Homeopaths often see patients with long-term, chronic problems, many of which have failed to respond to conventional medicine. As a system of medicine, homeopathy is aimed at treating the person, rather than the disease diagnosis, and as such can be considered in almost any ill health, where tissue has not been irrevocably damaged.
Most people visit a homeopath with a diagnosis from their doctor, and patients are encouraged to keep their medical practitioners informed as treatment progresses. Some people see a homeopath because they have side effects from conventional drugs, and others because conventional tests have failed to find the cause of their problem.
Research
There is a growing body of research evidence suggesting that treatment by a homeopath is clinically effective, cost effective and safe.
People often ask about which specific conditions can be treated by homeopaths, and as a profession we would like to see more research trials addressing this question, but funding is difficult to come by. To date, conditions for which the majority of clinical trial findings have been positive include[1]:
- Allergies and upper respiratory tract infections
- Ankle sprain
- Bronchitis
- Childhood diarrhoea; chronic fatigue
- Ear infections
- Fibromyalgia
- Hay fever
- Influenza
- Osteoarthritis
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Rheumatic diseases
- Sinusitis
- Vertigo
See our research pages for more details.
Your local homeopath would be happy to discuss any health problems with you and offer advice about whether they might be able to help.
[1] Mathie, R. The Research Evidence Base for Homeopathy. British Homeopathic Association, 2009. www.britishhomeopathic.org