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Attention "Joe De Livera" sports injuries
Hi,I will greatly appricaite any responses. Also I am knew to homeopathy, so I don't if I am giving enough history for you to give me a remedy.
I frequently have sports injuries, most often is pulled muscles, but they are less intesne.
I have had achilles tendonitis, and plantar faciaitis (sorry about spelling), which is basically tendonitis in the arch of the foot. These were both most painful in the right foot.
My newest injury is tendonitis in the left hip. While trying to strengthen the muscles with physical therapy, my knees and achilles is starting to get very painful.
I am taking Arnica 12 C, 5 pellets once a day, after sports practice. I have been taking this for 3 weeks. This seems to be helping my knees and hip, but while taking Arnica is when my heel started to be painful again.
I am not sure why, but after taking Arnica 2 day successively I have naseau. This happens each time.
Thank you to anyone who replies and Joe de Livera.
TLMaH on 2005-10-01
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
I am glad that you too have used Arnica 12c but am concerned that you have observed that you have nausea after taking it every time. This is a most unusual reaction reported for the first time in the use of my favourite remedy Arnica which I and many thousands of others have been using for over 10 years, in my case on a daily basis.
I would recommend that you stop using the Arnica pro tem and use the following regimen with Rhus Tox 1M and Hypericum 200c. I would like you to use the wet dose that I recommend which is made up as follows:
Method to be followed to make the wet dose in separate bottles.
Get a 500ml bottle of spring water
Pour out 100ml
Put in 3 globules or 1 drop if you have the liquid remedy.
Cap the bottle and twirl it in your hand clockwise and anticlockwise and watch for the water to fizzle like when you open a bottle of soda.
Sip a teaspoonful of each remedy twice daily leaving 2 hours between each.
Ease off on your exercise regimen and
report response in a few days.
I would recommend that you stop using the Arnica pro tem and use the following regimen with Rhus Tox 1M and Hypericum 200c. I would like you to use the wet dose that I recommend which is made up as follows:
Method to be followed to make the wet dose in separate bottles.
Get a 500ml bottle of spring water
Pour out 100ml
Put in 3 globules or 1 drop if you have the liquid remedy.
Cap the bottle and twirl it in your hand clockwise and anticlockwise and watch for the water to fizzle like when you open a bottle of soda.
Sip a teaspoonful of each remedy twice daily leaving 2 hours between each.
Ease off on your exercise regimen and
report response in a few days.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
For my education about homeopathy, can you tell me why you choose hypericum in addition to Rhus tox.
Why sometimes wet doses?
Thank you for your much needed response.
Why sometimes wet doses?
Thank you for your much needed response.
TLMaH last decade
Because I have used this therapy on a few other patients who were on regular daily doses of Diclofenac and other analgesice including Vioxx to ease their pain from Osteo Arthritis and this combination worked a miracle as both are completely off the poisonous drugs which would surely have killed them in the near future. They are on occasional doses of the remedies which they use as necessary as against their daily regimen with the powerful drugs which they used prior to the Homeopathic remedies.
It is true that you are not Arthritic but I chose to recommend it to you as the Arnica that I recommended did not help you and I believe that you require immediate relief from the pain you are now suffering from which both these remedies can relieve.
In using Homeopathy I tend to follow my gut instinct in recommending remedies as against the standard method used in Homeopathy of case taking which is a very lengthy process which In my case I have discovered is made even more lengthy by using Radar 9.1 which I have recently purchased at a cost of around $1000. I have discovered that it suggests remedies which are filtered from the records of a number of distinguished homeopaths but have often discovered that the remedy suggested does not work but when I replace it with what I feel is best for the ailment, it usually works.
I do not wish to be dogmatic about the remedies suggested above which may even not work for you, but the possibility exists of experimenting with other remedies if they do not help as long as you can get them in your part of the world at a reasonable cost.
Here in Sri Lanka where I live it is my pleasure to help anyone in distress which I do free of charge with the remedies which I now dispense in the wet dose which I have discovered recently work far more effectively than the dry dose usually given in globules.
