Homeopathic Tips for Managing Injuries
Injuries are very common in our day to day lives and we need relief for the same immediately. In such situations, homeopathic medicines can be of great help. Here are some of the important homeopathic medicines which can be taken in various types of injuries.
Fall or Injuries From a Blunt Object
- For Example Hammers, Baseball bat, hockey stick etc
- When you get hurt with a blunt object or when you have a fall or a small accident where there is a bruise or contusion (bluish black dis-coloration) along with pain, ARNICA MONTANA can be of great help to get relief and also heals the condition.
Injury by an Object With Sharp Edges
- For Example Scissors, Needle, Blade, glass etc
- When you get a clean cut by an object with sharp edges CALENDULA can assist in primary union along the incised(cut) surfaces and limits suppuration of wound.
Sprains or Over-Stretching /Tear of a Ligament
- For Example Lifting heavy weight, Athletic injuries
- Sprains are very common. They’re one of the most common injuries, especially among athletes. If you have a sprain, RHUS TOXICODENDRON can be thought of.
Punctured Wounds From a Sharp Pointed Object
- For Example Nail, Glass etc
- If there is a piercing injury from a sharp pointed instrument thereby puncturing the skin, LEDUM PAL will be of great help.
Rat Bite
- For animal bites like rat or stings of bees , wasps and mosquitoes Ledum pal is a good remedy.
Injury to Internal Organs Post a Fall or Jerk
- For Example Abdominal injuries, fall on spine /back
- When there is severe pain internally post a fall or jerk and there is an injury to some internal organs, BELLIS PERENNIS is the remedy of choice.
Railway Spine, Whiplash Injury
- For Example car and train accident, sports injury (sudden jerk in the neck forward or backward)
- Spinal concussion due to adventure sports like paragliding, bunjee jumping where injuries to spine can lead to complications like paraplegia, quadriplegia in this case Bellis Per can be used
- Speaking about adventure activity we also have a medicine in homoeopathy - COCA (MOUNTAINEERS REMEDY )
- This helps in maintaining and improving oxygen concentration at higher altitudes for people who climp EVEREST OR EVEREST BASED CAMPS or places like Leh Ladakh etc.
Crused Injuries / Injuries to Nerve
- Injuries to nerve esp fingers, toes and nails where there is rich nerve supply eg.crust fingers esp tips with severe pain, the remedy Hypericum can be used.
Post Operative Pains
- For pains after any surgical operations, HYPERICUM is as much effective as the use of morphia.
Post Operative Pains
- For pains after any surgical operations, HYPERICUM is as much effective as the use of morphia.
Sales Girl Medicine
- For females /male who experiences pain in the heels after standing for long hrs at sales counter, squilla can be used.
Injury With Black Eye
- Black eye or contusion around eye after a physical altercation (fight ),RUTA can clear this without any complications.
Phantom Pain
- Pain that you feel in the part which is removed after an amputation can be cured with Homeopathic medicine Acid Phos.
Tooth Extraction
- Post extraction of tooth, if there is severe pain and bleeding in such cases ARNICA MONTANA helps as it will stop the pain, bleeding and hasten the healing of gums.
Foreign Body Gets Lodged
- After injury with a glass piece, or a wooden splint which has got lodged inside the skin and is difficult to remove or if accidentally a foreign body enters the ear, nose or if a person swallows a foreign body like a coin, then SILICEA can help in throwing all such foreign bodies outside.
Caution: If there is history of tuberculosis in a patient, such patients should not take silicea without Homoeopathic doctor’s advice
Cautionary Note: In all of the above cases, if you are taking these medicines and there is no relief within 3-4 days then you should immediately consult your family physician.
