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Volume 6, Issue 5 (Suppl)

J Pain Relief, an open access journal

ISSN: 2167-0846

Pain Management 2017

October 05-06, 2017

International Conference and Exhibition on

October 05-06, 2017 London, UK

Pain Research And Management

The effects of individualized homeopathy in patients with chronicmusculoskeletal pain:Arandomized

clinical trial

Neha Sharma

Warwick Research Services, UK

Background:

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is often associated with comorbidity, long-term disability and reduced quality of

life. Current treatments only modestly reduce pain, disability, and distress. Homeopathy is increasingly used in pain conditions

in general practice but scientific evidence is lacking. We therefore designed a clinical trial in a way that would not change the

practice pattern of homeopathic physicians. The purpose of the study was to explore effects of an individualised homeopathy

treatment on pain symptoms and quality of life of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Method:

Study was pragmatic, randomised controlled trial with single blind assessment. Ninety patients aged 18-60, referred

to a specialist pain clinic in Jaipur, India, were randomized to Homeopathy or control. Outcome variables were pain, and

overall health related quality of life. All the patients had assessment at baseline, 3 months and 12 months.

Results:

Significant improvements were reported in Homeopathy group, including pain, and improved functioning ability

at 3 and 12 months, where Homeopathy group improved faster in 3 months. After 3 months, significant difference favouring

Homeopathy were found in Mental symptoms (anxiety (p<0.001), depression (p<0.01), and functioning ability (p<0.001))

and overall quality of life (p<0.0001). At follow up of 12 months, the Homeopathy group reported less use of health services

and better self-evaluated capability of coping with complaints and they took better care of their own health, compared to the

control group.

Conclusion:

Significant meaningful difference was found with Homeopathy intervention in patients with chronic

musculoskeletal pain.

J Pain Relief 2017, 6:5(Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846-C1-015