I hope that I will be able to help you with your problem but you must cooperate by stopping your exercise regimen which is, I believe the real cause of your unnecessary suffering and pain which I hope will be addressed by the 2 remedies that I have prescribed.
It is true that you are not Arthritic but I chose to recommend it to you as the Arnica that I recommended did not help you and I believe that you require immediate relief from the pain you are now suffering from which both these remedies can relieve.
In using Homeopathy I tend to follow my gut instinct in recommending remedies as against the standard method used in Homeopathy of case taking which is a very lengthy process which In my case I have discovered is made even more lengthy by using Radar 9.1 which I have recently purchased at a cost of around $1000. I have discovered that it suggests remedies which are filtered from the records of a number of distinguished homeopaths but have often discovered that the remedy suggested does not work but when I replace it with what I feel is best for the ailment, it usually works.
I do not wish to be dogmatic about the remedies suggested above which may even not work for you, but the possibility exists of experimenting with other remedies if they do not help as long as you can get them in your part of the world at a reasonable cost.
Here in Sri Lanka where I live it is my pleasure to help anyone in distress which I do free of charge with the remedies which I now dispense in the wet dose which I have discovered recently work far more effectively than the dry dose usually given in globules.
I hope that I will be able to help you with your problem but you must cooperate by stopping your exercise regimen which is, I believe the real cause of your unnecessary suffering and pain which I hope will be addressed by the 2 remedies that I have prescribed.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
Thank you for the explanation of why you chose those remedies. Sorry if it sounded like I disagreed, I don't understand enough about homeopathy to self-diagnose properly.
I was not able to get the exact ones, I found Rhus toxicodendron 30 c and hypericum perforatum 30 c.
Are these close enough to what you suggested? Can I take these as the other was indicated (wet-dose, amount)?
In my area, other people have found it hard to find the remedies they want.
The reoccurence of achilles pain is most likely due to the new physical therapy exercises, which I will immediately decrease.
Thank you.
Thank you for the explanation of why you chose those remedies. Sorry if it sounded like I disagreed, I don't understand enough about homeopathy to self-diagnose properly.
I was not able to get the exact ones, I found Rhus toxicodendron 30 c and hypericum perforatum 30 c.
Are these close enough to what you suggested? Can I take these as the other was indicated (wet-dose, amount)?
In my area, other people have found it hard to find the remedies they want.
The reoccurence of achilles pain is most likely due to the new physical therapy exercises, which I will immediately decrease.
Thank you.
TLMaH last decade
You will only be wasting your money in getting the potencies that you indicated. I have used the Rhus T 1M and the Hypericum 200 successfully in a number of cases and you must get these exact potencies if you wish to use the therapy I have suggested.
You may however keep up the Arnica 12c you are now using and would suggest that you use the wet dose technique which is far more effective than the dry dose. It may also stop your nausea which is a very unusual response.
Glad to note that you have decided to rest your affected joints.
You may however keep up the Arnica 12c you are now using and would suggest that you use the wet dose technique which is far more effective than the dry dose. It may also stop your nausea which is a very unusual response.
Glad to note that you have decided to rest your affected joints.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Is Ruta Graveolens 6 (otherwise 12or30) available where you live? Buy 1 drachm tincture(liquid medicine). Put 1 drop in 8 table-spoon ful of distilled water/non-medicinal spring water(boiled)/rain water(collected after it has rained for a few minutes)/drinking water(boiled) and shake it vigorously at least 10 times. Out of this, use 1 tea-spoon-ful as a dose. Take second dose when the improvement from first dose starts wearing off. Shake,as before, just before taking the next dose.
You willget relief after the very first dose.
Do not put strong smelling things(including tooth paste) in you mouth at least 1 hour before and after taking the medicine.
You willget relief after the very first dose.
Do not put strong smelling things(including tooth paste) in you mouth at least 1 hour before and after taking the medicine.
sahai last decade
Please add to my posting above,last but one paragraph.:-
Subsequent doses are to be taken when the improvement from the previous dose starts wearing off. Before taking every dose shake, as explained earlier.
