Throughout life most people will or already experience some kind of musculoskeletal ailment. Often they are wrongly considered ‘acceptable’ side-effects of life. However, musculoskeletal ailments can be debilitating and pervasive. Continual, chronic pain, limitation, disability and stress greatly reduce our quality of life, and even affects us mentally. Due to lack of viable results and the experience of side effects of conventional treatments, people seek safer solutions.

Homeopathy is a safe, effective, holistic approach which can have rapid and permanent results.

Homeopathy can help with: Arthritis Fibromyalgia Carpal tunnel syndrome Sciatica Back pain Inflammation Ligament, muscle, tendon, cartilage &

bone problems Injuries and trauma

How can I learn more?

During World Homeopathy Awareness Week 2011, homeopaths all around the world will be informing the public about the possibilities of homeopathy to restore a healthy musculoskeletal system. To find out more about the activities and events taking place in your area, please visit our website www.worldhomeopathy.org

What is Homoeopathy?

Homeopathy is an effective and scientific system of healing which assists the natural tendency of the body/mind to heal itself. It recognizes that all symptoms of ill-health are expressions of disharmony within the whole person and that it is the patient who needs treatment not the disease.

In 1796 a German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann, discovered a different approach to the cure of the sick, which he called Homeopathy (from the Greek words meaning ‘similar suffering’). Like Hippocrates two thousand years earlier, he realized that there were two ways of treating ill health, the way of opposites and the way of similars.

Take for example, a case of allergies. The way of opposites (conventional medicine or allopathy), is to treat this by giving a drug to temporarily dry the nasal discharge & watery eyes and suppress sneezing. This involves the use of regular doses of drugs, which can sometimes cause side effects or dependency.

The way of similars, or homeopathic way, is to give the patient a minute dose of a substance, such as onion (Allium Cepa), which when cut up causes the same symptoms in a healthy person. Perhaps surprisingly, this can help the patient resolve the allergy.

It is always advisable to be under the care of a qualified homeopath. She/he will give you a homeopathic medicine (remedy) that matches

you as a whole individual and your symptoms as you experience them.

Homeopathic remedies cannot cause side effects when properly taken and you cannot become addicted to them. They also do not interfere with conventional medications.

What will your homeopath need to know? In order to find the right remedy for you as an individual, your homeopath will need to know all about you. A detailed understanding of who you are, what your complaints are, and how you experience them, is needed to accurately assess your case. So anything you can tell your homeopath that is typical of who you are will help this process. Finding out about your general energy level, your past medical history and the way you live are also important. Anything you say will be treated in the strictest confidence. The initial consultation may take up to two hours.

Sometimes a cold, rash or some form of discharge may appear as a ‘spring cleaning’ effect. Similarly, old symptoms can reappear, usually for a short period as they resolve. These symptoms will pass, and must not be treated, as they are a very important part of the healing process.

10 Good ReasonsTo Use Homeopathy:

1- NO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS

A preparation process called potentisation removes all toxicity from each substance. It is safe for babies, during pregnancy and menopause. However it is advised to be under the care of a qualified homeopathic practitioner. 2- GENTLEHealing through homeopathy is a gentle process yet results may be powerful and long lasting.3- HOLISTICHomeopathy takes into account and addresses the whole person. Often one or a succession of single remedies resolves all of your complaints.4- INEXPENSIVEHomeopathic remedies cost surprisingly less than allopathic prescriptions.5- PREVENTATIVEBy boosting the immune system and overall health, homeopathy improves a person’s resistance to illnesses and infections.6- NOT TESTED ON ANIMALSHumans respond differently to medicine than animals. All homeopathic medication is tested on healthy humans. The symptoms that a substance taken over time elicits in a healthy person, are shown to be exactly those that can be cured in a sick person suffering from those symptoms.7- EASY TO TAKEHomeopathic medicines are given as small pleasant tasting pellets which dissolve in the mouth, through olfaction, or in liquid form. Granules, powders or drops are available for babies.8- PATIENT INVOLVEMENTThe homeopath will ask many questions, not only about the symptoms which are bothering an individual, but how they

react to the condition, as well as wanting to know about general health and lifestyle. 9- INVALUABLE FOR FIRST AIDHomeopathic medicines can be safely used at home or away to treat simple problems-such as bruises, minor burns, sprains, insect bites and gastric upsets. More serious or chronic complaints should be treated by a qualified practitioner.10- THE MEDICINE OF THE FUTUREWith over 3000 homeopathic medicines and new remedies being discovered all the time, Homeopathy is a growing art. Unlike allopathic medicine which takes drugs off the market every year as new side- effects are discovered, homeopaths still use the same medicines they were using 200 years ago along with new medicines to broaden their scope. Scientists are only now discovering breakthroughs in quantum physics which help us develop a deeper understanding of homeopathy.

April 10th-16th, 2011

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