- What homeopathy is not
- What is homeopathy?
- How does homeopathy work?
- What is a homeopathic remedy?
- Is there any research that shows homeopathy to be effective?
- What happens during the initial visit to a homeopathic physician?
- Can I continue taking prescription drugs while under homeopathic treatment?
- Can a pregnant woman or a newborn baby benefit from homeopathy?
- How does homeopathy deal with patients affected with problems resulting from emotional trauma, severe grief or the consequence of mood disorders such as anger, depression or anxiety?
- How does homeopathy address patients with infections diseases?
- Which conditions are outside the scope of homeopathy?
- Homeopathy: past, present, and future
8. Which diseases can be treated with homeopathy?
In homeopathy we do not treat diseases; we treat the person with the disease. Whether a person has a chronic or an acute
disease, all of the symptoms represent a state of imbalance very specific to this individual. When the imbalance is treated
with a well-chosen remedy, the healing reaction can be triggered, regardless of the diagnosis. Certain diseases and
circumstances in particular individuals may present unique obstacles to healing, but many people have experienced
excellent results with very stubborn, severe, and chronic conditions including, but not limited to: chronic pain,
infections of all kinds including influenza, common colds, and even pneumonia; allergies and asthma, hay fever, eczema,
psoriasis, many types of arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis, tension and migraine headaches, disc herniations and
sciatica, back pain, serious injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis,
infertility, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, ADHD, reflux disease, heartburn, colitis, irritable bowel, and cancer. Many
patients are surprised to learn that cure can result from homeopathic treatment, even in cases involving structural problems
where surgery has been recommended. For example, consider the case of a disc bulge or herniation which causes "sciatica" (an
often severe pain and/or numbness and weakness, radiating along the course of the sciatic nerve – from the lower back,
extending down the leg). How can homeopathy affect a structural lesion like a bulging disc, which may be compressing a
spinal nerve? The answer to this question can only be understood if we understand what is truly causing the patient's
symptoms in the first place. A bulging disc will often compress a spinal nerve, but research has shown that one third of
people with no sciatica symptoms whatsoever happen to have bulging discs. Why don’t all of these people with disc bulges
experience sciatica? The answer was already explained in a prior section: in order for patients to experience symptoms
or disease, two factors must be present. One is the external influence (the compressed nerve, in this case), but the
other is the individual’s sensitivity or susceptibility to the influence. In other words, if the individual's vital
force is strong and balanced, their body can deal with even a moderate degree of nerve compression without a reaction of
pain and inflammation. However, if that person is constitutionally sensitive to nerve compression because of a lack of
balance in their overall state of health, then even the slightest degree of nerve compression may cause a violent
inflammatory response and debilitating pain. So, it is the body’s inflammatory response to the lesion, not the lesion
itself, which often causes the symptoms in an individual. A properly chosen homeopathic remedy can help by triggering
the healing reaction that restores a balanced state of health. As a result, the pain is eliminated and the patient's
function is fully restored. The same reasoning explains why homeopathy also works in patients with other potentially
surgical lesions including tears in tendons like the rotator cuff, and also torn cartilage, as in a torn meniscus of
the knee.