Subsequent doses are to be taken when the improvement from the previous dose starts wearing off. Before taking every dose shake, as explained earlier.
sahai last decade
Hi sahai,
The store that I go to normally has 30 c potency. They can order other c potencies, like 12 c, but it would take a week or more.
Will Ruta Graveolens give relief for my hip pain, achilles pain (it hurts at the base of the heel, at attachment to the bone mostly), or both.
How many doses of Ruta Grav can I take, or should I keep taking untill all pain stops (that might be alot of doses).
To Joe and Sahai, how long can I store the wet doses, and is there a certain place it should be stored.
It seems that I need to order remedies from some company.
Thank you Joe De Livera and Sahai.
The store that I go to normally has 30 c potency. They can order other c potencies, like 12 c, but it would take a week or more.
Will Ruta Graveolens give relief for my hip pain, achilles pain (it hurts at the base of the heel, at attachment to the bone mostly), or both.
How many doses of Ruta Grav can I take, or should I keep taking untill all pain stops (that might be alot of doses).
To Joe and Sahai, how long can I store the wet doses, and is there a certain place it should be stored.
It seems that I need to order remedies from some company.
Thank you Joe De Livera and Sahai.
TLMaH last decade
Take 30 potency.
Ruta Grav has been prescribed keeping in mind tendinitis all over.
You take for a week and then report unless you are,hopefully,o.k. before that.
It can be stored in frig. if it is hot over there, otherwise normal room temp. away from heat and light. If kept closed to avoid contamination from air, it will not go bad for the duration of your treatment. 8 table-spoons is not a large quantity, any way.
By the way, can you indicate your geographical location?
I suggest that you start treatment immediately and keep us informed/in-picture about your condition.
Ruta Grav has been prescribed keeping in mind tendinitis all over.
You take for a week and then report unless you are,hopefully,o.k. before that.
It can be stored in frig. if it is hot over there, otherwise normal room temp. away from heat and light. If kept closed to avoid contamination from air, it will not go bad for the duration of your treatment. 8 table-spoons is not a large quantity, any way.
By the way, can you indicate your geographical location?
I suggest that you start treatment immediately and keep us informed/in-picture about your condition.
sahai last decade
Hi,
Ruta Grav might be a good choice, considering I do get tendonitis alot.
I am in the U.S.
I will glady post any results I have.
Thank you.
Ruta Grav might be a good choice, considering I do get tendonitis alot.
I am in the U.S.
I will glady post any results I have.
Thank you.
TLMaH last decade
Hi,
Here are my results.
Since I had rhus tox 30c, I started taking one dose of that daily for a week. My hip pain stopped, so I reduced it to one dose every other day (that was last week). So for the past week I have been taking one dose every other day.
Sometimes my work requires me to work on a computer (upto five hours, sitting, at a time). This is not too good, because sitting for long periods of time increases the pain.
Last week, at the same time I decreased the dose, I was required to work at a computer sitting. My pain in my hip returned, slowly but it is hurting again.
The pain in my hip and the surrounding muscles is an aching pain. Not normally sharp or very bad, more annoying. Is rhus tox not working or should it be taken more.
I am very thankful to all who offer suggestions.
Thanks.
Here are my results.
Since I had rhus tox 30c, I started taking one dose of that daily for a week. My hip pain stopped, so I reduced it to one dose every other day (that was last week). So for the past week I have been taking one dose every other day.
Sometimes my work requires me to work on a computer (upto five hours, sitting, at a time). This is not too good, because sitting for long periods of time increases the pain.
Last week, at the same time I decreased the dose, I was required to work at a computer sitting. My pain in my hip returned, slowly but it is hurting again.
The pain in my hip and the surrounding muscles is an aching pain. Not normally sharp or very bad, more annoying. Is rhus tox not working or should it be taken more.
I am very thankful to all who offer suggestions.
Thanks.
