Homeopathic
remedies for sports injuries.
How to use this guide
Firstly, look for ‘What does this treat?’
Secondly, look for ‘What are the symptoms?’
Match the two - find a remedy that treats
your problem, and covers your main symptoms.
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ARNICA
What does this treat? Bruising, damage to soft parts. Injuries, falls, blows and contusions. Useful before and after operations - any situation where bruising, shock and tissue damage are likely. For shock, concussion and the aftermath of accidents and trauma. The first remedy to reach for after an accident or injury. Also for over use or over exertion. Can be used as a cream (but not on broken skin) and works more deeply if tablets are taken.
What are the symptoms? After any traumatic injury or over-use, where there is pain and
discomfort, sometimes with swelling and redness.
BELLIS PERENNIS
What does this treat? Muscular soreness and sprains.
Injury to deep tissues - it’s a deeper Arnica. May happen after getting or
being cold, or getting chilled after being hot. Can be useful for injuries that
happened a long time ago but still cause problems. Hard lumps after injury.
Swelling after injury.
What are the symptoms? Muscular soreness. < cold bathing or cold weather or getting
chilled. Sore, bruised feeling. < touch.
HYPERICUM
What does this treat? Nerve damage, particularly to
fingers, toes, nails and spine. Crush injuries. Whip lash. After over-exertion.
Puncture wounds.
What are the symptoms? Excessive painfulness. Sensitive to touch. Spasms and nerve pain. Shooting and stabbing
pains. < motion.
CAUSTICUM
What does this treat? Right sided sciatica. Contraction
of Achilles tendon. Damage to fibrous tissues, cartilage, tendons. Contraction/shortening
of tendons. Stiff joints.
What are the symptoms? >
warmth, > damp weather. Tearing pains, burning pains. Weakness of the
affected part. < wind, dry cold air, evening 6-8 p.m., 3-4 a.m.
BRYONIA
What does this treat? Back problems
after over lifting. Relieves the pain of a fracture. Slipped disc. Aching in joints and muscles after
over-exertion. Sprains and strains.
What are the symptoms? All symptoms
are < motion. Stitching,
stabbing and tearing pains. < warmth, motion. > lying on painful
side, pressure, rest . Any ailment that is < motion, > lying still. Stitching,
stabbing pains.
RHUS TOX
What does this treat? Left sided sciatica, muscle
injuries. Sprains and strains with pain and stiffness. Over-lifting and over-exertion.
Back injuries, housemaid’s knee, lumbago, joint injuries.
What are the symptoms? Pain on first
movement, but better for movement
generally. Tearing pains, stabbing pains. < after getting wet, wet weather,
night. > warm weather, motion. Pain
after sitting/lying still. Sensation of stiffness. Cannot get comfortable,
moves constantly.
RUTA GRAVEOLENS
What does this treat? For periosteum, ligaments and
cartilages, particularly straining flexor tendons, particularly knee. Housemaid’s
knee, tennis elbow, tendonitis. Painful joints. After over-exertion. Repetitive strain injury. Torn ligaments.
Injured and bruised bones.
What are the symptoms? Pain as if
bruised. Stiffness. > warmth, lying
on back. Feeling of weakness. Sore and aching but restless. Intense painful
weariness and heaviness.
DOSAGE - 30c –Take
one dose and repeat up to four times daily. 6c or 12c - repeat up to six times
daily.
Stop taking the remedy if:
- The symptoms go.
- You have taken the remedy for three days and nothing has changed.
- If the symptoms get worse. In this case, stop the remedy and wait - it is likely to work well in the next two or three days.
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