers affecting the bones; thin ichorous pus

Calcaria flour – gouty enlargement of joints and fingers; malnutrition of bones; encysted tumor on the back of the wrist; chronic synovitis of knee joint; caries; bones affections especially rachitic enlargement of femur in infants.

Calcaria phos – one of the most important tissue remedies; it has a special affinity where bones form sutures or symphyses; bones disease, non union of fractured bones; acts marvelously in tardy dentition and teething complaints; bones are weak and fragile; it creates new bone marrow (Homeopathy Treatment for Bone Marrow Transplant).

Eupatorium Perf – it is an excellent remedy for bone pains occur in fever, bony pain associated with marked restlessness.

Rhus Tox – soreness of condyles of bones; pains tearing in tendons, ligaments, stiffness of limbs;  numbness after overwork;  pains are better by motion, walking, warm weather, and worse by when there is wet rainy weather, and after rain.

Graphites- pain in bones of feet and ankle with extreme restlessness

Symphytum off– remarkable remedy for fractured bones; inflammation of the bones due to fracture; helps to heal injuries of bones and periosteum; great use when wounds penetrate bones; neuralgia of knee; irritability of bone at point of fracture.

Phosphorous – bone diseases especially necrosis and carries of lower jaw, vertebrae, and tibia; excellent remedy foe cancer of bones; periosteum swollen and painful; abnormal formation of bones;

Ruta – pain in the bones after injuries, long bones are more affected; spine and limbs feel bruised; legs give out on rising from chair; aching pain in tendo-achilles, pain in bone of feet and ankle; worse lying down, in cold weather.

Causticum – deformities of bones; bone pain which is aggravated in the night.

Mercurius –excellent remedy for bone diseases; severe bone pains which are worse at night. Ostitis, violent bone pains, swelling. Nitric acid. Mercurial ostitis, drawing, pressive pains with sensitiveness.

Phosphorus – Non-syphilitic caries of vertebra and caries of lower jaw. in hip disease it is useful after Silicea, burning in the spine. The proving of Phosphorus gives the essential features of rickets. It is especially of use in cases marked by laryngeal symptoms. This is an important clinical observation and may be accepted as a guiding indication.

Silicea – Curvature of bones, rickets; here it is often the clearly indicated remedy; there is present offensive sweat. Hip-joint disease. Caries after inflammation, worse from cold. Potts disease. It is a slow acting remedy.

Calcarea carbonica – Baehr claims that this remedy is superior to any in caries of the vertebra. Curvature of the spine. Rickets, sour sweat. Phosphoric acid. Hip disease and caries of the spine. Sensation in the bone as if scraped with a knife. It is a remedy which corresponds to the extreme debility found in rickets, and is a valuable remedy in that affection. weakness of extremities, swelling of joints especially knee; caries of spinal cord; extremities are deformed; curvature of bones specially spine and long bones; rheumatism in lumber region.

Bone Diseases Cases Cured with Homeopathic Medicine

Injury Cases Quantified – by Navin Pawaskar, Ashish Ranade, Subodh Naik

Severe Headaches in a Girl of 12 – by Tatiana Pokatova

Homeopathic Treatment of Brain Hemorrhage – Several Cases – by Manfred Mueller

About the author

Dr. Manisha Bhatia

BHMS, M.D. (Hom), CICH (Greece)
Dr. (Mrs) Manisha Bhatia is a leading homeopathy doctor working in Jaipur, India. She has studied with Prof. George Vithoulkas at the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy. She is the Director of Asha Homeopathy Medical Center, Jaipur's leading clinic for homeopathy treatment and has been practicing since 2004.

She writes for Hpathy.com about homeopathic medicines and their therapeutic indications and homeopathy treatment in various diseases. She is also Associate Professor, HoD and PG Guide at S.K. Homeopathy Medical College. To consult her online, - visit Dr. Bhatia's website.

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  • 5 sal pahle haddi Tuta tha haddi tutane ke bad abhi 5 Sal bad usmein bone Mein infection lag gaya hai iska kya treatment Kiya Ja sakta hai homeopathy mein

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