Homœopathy and physiotherapy, with special reference to osteoarthropathy

Abstract

A study was carried out to make scientific assessment of the efficacy of homœopathic treatment for osteoarthropathy. One hundred and sixty patients with this diagnosis who were attending the Physical Medicine Unit (SMFR) of the IASERJ Central Hospital were included in the study which compared the combination of physical therapy and homœopathic treatment with one of physical therapy and conventional medical treatment, to determine the limits for improvement and their probable causes.

Hypotheses were tested and revealed outstanding results to the effect that 92% of patients treated with physical medicine and homœopathy could be discharged. The results confirm that homœopathy used in conjunction with physical medicine gives more rapid and lasting results in cases of osteoarthropathy.