HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR SOLE AFFECTIONS

The sole is the bottom of the foot 

In humans the sole of the foot is anatomically referred to as theplantar aspect . The equivalent surface in ungulates is the hoof 

The skin on the sole of the foot lacks the vellus hair and pigmentation found on the rest of the body, and has a high concentration of sweat pores. The soles are crossed by a set of creases that form during embryogenesis and contain the thickest layers of skin on the human body due to the weight that is continually placed on them. Like the palm, the sweat pores of the sole lack sebaceous glands

The sole is a sensory organ through which we can perceive the ground while standing and walking. The subcutaneous tissue in the sole has adapted to deal with the high local compressive forces on the heel and the balls (distal end of metatarsals) of the big and little toes by developing a system of pressure chambers. Each chamber is composed of internal fibrofatty tissue covered by external collagen connective tissue. The septa (internal walls) in these chambers are permeated by numerous blood vessels, making the sole one of the most vascularized regions in the human body. 

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

ANACARDIUM ORIENTALIS 30- Cracking of the skin on the soles

ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM 200- Soles are covered with corns and callosities, which are very tender. The patient cannor walk on this account

BARYTA CARB 30- Soles get tender due to food sweat

BORAX 30- Stitches in soles

CALCAREA CARB 30- Burning in soles, although knees and feet feel cold. Cold extremities in winter but warm in summer

CALCREA SULPH 30- Burning and itching in soles

CHAMOMILLA 30- Burning in soles at night

CROCUS SATIVA 30- Pain in soles

LEDUM PAL 30-Soles tender while walking

LYCOPODIUM 200- Soles are swollen and painful

MEDORRHINUM 200-Cannot walk on soles. Walks on heels. Soles are very tender. Pain in the heels

NATRUM SULPH 30, SANGUINARIA 30, SULPHUR 200- LILIUM TIG 30- Burning in soles

TARTARICUM ACIDUM 30- Soles are painful

HOMOEOPATHIC SPORTS MEDICINES

Exercising is good for you, but sometimes you can injure yourself when you play sports or exercise. Accidents, poor training practices, or improper gear can cause them. Some people get hurt because they are not in shape. Not warming up or stretching enough can also lead to injuries.

The most common sports injuries are—sprains and strains, knee injuries, swollen muscles,Achilles tendon injuries. Pain along the shin bone.rotator cuff injuries. fracture. dislocations.

If you get hurt, stop playing. Continuing to play or exercise can cause more harm. First aid often begins with the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) method to relieve pain, reduce swelling, and speed healing

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES                                                                                 

ARNICA MONTANA 30—It is an excellent remedy for injured and inflamed tendions , tendonitis and synovitis  from injury. It is the top remedy for shock and trauma  and helps reduce bleeding from the injury. Pain in back and limbs as if bruised or beaten. Sprained and dislocated feeling. Soreness after overexertion. Worse from least touch, motion, rest, wine, damp cold and better by lying down or with head low.

Locally the tincture should never be applied hot or at all when abrasions or cuts are present. It can be also applied in the form of a liquid, tincture, gel or ointment

BELLIS  PERENNIS  30—It is the top remedy for stretched ligaments. It acts upon the muscular fibres of the blood vessels. It is considered as the first remedy in injuries to the deeper tissues after major surgical work. Much muscular soreness , lameness, as if sprained. The muscles feel very sore. This remedy is specific for left sided injuries, and there could  even be swelling with the inflammation

RHUS TOXICODENDRON 200—It is an excellent remedy for muscle over use . This remedy is great for those over lifting strains. It is for injuries to the muscles, ligaments and tendons, especially when the injuries arise from mis steps, twists, or efforts made in the unusual posture. It is a great remedy for strains and hip injuries. Rhus tox acts upon the fibrous tissue especially joints, tendons, sheaths- aponeurosis etc. producing pains and stiffness. Worse during sleep, cold, wet rainy weather and after rain, at night, during rest, drenching, when lying on back or right side. Better by warm, dry weather , motion, walking , change of posture, rubbing, warm applications , from stretching out limbs.

