Osteoarthritis is the degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone as well as bony overgrowth, most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness especially in hip, knee, and thumb joints.

A most common type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of the bone wears down. It is often referred as wear and tear arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is also known as OA. It can affect any joint but commonly affects fingers, thumbs, spine, hips, knees or big toes. Osteoarthritis is common in older people.

Symptoms

The symptoms of osteoarthritis are:

• Pain or ache
• Stiffness
• Decrease or loss of flexibility
• Swelling
• Tenderness
• Grating sensation
• Bone spurs
• Tingling and numbness

Osteoarthritis symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time.

Does homeopathy have treatment for osteoarthritis?

Homeopathy treats holistically. In classical homeopathy, based on the specific details of the person seeking treatment, there are many possible homeopathic treatments for osteoarthritis.

In homeopathy medicines are made on the basis of law of minimum. Under this law the medicine which is to be given to the patient in very minute dos. The minute the dose of quantity the least excitation of the vital force which is sufficient to effect the necessary change in it. The minimum quantity is enough as it will avoid unwanted aggravation of medicine, and the medicine will produce specific dynamic action which is appropriate for the gentle remedial effect.

Duration of homeopathic treatment

With the commencement of homeopathic treatment along with conventional treatment the osteoarthritis can be treated within the time period of six months.

Causes

The primary cause of osteoarthritis is by breakdown of cartilage, material like rubber which eases the joints friction.

The causes of osteoarthritis are:

Heredity

Obesity

Injury

Joint overuse

People with other disease like iron overload, or excess growth hormone.

The person is more prone to develop osteoarthritis if the person has disease like gout, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and woman’s who reached to menopause.

Conventional treatment

Acetaminophen

NSAIDs like ibuprofen, and naproxen sodium

Corticosteroid injections

Viscosupplementation injection

Physical therapy

Homeopathic treatment for osteoarthritis

• Rhus tox
• Symphytum officinale
• Ledum pal
• Calcarea carb
• Calcarea flour
• Kali carb