TLMaH last decade
Since you have already used the Rhus Tox 30c you can continue to use it. You give me the impression that seem scared of taking it and cannot understand the reason for your fear. It is absolutely safe and I would recommend that you use it in the water dose made up in the same manner that I prescribed for the higher potency which would have given you more positive results if you had used it. However you do not have to use the 1M as you have used the 30c with excellent results.
You use only 3 golbules of the Rhus Tox 30c in 500 ml water and you are advised to use it twice daily.
You use only 3 golbules of the Rhus Tox 30c in 500 ml water and you are advised to use it twice daily.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
I thought it was normal to decrease the amount when there was no more symptom.
No fear over homeopathic treatments.
Also, I heard it was more effective to take 30c potency for a shorter time period, such as one dose three days in a row and then decrease.
Should I still pour out 100ml of the water?
I have noted frequent headaches, which are very unusual since I very rarely have headaches. I think they started 3 weeks ago. I can't exactly pinpoint when they started. I can remember one bad headache which happened with the last dose of Arnica I took, although maybe it was unrelated to it. And then one bad headache which happened after 2 hrs. yard work in the heat. I can't remember which one happened first.
But, as you know, I am no longer taking Arnica, and am still having the headaches. It seems in the first week of taking rhus tox I would get a headache about an hour after, and it would last about 45 min. Last week no headaches directly after taking rhus tox, they were instead starting at no particular time. That is were the headaches are currently at.
I have used other remedies before, with no problems.
Thank you Joe De Livera.
I thought it was normal to decrease the amount when there was no more symptom.
No fear over homeopathic treatments.
Also, I heard it was more effective to take 30c potency for a shorter time period, such as one dose three days in a row and then decrease.
Should I still pour out 100ml of the water?
I have noted frequent headaches, which are very unusual since I very rarely have headaches. I think they started 3 weeks ago. I can't exactly pinpoint when they started. I can remember one bad headache which happened with the last dose of Arnica I took, although maybe it was unrelated to it. And then one bad headache which happened after 2 hrs. yard work in the heat. I can't remember which one happened first.
But, as you know, I am no longer taking Arnica, and am still having the headaches. It seems in the first week of taking rhus tox I would get a headache about an hour after, and it would last about 45 min. Last week no headaches directly after taking rhus tox, they were instead starting at no particular time. That is were the headaches are currently at.
I have used other remedies before, with no problems.
Thank you Joe De Livera.
TLMaH last decade
I shall repeat my instructions again.
Sip the water dose of Rhus Tox 30c made up as per instructions above once daily.
Sip the water dose of Arnica 30c as above just before sleep once nightly.
Report on Headaches in 3-4 days. I believe that the Arnica should clear this problem.
Sip the water dose of Rhus Tox 30c made up as per instructions above once daily.
Sip the water dose of Arnica 30c as above just before sleep once nightly.
Report on Headaches in 3-4 days. I believe that the Arnica should clear this problem.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
Taking the Rhus tox and its working good.
I had Arnica 12c, and I went to the store to get 30c but they were out of this potency.
A few weeks ago, maybe two, a scraped my shoulder against a wire outside. It did not look rusted. The cut was deep enough to bleed slightly, but not much. It is mostly healed now, it still shows a little. Could my headaches be signs of tetanus? or is this crazy.
Sorry if this is stretching to find a cause of my headaches.
It feels like sinus.
Thank you.
Taking the Rhus tox and its working good.
I had Arnica 12c, and I went to the store to get 30c but they were out of this potency.
A few weeks ago, maybe two, a scraped my shoulder against a wire outside. It did not look rusted. The cut was deep enough to bleed slightly, but not much. It is mostly healed now, it still shows a little. Could my headaches be signs of tetanus? or is this crazy.
Sorry if this is stretching to find a cause of my headaches.
It feels like sinus.
Thank you.
TLMaH last decade
I would suggest that you refer your problem to a doctor to diagnose if it can be tetanus.
I doubt it however as if it was tetanus, the infection would have resulted in a high fever and general malaise which you would not have been able to stand.
For your headache, you can use Bryonia 30 and see if it helps.
I doubt it however as if it was tetanus, the infection would have resulted in a high fever and general malaise which you would not have been able to stand.
