
While the fracture is healing, your horse will have to be confined to box rest to help with stabilisation. These are best given in the 6c potency once daily for about eight weeks. Calcium fluoride and heckla lava are two remedies which will encourage these to disappear. Sometimes, a healed fracture will result in unwanted excess bone – often bony spurs which are normally reabsorbed naturally. This is given three times daily in this situation, though it should not to be used if there has been orthopaedic fixation of the fracture as it may cause metal implants to work loose. Where there is a problem with infection in the bone (osteomyelitis), one of the best remedies is silica 30c. Both are constituents of bone and I’d recommend you use the 30c potency once a day.

Fracture treatment with the aid of the homeopathic remedy Symphytum officinale. Homeopathic Symphytum officinale increases removal torque and radiographic bone density around titanium implants in rats. Spin-Neto R, Belluci M, Sakakura C, et al. Accelerating the healing of bone fracture using homeopathy: a prospective, randomized double-blind controlled study. Homeopathic treatment in emergency medicine: a case series. Oberbaum M, Schreiber R, Rosenthal C, Itzchaki M.


Hahnemann Clinic Publishing, Grass Valley, CA (1993), pp. Morrison, Roger, Desktop Guide to Keynotes and Confirmatory Symptoms. Lockie, Andrew, The Family Guide to Homeopathy, Fireside, 1st Ed., New York, NY, (1993), p. Boericke, Hahnemann Publishing House, Philadeplhia, PA., 1883, p. Hering, Constantine, Domestic Physician, 7th American Edition, F.E. Hering, Constantine, The Homoeopathic Domestic Physician, Boericke & Tafel, NY. 10:248.Įssential Curriculum for Learning Homeopathy, 2d Ed. Symphytum officinale augments osteogenesis in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro as they differentiate into osteoblasts. 614.Ĭastro, Miranda, The Complete Homeopathy Handbook, St. 845.īoger CM, Boenninghausen’s Characteristics and Repertory. 6C or 12C, twice daily for up to 3 weeksĭO NOT TAKE UNTIL ORTHOPEDIST SAYS BONE IS PROPERLY SET OR YOU RISK IT STARTING TO HEAL IN THE WRONG POSITIONīoericke W.Then 200C once a week for the next three weeks.Shin, kneecap, elbow (bones close to the surface).Pain: New or old injuries to the periosteum (layer surrounding bones) when Arnica ceases to act.Take one dose every 15 minutes until pain subsides.Pain: Intense in nerve rich areas (fingers, foot, spine, tailbone, teeth).Take if Arnica is not available or stops helping.

#SYMPHYTUM AND BONE HEALING PROFESSIONAL#
If appropriate, a professional homeopath can evaluate your symptoms in the context of your whole person. If a self-selected remedy – however well indicated – doesn ’ t help, you need to return to your doctor.If, after a broken bone, pain gets better but then gets worse and/or there is redness, tenderness, swelling, see your doctor to ensure you do not have an infection.Homeopathy is appropriate for symptomatic relief or to speed healing. Broken bones are diagnosed and set by medical professionals.We recommend 30C doses for people new to homeopathy and 200C for professional use. If symptoms change, take a remedy that matches your new symptoms. Choose a remedy: Choose based on the most prominent symptoms.
