If an injury involving a bone is very painful, and the person has difficulty moving the body part or bearing weight on it, the bone could be fractured. A doctor’s care should always be sought because correct assessment and proper setting of a fracture is very important for healing. Homeopathic remedies can ease the pain and swelling associated with broken bones, as well as help to accelerate the healing process.
For dosage information, please read the information at the end of this section. See also “Using Homeopathy With Professional Guidance” in What Is Homeopathy?
Arnica: This remedy is useful for reducing the pain and swelling that accompany any new injury, and should be taken as soon as possible after a break occurs. It may also be helpful in calming the person, since breaking a bone is traumatic as well as painful. Doses may be taken frequently, according to how the person feels. Arnica may be used for several days while pain and soreness are prominent. Another remedy may be indicated later, to encourage proper healing of the bones and surrounding tissues.
Bryonia: This remedy may help to bring relief if excruciating pain results from even the slightest motion. The person usually wants to remain completely still and not be touched or interfered with.
Calcarea phosphorica: This is a useful remedy for aching and soreness in bones and joints, especially when the area feels cold and numb. It can help relieve the pain of fractures and bone bruises, and encourages repair and strengthening if a fracture is slow to heal.
Eupatorium perfoliatum: This remedy is well-known for its use in flu and fever when the bones are extremely painful ( “as if broken”) and is useful to relieve the deep or aching pain of actual broken bones.
Hypericum: This remedy is very useful for crushing injuries to body areas that are well-supplied with nerves. If smashed fingertips or toes are severe enough to traumatize the bones, Hypericum can be a welcome form of pain relief.
Ruta graveolens: This remedy is known for its effect on bone-bruises and on injuries to the periosteum (the covering of the bones); both of these types of trauma are involved when a fracture of a bone occurs. Ruta is also indicated when the pain around a fracture is extreme, and the person feels lame or weak. This remedy is also helpful in many cases when pain persists after treatment with Arnica.
Symphytum: This remedy is best known for helping broken bones rejoin and heal. It should be taken after a bone is set to ensure proper joining of the bone. (A common recommendation is to take it several times in the first few days, then once a week while the bone is healing.) It is also useful in many cases when pain persists in old, healed fractures.
Full article: http://www.naturesbounty.com/vf/healthnotes/HN_live/Homeo/Broken_Bone_hm.htm
Monday, August 6, 2007
Homeopathic Remedies for Broken Bone Support
Town wait on Williams
Ipswich Town are still waiting to find out the full extent of the ankle injury sustained by Gavin Williams during Saturday's pre-season clash with Panathinaikos.
The 27-year-old was carried off during the second half of the game at Portman Road, amid fears that he had broken his ankle.
However, Town physio Matt Byard told the club's official website: "The X-ray showed no bone injury to Gavin's left ankle but he has ligament damage.
"The ankle is very swollen and he will have an MRI scan later this week as soon as the swelling settles down.
"The result of the MRI scan will give us a much clearer idea of what the injury is and how long he will be out for." Williams has been with Town for just under two years, but he has made only 45 appearances due to a string of injury problems.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Fractures (broken bones): First aid
A fracture is a broken bone. It requires medical attention. If the broken bone is the result of a major trauma or injury, call 911 or your local emergency number. Also call for emergency help if:
• The person is unresponsive, isn't breathing or isn't moving. Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if there's no respiration or heartbeat.
• There is heavy bleeding.
• Even gentle pressure or movement causes pain.
• The limb or joint appears deformed.
• The bone has pierced the skin.
• The extremity of the injured arm or leg, such as a toe or finger, is numb or bluish at the tip.
• You suspect a bone is broken in the neck, head or back.
• You suspect a bone is broken in the hip, pelvis or upper leg (for example, the leg and foot turn outward abnormally, compared with the uninjured leg).
Take these actions immediately while waiting for medical help:
• Stop any bleeding. Apply pressure to the wound with a sterile bandage, a clean cloth or a clean piece of clothing.
• Immobilize the injured area. Don't try to realign the bone, but if you've been trained in how to splint and professional help isn't readily available, apply a splint to the area.
• Apply ice packs to limit swelling and help relieve pain until emergency personnel arrive. Don't apply ice directly to the skin — wrap the ice in a towel, piece of cloth or some other material.
• Treat for shock. If the person feels faint or is breathing in short, rapid breaths, lay the person down with the head slightly lower than the trunk and, if possible, elevate the legs.
Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-fractures/FA00058
A broken wrist won't keep this hockey player/cop down
A little thing like a wrist broken in three places isn't going to get a good hockey player down. Or a good cop, for that matter.
Greeley Police Detective Mike Prill has been a cop for 21 years, but played hockey when he was growing up in Minnesota. Naturally, when the week's Colorado Police a Fire Games rolled around into Greeley last week, Prill signed up for the two types of hockey -- ice and in-line.
It was in in-line hockey where the good and the bad happened. The team from northern Colorado won the gold medal in in-line hockey, then silver in ice hockey. And Prill came out of it with a broken wrist.
"It was the in-line championship game, and one of the other team's players cut my legs out from under me," Prill said, shaking his head. "I went down on the floor, twisting my wrist under my hockey stick.
Prill had to sit on the bench for a few minutes, but then brought himself back into the action. "I thought I'd just sprained my wrist." Later, he'd learn a bone in the wrist was broken in three places. "But I went back in, because I couldn't let the other team think they'd beaten me."
He stayed in only a few minutes, until the other team started aiming its blows toward his left wrist.
So, Prill will be in a cast for a few weeks. But his team has a gold medal. A police detective, Prill won't be on the street for awhile anyway. He has two murder trials coming up, in which he is the advising officer.
Source: http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070805/NEWS/108040117