For your headache, you can use Bryonia 30 and see if it helps.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
Thank you for your response.
I am very happy to be a member of this site where other people can help me so much.
After today's workout, I have slight achilles pain again, which normally doesn't come on so suddenly. It is not sore at the base of the heel (as normal), is is on the side of the achilles. This is the right foot. The arch, especially from the heel to the big toe, is painful again. Something new is pain across the top of my foot, where the joints of the toes and the foot are, maybe a little above the joint (it is sort of the whole area). What may be the cause of all this trouble is that I was on my feet all day, yesterday and today.
I have a container of Arnica gel by boiron. I used some of that on my foot. Is this okay with the other that I am taking orally? Do you recommed gel over the oral doses? My friend, who knows homeopathy well, suggested Ammonium muriacticum 6. If you agree with this please advise me on how to take.
Thank you for all of your effort and patience.
Thank you for your response.
I am very happy to be a member of this site where other people can help me so much.
After today's workout, I have slight achilles pain again, which normally doesn't come on so suddenly. It is not sore at the base of the heel (as normal), is is on the side of the achilles. This is the right foot. The arch, especially from the heel to the big toe, is painful again. Something new is pain across the top of my foot, where the joints of the toes and the foot are, maybe a little above the joint (it is sort of the whole area). What may be the cause of all this trouble is that I was on my feet all day, yesterday and today.
I have a container of Arnica gel by boiron. I used some of that on my foot. Is this okay with the other that I am taking orally? Do you recommed gel over the oral doses? My friend, who knows homeopathy well, suggested Ammonium muriacticum 6. If you agree with this please advise me on how to take.
Thank you for all of your effort and patience.
TLMaH last decade
It is obvious that you are over training and it is the stress on your muscles that is affecting you. You must reduce your workout as otherwise you will be collecting more and more problems to yourself quite unnecessarily for which you may have to suffer for the rest of your life.
The Rhus Tox 30c you are now using should help with the foot problem and the Arnica should help you with your pain due to overtaxing your body as it will help it to recover better.
Since you have the Arnica gel you may use it but I do not think that it is of the slightest use as the remedy works by dialating the capillaries and blood vessels thereby increasing the flow of blood to the affected area.
The Rhus Tox 30c you are now using should help with the foot problem and the Arnica should help you with your pain due to overtaxing your body as it will help it to recover better.
Since you have the Arnica gel you may use it but I do not think that it is of the slightest use as the remedy works by dialating the capillaries and blood vessels thereby increasing the flow of blood to the affected area.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
Yes I train hard, but that is gymnastics. I can lighten up on the problem areas.
There is a huge number of people who train harder than I do and get no injury. Is there a reason I can't think of for this. If a have weak tendons is there a remedy?
My hip is feeling strong. Thank you for helping with it.
Thank you.
Yes I train hard, but that is gymnastics. I can lighten up on the problem areas.
There is a huge number of people who train harder than I do and get no injury. Is there a reason I can't think of for this. If a have weak tendons is there a remedy?
My hip is feeling strong. Thank you for helping with it.
Thank you.
TLMaH last decade
Hi,
I wanted to update you on my headaches.
I ordered Bryonia, but my headaches are almost already gone. I'll keep it incase they start again.
Thank you.
I wanted to update you on my headaches.
I ordered Bryonia, but my headaches are almost already gone. I'll keep it incase they start again.
Thank you.
TLMaH last decade
I have noticed in many cases that I was not able to help with Bryonia that Arnica came to their rescue. I had at first given it to the patient as I really did not know how to help but the Arnica helped when the Bryonia did not.
This may be a reason why my default remedy is Arnica today.
This may be a reason why my default remedy is Arnica today.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
Thank you for an additional remedy.
It has been a week since my last headache, so that area is back to normal.
I am trying to repair my foot(feet, sometimes the left foot has the same symptoms as the right, but less intense) currently. I know it is the skills that caused the returned aggravation, and have stopped them to prevent further damage.
