The Advantage of Homeopathy in Clinical Practice

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The Advantage of Homeopathy in Clinical Practice

• A Podiatrists Experience

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Use of homeopathy within a busy practice

• What am I a podiatrist or homeopath?
• Everyday problems
• Different solutions
• Conventional versus complementary
• Developing an interest in homeopathy

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Foundation course in medical homeopathy 1

• What courses were available
• Only one! Foundation course in Medical Homeopathy
• Started in July 2001

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Foundation course in medical homeopathy 2

• Integrated with other health professionals
• Doctors, pharmacists, nurses dentists
• Combined sessions as well as specialist sessions.
• Marigold therapy
• Introduction to the various pastes, tinctures,
  oils and creams
• Instruction on their applications

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Diploma course in homeopathy

• New course started this March
• Longer duration
• Includes clinical placement at RLHH
• 10 case studies
• 3 hour written paper
• viva

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Computerised Diagnostic Software

• On the courses we learn about 50 remedies in
  varying depths
• There are over 3,000 remedies to choose from
• Using MacRepertory MacReference from Kent
  Homeopathy helps to filter my options
• Searches for key words phrases

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Example using MacRepertory
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Taking it further

• Sometimes local symptom prescribing is not enough
• Bring them back to take a full homeopathic case
  history, which takes about 11/2 hours
• Review the presenting problem symptoms, signs
  test results
• Past history, family history, physical mental
  characteristics and physical observations

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Constitutional Types

• Looking for recurring themes and characteristics
  that would give a different perspective on a
  treatment strategy
• People can be categorised into constitutional
  types. This is the physical makeup of the
  individual comprising inherited qualities
  modified by the environment.

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Treatments

• Treating local symptoms
• Combination creams for sports injuries joint
  problems
• Pillules for warts, sports injuries heel pain
• Using combinations of remedies
• Can be used on a variety of people.
• and a variety of conditions

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Marigold Therapy

• Marigold therapy is well documented within the
  profession
• Used to great effect on troublesome corns
  callous, painful joints.
• Discharged patients or at least reduced the
  frequency of visits.

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Case Study heel pain

• This lady had been receiving treatment since
  February 2007
• Laser treatment x 3
• Couldnt tolerate cobra pads in shoes
• Didnt respond to regular combination remedy
• After full case history session tried
  pulsatilla
• Bingo!

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Benefits to our Practice

• Alternative or additional treatment option
• It has expanded the scope of the practice
• I can independently prescribe
• It enhances other treatment modalities
• It is popular with the patients!
• Last but not least, it makes good business sense!