BRYONIA ALBA  30—Stitching tearing pain , worse by motion, better from rest. This pain is more on chest, worse pressure. After that fall, sprain or trauma the person wants to keep perfectly still, even to lay  in the dark and not to be bothered by anyone. Worse by warmth, any motion, exertion, touch. Cannot sit up , gets faint and sick. Better by lying on painful side, pressure , rest, cold things.

RUTA GRAVEOLENS 30- It is for sports strains and sprains to ligaments. Injury to ligaments, tendons, and the periosteum or the lining of the bones. It is a great remedy for overexertion and overuse injuries , such as tennis elbow and carpel tunnel syndrome., and for eye strain. Ruta helps accelerate the healing from fractures or bruising of the bone. It can helps with muscle pulls and strains. Complaints from straining flexor tendons especially. Tendency to the formation of deposits in the periosteum, tendons and about joints, especially wrist. All parts of the body are painful as if bruised. Worse by lying down, from cold, wet weather

LEDUM PAL. 200-—When there is severe bruising pain  and hematoma  this remedy is indicated. There is a sensation of pain shooting or moving upwards, from ankle up the leg to calf to knee.It is useful for puncture type wound. Black eye from a blow of the fist.

SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALIS 3X—It is an excellent remedy for wounds penetrate to the periosteum and bones.It hastens the healing power of bones and the surrounding tissue. It is of great help in non union of  fractures, irritable stump after amputation, irritable bone at the point of fracture.

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS  30—It is the great wound healer. Useful for open wounds, parts that will not heal, ulcers etc. Promotes healthy granulations and rapid healing by first intention.. Useful in superficial burns and scalds.

APIS MELLIFICA  30- This remedy produces  a perfect picture of synovitis, especially of the knee joint. There are sharp lancinating , stinging pains shooting through the joint and aggravation from the slightest motion. There is effusion in the joints, and the pains are relieved by cold applications.

TREATING CONSTIPATION CAUSED BY PAIN MEDICINES

Pain medicines often lead to constipation for patients seeking long-term pain relief, but an investigational once-daily drug may help, according to study led by the University of Michigan Health System

Globally, approximately 28 million to 35 million, or nearly half, of patients taking opioids for long-term pain develop constipation. Patients get sub-optimal results from laxatives.

The results of two pivotal Phase 3 studies -- KODIAC-4 and KODIAC-5 of naloxegol, an investigational treatment for opioid-induced constipation (OIC) -- were published online first in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A 25 mg dose of the investigational drug naloxegol safely increased bowel movements among opioid-induced constipation sufferers, compared to a placebo, and the effects were maintained over a 12-week treatment period.

"The studies showed rapid and sustained improvement for these patients, without compromising their pain management," says lead study author and gastroenterologist William Chey, M.D., professor of internal medicine at the U-M Health System.

Naloxegol is an investigational peripherally-acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist, which has been specifically designed for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC), a common and often debilitating side effect of prescription medicines used to treat osteoarthritis and chronic back pain.

Opioids play an important role in chronic pain relief by binding to mu-receptors in the brain, blocking the brain's ability to perceive brain. But they also bind to mu-receptors in the bowel, contributing to constipation.

Naloxegol is designed to block the binding of opioids to receptors in the gastrointestinal tract without impacting the opioid receptors in the brain.

The Phase 3 studies enrolled 652 people in one trial and 700 in another. The 12-week, multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pivotal trials evaluated 12.5 mg and 25 mg doses of naloxegol, once-daily.

The most commonly reported adverse effects with naloxegol were abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, flatulence and appeared to be dose-ordered, occurring more commonly in the 25 mg group.

Most adverse events were mild to moderate in severity and occurred shortly after initiation of naloxegol. There was one major cardiovascular adverse event in the 25 mg treatment group, one in the 12.5 mg treatment group and two among those in the placebo group.