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Hay fever & homeopathy: a case series evaluation.
Pandey, Vinita.
  • Pandey V; Health Zone Clinic, 30 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7PA, UK. Electronic address: vinitapandey@hotmail.co.uk.
Homeopathy ; 105(2): 202-8, 2016 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27211328
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) is common and can considerably reduce the quality of life of sufferers. Despite the wide everyday application and promising results with homeopathy, scientific evidence of its effectiveness for most ailments is scarce.

AIM:

The assessment of the clinical effectiveness of homeopathic remedies in the alleviation of hay fever symptoms in a typical clinical setting.

METHODS:

We performed a clinical observational study of eight patients in the treatment of hay fever symptoms over a two-year period (2012 and 2013) using Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP) self-evaluation questionnaires at baseline and again after two weeks and four weeks of homeopathic treatment. The individualized prescription - either a single remedy or multiple remedies - was based on the totality of each patient's symptoms.

RESULTS:

The average MYMOP scores for the eyes, nose, activity and wellbeing had improved significantly after two and four weeks of homeopathic treatment. The overall average MYMOP profile score at baseline was 3.83 (standard deviation, SD, 0.78). After 14 and 28 days of treatment the average score had fallen to 1.14 (SD, 0.36; P<0.001) and 1.06 (SD, 0.25; P<0.001) respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

Individualized homeopathic treatment was associated with significant alleviation of hay fever symptoms, enabling the reduction in use of conventional treatment. The results presented in this study can be considered as a step towards a pilot pragmatic study that would use more robust outcome measures and include a larger number of patients prescribed a single or a multiple homeopathic prescription on an individualized basis.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rinitis Alérgica Estacional / Homeopatía Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rinitis Alérgica Estacional / Homeopatía Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article