Osteoporosis is a disease condition wherein a person's bones gradually become fragile and brittle with age. Losing bone density is a normal part of ageing, however, when it occurs at a pace that is faster than usual, it leads to bone conditions like osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is more prevalent among women, especially in the first few years after menopause.
The condition does not produce any significant symptoms. However, people with osteoporosis experience severe bone pain and develop weak bones, becoming susceptible to fractures. They can develop a hunched posture as their bones lack the strength to maintain body posture.
In most cases, osteoporosis is diagnosed when a fall or injury leads to fractures such as spinal bone fracture, hip fracture or wrist fracture.
Some factors like smoking and excess alcohol consumption, taking a high dose of corticosteroid medications for a prolonged period, malabsorption of calcium and other nutrients, having a low body mass index, a family history of a hip fracture or osteoporosis, taking medications that affect hormone levels and bone strength increase the risk of developing osteoporosis. Conventionally, osteoporosis is treated by administering medicines that help manage disease symptoms and improve bone strength, thus providing protection against fractures.
Homeopathic remedies treatment of osteoporosis is done with remedies like calcarea phosphorica, calcarea iodata, asafoetida, mezereum, symphytum officinale, ruta graveolens, silicea terra, eupatorium perfoliatum, calcarea carbonica, and phosphorus. All of these remedies aim at reducing bone pain and softening the bones along with promoting healing of the existing damage to prevent fractures.
It is important to note that unlike conventional medicines, not all homeopathic remedies suit every patient. A homeoapthic doctor checks the physical and mental characteristics of a patient and takes into consideration their symptoms and tendency to suffer from particular conditions (miasm) before prescribing the right remedy to them. Also, homeopathic medicines are given on the basis of the principle "like cures like", which means a substance that produces certain symptoms in a healthy person when taken in large amounts, can be used to treat the same symptoms when used in smaller amounts.