The achilles pain stopped and is not causing any trouble. My foot pain is diagnosed as plantar faciits. Following is the progression it went through starting two years previous, which was the first occurence of it.
My right foot started having a tingling sensation from the heel to the big toe, this lasted 4 months (I had no idea what this symptom meant, and continued regular training). Then it stopped for a month, following this was extreme pain, no more tingling, the pain was in the arch of the foot extending from the heel to the big toe. The most painful spot was in the middle of this area. My left foot skipped the tingling and went to hurting also (this is from favoring my left side). Next was decreased exercise, physical therapy, and ice. My feet were normal since then, which was around 11 months ago.
Here is how it feels currently. Tingling sensation from my heel to my big toe, and a little in the next three toes. I am concerned it will progress as before, so I decreased my workout eliminating the possibility of further aggravation. I have been told the tingling feeling is from the nerves in my foot. In the morning on starting to walk, I can feel the area pulling. I am strecthing and soaking my foot in hot water. After the hot water the tingling decreaces drastically, but returns.
I am taking Ruta Graveolens, no other remedies, I prefer using one, but if I need to take something in addition to this please advise. Since starting Ruta the tingling has overall decreased, but is still there. I have been taking it for a week.
Thank you for your advice.
Thank you for an additional remedy.
It has been a week since my last headache, so that area is back to normal.
I am trying to repair my foot(feet, sometimes the left foot has the same symptoms as the right, but less intense) currently. I know it is the skills that caused the returned aggravation, and have stopped them to prevent further damage.
The achilles pain stopped and is not causing any trouble. My foot pain is diagnosed as plantar faciits. Following is the progression it went through starting two years previous, which was the first occurence of it.
My right foot started having a tingling sensation from the heel to the big toe, this lasted 4 months (I had no idea what this symptom meant, and continued regular training). Then it stopped for a month, following this was extreme pain, no more tingling, the pain was in the arch of the foot extending from the heel to the big toe. The most painful spot was in the middle of this area. My left foot skipped the tingling and went to hurting also (this is from favoring my left side). Next was decreased exercise, physical therapy, and ice. My feet were normal since then, which was around 11 months ago.
Here is how it feels currently. Tingling sensation from my heel to my big toe, and a little in the next three toes. I am concerned it will progress as before, so I decreased my workout eliminating the possibility of further aggravation. I have been told the tingling feeling is from the nerves in my foot. In the morning on starting to walk, I can feel the area pulling. I am strecthing and soaking my foot in hot water. After the hot water the tingling decreaces drastically, but returns.
I am taking Ruta Graveolens, no other remedies, I prefer using one, but if I need to take something in addition to this please advise. Since starting Ruta the tingling has overall decreased, but is still there. I have been taking it for a week.
Thank you for your advice.
TLMaH last decade
I note that you have switched over to Ruta but I do not think that it can be as effective as Arnica which I recommended for your Headaches.
I would suggest that you keep on with the Arnica 30c twice daily in the water dose 1 teaspoonful per dose after succussion of the bottle every time.
I believe that all your ailments and pains will vanish after a week on this therapy which you may continue for the rest of your life.
I believe that you are aware that I am perhaps the one person in the whole wide world who has used Arnica every night for the last 10 years. I owe to it my state of wellness and recommend that all who read this post use this Miracle remedy every night.
I would suggest that you keep on with the Arnica 30c twice daily in the water dose 1 teaspoonful per dose after succussion of the bottle every time.
I believe that all your ailments and pains will vanish after a week on this therapy which you may continue for the rest of your life.
I believe that you are aware that I am perhaps the one person in the whole wide world who has used Arnica every night for the last 10 years. I owe to it my state of wellness and recommend that all who read this post use this Miracle remedy every night.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Hi,
Wow, yes I saw in other threads how often you yourself take Arnica. The wow is because if Arnica can help all the areas of trouble, it would really be crucial.
Arnica it is.
Thank you.
Wow, yes I saw in other threads how often you yourself take Arnica. The wow is because if Arnica can help all the areas of trouble, it would really be crucial.
Arnica it is.
Thank you.
TLMaH last decade
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