Can Homeopathic Medicine Work For Osteoarthritis In Both Knees?

Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2015

Question: Question for Dr Ratnesh Pandey - My mother-in-law is a chronic patient of osteoarthritis in both knees. It has been for the last 7-8 years. Currently she is under allopathic medication and also does some basic exercises as advised by the orthopaedic doctor. Off late however, it is worsening fast and she is unable to go for her morning walk and also finds it painful if she stands for a long time or, gets up from a sitting or a lying position. Is it possible to atleast check the rate of deterioration of this with homeo medicines? Please let me know if you need to know anything else about your case.

Answered by Dr. Ratnesh Pandey (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
detail required

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Nice to hear you again
Kindly provide some more detail about the case. It would help me to understand the situation
Please answer
1current medication
2 Any other joints are also involved
3 time of pain (morning, winter,always)

Hope this is clear to you

Waiting for reply

thanks
Dr Ratnesh

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Follow up: Dr. Ratnesh Pandey (3 days later)

She is currently taking Jointache C2 once daily. The orthopaedic said that the problem is in her patella joint in knee and has undergone substantial wear and tear. She also wears knee cap while walking. Her pain is nowadays increasing while walking. the pain is more in her left knee as compared to left knee. It is also very difficult for her to take the stairs or to get up after sitting for a long time. But the pain doesn't vary with different times of the day or season. She sometimes feels that it increases around aamavasya, though not sure if it is medically proven. Her year old X-ray report says - reduced medial compartment joint space of tibio-femoral joint (right>left). Spiking of tibial spine bilaterally. osteopaths are seen in articular margin of tibia, femur & patella. Osteoarthritis both knee joint.

Answered by Dr. Ratnesh Pandey (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
homoeopathic treatment required

Detailed Answer:
Hello
I would suggest you to start following treatment
1Stillingia Q for local application on affected part
2 ammonium phos 3x or 6x 10 grain once in a day.
3 strontia carb 6x 10 grain once in a day
4 urtica urense Q 20 drops with half cup of water three times in a day
5 Rhododendron 30 6 pills once in a day
6 R73 15 drop with half cup of water three times in day

Take these medicine for 2 month and update me.

Treatment will go long
For any doubt on medicine or action of medicine please share your query
Thanks
Dr Ratnesh

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Follow up: Dr. Ratnesh Pandey (1 hour later)

Thank you doctor. As usual, I have a couple of queries. I am assuming that this can be continued alongside her allopathic medicine. She is also diabetic and is under allopathic treatment as advised by an endocrinologist. Will that interfere with this treatment? Lastly from what we understand, this condition is not going to correct itself. With homeopathy what results are roughly expected? Should the pain get better?

Answered by Dr. Ratnesh Pandey (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Followup

Detailed Answer:
Hello
There is no problem in taking Allopathic medicine along with the Homoeopathic medicine. But make sure that she is not taking any steroid medicine in her medication. Steroid medication weaken the action of homoeopathic medicine thats why desirable result could not be obtain.
This can be treated with the homoeopathy at its maximum extent. But this is not a easy task for her(most people stop the medication in the mid of course ). She has to take medicine and complete the course. She has to avoid cold and advice for some exercise.
I have prescribe the medicine for pain and other complain as well.
You can expect initial relief within a month but for complete course she has to go several course.
A regular update is required for correct medication.

Hope this is clear to you

Thanks
Dr Ratnesh

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta