Strontium carbonicum for joint pain

[Arlene Kellman, DO]

Hi all,

I have been attending Dr. Ramakrishnan's course on chronic conditions
and want to pass along a helpful clinical indication he gave in the last
session. In talking about ankylosing spondylitis, he mentioned the use
of Strontium carbonicum for "bone-on-bone" pain.

I have a patient with advanced rheumatoid arthritis who is currently
awaiting hip replacement surgery. When I first saw her, a few months
ago, she was suicidally depressed and in constant pain from a hip that
essentially is bone rubbing on bone. None of the constitutional
prescriptions I made seemed to help in a sustained way, so I finally
told her that I would reassess her after surgery. However, surgery was
delayed and her pain eventually got so bad that she was put on
narcotics, which controlled the pain but added more problems. Having no
other ideas for helping her at that point, I suggested trying Strontium
carbonicum 12C bid as a specific for temporary pain control.

She noticed almost immediate relief after the first dose of Strontium
carbonicum. She has now gone from taking Oxy-Contin 20 mg bid plus
hydrocodone prn to requiring only Oxy-Contin 10 mg bid. In addition, her
depression has dramatically improved. She sounds almost cheerful at
times, despite being confined to the house in relative inactivity and
having repeated delays in the planned surgery. Every time I talk to her,
she comments on how well the Strontium carbonicum is working and how
amazed she is at the effect. I don't think Strontium carbonicum is a
simillimum for her as she is not symptom free by any means, but It has
been a helpful palliative remedy, both physically and emotionally.

Just passing this along in case someone else might benefit from the
information...

Regards,
Arlene

[isali]

Readings suggest that Stront-c has a favorable affect on conditions of
congestion of body fluid respecting the more substantive tissues due to a
somatic condition that is quantifiable as acidic. I wonder if you were able
to obtain samples of tissue or body fluid specific to the terrain afflicted
that a quantifiable consequence might be established for the remedy employed
and therefore an offering of empirical data.

[Arlene Kellman, DO]

Isali,

No, I didn't obtain any tissue samples.

Arlene

[isali]

My curiosity would drive me to obtain some tissue or fluid samples and
identify the ph before and following treatment if my licensure would allow
it. That would offer empirical data that would corroborate the materica
medica profile respecting this remedies affects on the tissue.

The premise of my thinking is that all manifestations are a resonance of
bio-chemistry. We have developed different manner of concepts to define it.
Good information comes from all quarters, and, its value may only be
realised if we remain open to thinking outside of our boxes.

In reading the materica medica of my own area of primary training or that of
homeopathy or pharmacology, I attempt to apprehend the common thread of
information, energetic information, that is defined with commonality. With
regard to Stront-c it would appear that a condition of acidity of specific
tissue is present and common as an energetic parameter.

regards

[Shannon Nelson]

But over-acidity is such a very, very common condition.
I'd venture to say that *all* illness is associated with either over-acid or
under-acid states (and my reading suggests that under-acid is more severe).
What information would enable this very common situation to become a
prescribing clue?

Shannon
on 11/24/02 1:27 PM, isali at isali@bellsouth.net wrote:

[isali]

good day shannon, and yes variants in ph is a consequence of fluid
metabolism. The issue I intended to address is the void in empirical
affirmation of homeopathic remedies. Being able to identify a change in ph
would infer a correlation. Homeopathy stands on its own, but, remains a
folklore mythology as do so many other paradigms which are not politically
attenuated. My motivation is to find areas of agreement with those
physicians operating from a different paradigm, with the result that
complement and collaboration becomes more the norm.