Homeopathy for Rheumatological Diseases: A Systematic Review.

IF 1.3 Q4 RHEUMATOLOGY European journal of rheumatology Pub Date : 2024-10-14 DOI:10.5152/eurjrheum.2024.23123
Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Aaron Lerner, Carina Benzvi
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Homeopathy has mainly been used to treat several diseases. On the other hand, it has been used in a few rheumatic disorders. The aim of this article is to review the use of homeopathy in rheumatic diseases (RDs). PubMed and Embase databases were examined for literature on homeopathy and RDs between 1966 and April 2023. There are 15 articles found with 811 patients. The diseases treated were osteoarthritis (n=3), followed by rheumatoid arthritis (n=3), ankylosing spondylitis (n=1), hyperuricemia (n=1), and tendinopathy (n=1). Age varied from 31 to 87 years old, and male gender ranged from 56.7% to 100%. Homeopathy changed from a fixed medicine to an individualized homeopathy. Most studies (9/15) demonstrated improvements after homeopathy. Side effects were not seen or minimal and were comparable to placebo groups. In conclusion, this review shows homeopathy is a promising and safe therapy for RD treatment. However, the data needs to be reproduced in future more extensive studies, including other rheumatic conditions.

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顺势疗法治疗风湿病:系统综述。
顺势疗法主要用于治疗多种疾病。另一方面,它也被用于治疗少数风湿性疾病。本文旨在回顾顺势疗法在风湿性疾病(RDs)中的应用。我们在 PubMed 和 Embase 数据库中检索了 1966 年至 2023 年 4 月期间有关顺势疗法和风湿病的文献。共发现 15 篇文章,涉及 811 名患者。治疗的疾病为骨关节炎(3 例),其次是类风湿性关节炎(3 例)、强直性脊柱炎(1 例)、高尿酸血症(1 例)和肌腱病(1 例)。年龄从 31 岁到 87 岁不等,男性比例从 56.7% 到 100% 不等。顺势疗法从固定药物转变为个体化顺势疗法。大多数研究(9/15)显示,顺势疗法后患者的病情有所改善。副作用未见或极小,与安慰剂组相当。总之,这篇综述显示顺势疗法是一种治疗 RD 有前景且安全的疗法。然而,这些数据还需要在今后更广泛的研究中加以复制,包括其他风湿病。
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