Introduction
The Injury Problem in Sport
Dance Injuries and Treatment
Homoeopathic Medicine
Basic Principles
The Advance of Alternative Therapies
Who Can Use This Book?
Consult a Specialist
How to Use This Book

Towards Speedy Recovery
Injury and the Whole Person
The Healer Within
Recognising the Symptoms
Matching the Symptoms to the Remedy
Homoeopathic Symptoms
Acute and Chronic Conditions
Traumatic Injury
Homoeopathic Case-Taking
Common Symptoms
Observation
The Constitution
The Constitutional Remedy
Safety
Limitations and Risks of Homoeopathic Medicine
Your First Steps to Homoeopathic Treatment
When to Use Homeopathy
Homoeopathy in Conjunction with Other Treatments

Homoeopathy in Practice
Homoeopathy for Injuries
Orthodox Drugs
The Patient, Not the Pathology
Questions and Observations
Take Time to Choose the Remedy
The Effects of Injury
Age and Fitness
Inflammation
Heat, Redness, Swelling and Pain
Mental and Emotional Symptoms
The Importance of Feelings

The Principles of Homoeopathic Treatment
The Vital Force
The Origins of Homeopathy
Samuel Hahnemann
Development of Medicines
Treatment with Similars
Differentiating Between the Remedies
Differential Analysis of Two Cases
‘Proving’ the Remedies
Clinical Experience
Accidental Provings
How Remedies are Made
Which Potencies to Use
Whether to treat the Specific Complaint or the Whole Person
How Can You Differentiate?
Homoeopathic Help and Advice

Homoeopathic Symptomatology
Professional Assessment of Injuries
Common Symptoms
Diagnosis
Underlying Pathology
Rapid Traumatic Onset of Conditions
Gradual Onset of Conditions
Recognising Homoeopathic Symptoms
Location
Sensation
Interpretation
Observation
Some Questions to Ask
Concomitants to Injury
Mental Concomitants
Physical Concomitants
Modalities
Recognising the Patterns
Causation
Maintaining Causes
A Sample Case Studied in Detail

Managing Homoeopathic Treatment
Where to Buy Remedies
Taking the Remedy
Rules for Prescribing
Frequency of Doses
When Will the Remedy Work?
Repeating the Remedy
Changing Symptoms
If the Remedy Does Not Work
What Can You Do?
Storing Remedies

Traumatic Injury and First Aid
Inflammation
Controlling Bleeding and Inflammation: Arnica Montana
Typical Signs
Stopping Bleeding
Dissolved Arnica
Preventing Fatigue
Older Players
After Old Injuries
Other First Aid Remedies
Nerve-Rich Injuries
Head Injuries and Concussion
Treating an Unconscious Player
Resuscitation
Homoeopathic Remedies
Skin Wounds
Muscle Tears
Tendons and Ligaments
Fractures
Spinal Injury

Overuse Injuries and Conditions
Warm Up
Warm Down
The Highly-Trained Performer
Performance Stress
Warning Signs
Short-Term, High-Stress Events
Preparation
The Effects of Long-Term Activity
Anxiety and Fatigue
Recognising the Condition
Recognising Changes
Remedies for Stress
Sudden Increase of Activity
Overexertion
Pain as a Signal
Remedies for Overexertion
  
Local Treatment for Specific Injuries

THE FOOT
Bony Injuries
Sesamoiditis
Calcaneum Spur
Bruised Heel
Fractures and Dislocations
Stress Fractures of the Metatarsals
Risk Factors
The Risk to Dancers and Gymnasts
Pain During Exercise
Rest
Return to Activity
Homoeopathic Treatment for Stress Fractures
Hallux Rigidus and Osteochondritis
Gradually-Developing Foot Pain
Ligament Injuries and Conditions
Plantar Fasciitis and Tears
Spring Ligament Strain
Heel Pain – Plantar Fascia Tear
Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever’s Disease)
Tenosynovitis of Dorsiflexor Tendons
Black Toenail (Subungual Haematoma)
Foot Pain in General

THE ANKLE
Ankle Sprains
Long-Term Effects of Ankle Sprains
Weak Ankles
Fractures
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Achilles Tendinitis and Peritendinitis
Osteoarthritis

THE LEG
Shin Splints
Simple Test for a Stress Fracture
Treatment for Shin Pain
Stress Fracture of the Tibia
Chronic Compartment Syndrome
Calf Muscle Tear

THE KNEE
Anterior Knee Pain
Patellofemural Pain (Runner’s Knee)
Haematoma
Infrapatellar Tendinitis
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Collateral Ligament Injuries
Long-Term Effects of Knee Injury
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (Snapping Band)
Torn Meniscus
Torn Cruciate Ligament
Before Surgery to the Knee
After Surgery to the Knee
Bursae and Bursitis
Posterior Knee Pain

