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Abstract
A small number of double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of homœopathic treatment
in rheumatological conditions have been carried out. These have used differing methodologies,
leading to varying results. This paper describes a novel approach in the treatment
of fibrositis, a syndrome which lacks a pathological definition, but is defined solely
in terms of its symptomatology.
24 patients were prescribed for 3 months, according to indication, one of three homœopathic
remedies (Arnica, Bryonia, Rhus tox.), each patient remaining on the same remedy throughout. They were followed monthly
on the following parameters: pain, number of tender spots and sleep. An ‘indication
score’ was allotted to each prescription. The results were analyzed by non-parametric
statistical methods, showing that homœopathy produced a statistically significant
improvement, but only when the prescribed remedy was well indicated.