THIGH, HIP AND GROIN INJURIES
Hamstrings
Quadriceps
Groin Strain and Pain
Adductor Strain
Bones and Fractures
Young People
Nerve Pain

GENITAL INJURIES
Male Genitalia
Female Genitalia

SHOULDER INJURIES
Rotator Cuff and Tendons
Chronic Tendinitis
Dislocation and Instability
Recovery Remedies
Frozen Shoulder
Acromioclavicular Pain

ARM, ELBOW, WRIST AND HAND
Intramuscular Haematoma
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Dislocation of the Elbow
Tenosynovitis of the Wrist and Forearm
Sprains, Fractures and Dislocation of the Wrist
Injuries to Fingers
Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

THE BACK AND NECK
Lower Back Pain
Muscular Imbalance in Dancers
Orthodox Treatment
Homoeopathic Remedies
Sacroiliac Injuries
Coccyx Injuries
Prolapsed Disc
Fractures in the Spine

THE CERVICAL SPINE
Fracture or Dislocation
Stiff Neck

HEAD INJURIES
Trauma
Scalp Injuries
Eye Injuries
Nose Injuries

Treating Common Conditions
Alcohol
Altitude
Anxiety
Asthma
Athlete’s Foot
Black Eye
Bleeding
Blisters
Burns
Cold Sores
Common Cold
Confidence (Lack of)
Constipation
Coughs
Cramps
Diarrhoea (Food Poisoning)
Diarrhoea (Nervous)
Epistaxis (Nosebleed)
Exhaustion
Flying
Food Poisoning
Gout
Grass Burns
Haemorrhoids
Hangover
Hay Fever
Headache
Heat (Weather Conditions)
Heatstroke
Homesickness
Indigestion
Influenza
Ingrowing Toenail
Insomnia
Mouth Ulcers
Nausea
Nerves (Pre-Performance)
Nosebleed
Period Problems
Piles
Sciatica
Sleeplessness
Sore Throat
Sunburn
Toothache
Tinea Cruris and Pedis
Travel Sickness
Tummy Upsets
Verrucas and Warts
Wounds

Descriptions of Remedies (Materia Medica)
ABC
Aconite
Aesculus Hippocastanum
Allium Cepa
Alumina
Anacardium Orientale
Angustura Vera
Apis Mellifica
Argentum Nitricum
Arnica Montana
Arsenicum Album
Aurum Metallicum
Badiaga
Baryta Carbonica
Belladonna
Bellis Perennis
Berberis Vulgaris
Borax
Bryonia Alba
Calcarea Carbonica
Calcarea Fluorica
Calendula
Cantharis
Carcinosin
Causticum
Chelidonium
China
Coca
Cocculus Indicus
Coffea Cruda
Colchicum Autumnale
Colocynthis
Conium Maculatum
Cuprum Metallicum
Drosera
Elaps Corallinus
Euphrasia
Ferrum Metallicum
Gelsemium
Glonoine
Graphites
Guaiacum
Hamamelis
Hecla Lava
Hepar Sulphuris
Hydrastis
Hypericum
Ipecacuanha
Kali Carbonicum
Lac Defloratum
Lachesis
Ledum
Lycopodium
Magnesia Carbonica
Magnesia Phosphorica
Mercurius Solubilis
Natrum Arsenicum
Natrum Muriaticum
Natrum Sulphuricum
Nitric Acid
Nux Vomica
Opium
Paeonia
Phosphoric Acid
Phosphorus
Picric Acid
Piper Methysticum
Plumbum Metallicum
Podophyllum
Pulsatilla
Rescue Remedy
Rhododendron
Rhus Toxicodendron
Rumex Crispus
Ruta Graveolens
Sabadilla
Sanguinaria Canadensis
Sanicula
Sepia
Silica
Spongia Tosta
Staphysagria
Sticta Pulmonaria
Strontium Carbonicum
Sulphur
Symphytum
Tellurium
Thuja
Urtica Urens
Variolinum

Susceptibility to Injury
Predisposition to Injury
Lessons from the World of Dance
Other Psychological Factors
Treating the Potential for Injury
Treating the Whole Person
Results of Injury
Homoeopathic Remedies for Reaction to Injury
Referral

Enhanced Performance
Minimising the Risk of Infection
Improving Performance with the Constitutional Remedy
Practical Applications
Fatigue
Anxiety and Stress
Mental and Emotional Balance
Artistic Performance
Remedies for Anxiety
Developmental Remedies

Other Complementary Therapies and Techniques
Acupuncture and Acupressure
Osteopathy
Chiropractic
Healing
Qi Gong
Reflexology
Alexander Technique
Hypnotherapy
Appendix I:HomoeopathicSuppliers and Organisations
Appendix II: Homoeopathic First Aid Kit
Appendix III: References and Further Reading
Remedy Index
General Index