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Homeopathy Cape Town

Biopuncture

Biopuncture Patient Assessment

Biopuncture is a therapy whereby specific locations are injected with Homeopathic medicines to treat primarily pain or injuries to joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. The majority of the medicines are derived from plants. Most of these injections are given into the skin or into muscles. The finest gauge needle is used to make it as painless as a tiny prick.

Biopuncture is applied in a similar manner to which dry needling is used for the treatment of a range of musculoskeletal conditions. However, together with the use of the Homeopathic injection, one is able to achieve faster and longer lasting results than dry needling alone. We administer Traumeel injections together with various other ampules, depending on therapeutic need. Lymphomyosot, Spascupreel, Zeel and Discus Comp form some of the muscular skeletal treatment options, while Gripp Heel, Engystol, Echinacea comp, Co-Enzyme comp are part of the systemic ampules used in regulation and balancing.

Stress /Muscle Tension Biopuncture Treatment

  • What conditions are Treated with Biopuncture?

Myofascial pain syndrome encompasses a broad range of conditions affecting us in day to day life. From more severe conditions like Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Nerve compression and Frozen Shoulder or Tennis Elbow through to our day to day Stress and Muscle Tension or over use and muscle strain, Biopuncture can effectively help in a variety of conditions.

  • Are these products safe for me?

Yes, because the ampoules do not contain high concentrations of active substances. They usually contain effective Homeopathic preparations. As a result, toxic side effects are very unlikely. Additionally, the ampoules used in Biopuncture are manufactured by companies that guarantee the production quality of their products. Most of the ampoules used for injection are made in Germany and are held to very strict quality control regulations. Clinical studies on thousands of patients have confirmed the safety of ampoules such as Traumeel.

  • Has it been proven that Biopuncture works by stimulating the immune system?

Biopuncturists have observed the effects of these injections for decades. Recent research on Biopuncture has given new insight on how these products seem to do the job. For example, scientific investigation has illustrated that Traumeel indeed works via the immune system. In June 2004, an article was published in an important medical journal, Clinical & Developmental Immunology, identifying the mechanisms of action of Traumeel included both inhibition of IL-1 beta and inhibition of TNF-alpha secretion.

Sinusitis Biopuncture Treatment

Biopuncture Treatment

Sinusitis Biopuncture Treatment

Tennis Elbow Biopuncture Treatment

  • But how does Biopuncture work to help me with my pain or inflammations?

    Achilles Tendonitis Biopuncture Treatment

In conventional medicine, the drug you take suppresses your symptoms immediately. That is why you need to take high doses of chemical substances in order to suppress, for example, pain or inflammation. And usually it works immediately. But as soon as the medication stops working, you have to take another pill to “kill the pain” again. However, in Biopuncture small doses of products are injected in order to stimulate the natural healing processes. These ultra-low doses “wake up” mechanisms which are available anyway. So, the healing effect comes from “inside” your body — not from the products themselves. It’s the reaction of your immune system which will produce the proper reactions to regain natural healing. The reaction of your body may be, for example, better local blood circulation, tissue repair, relaxation of muscles or local detoxification. During the reparation of tissue, your body is even more vulnerable and it is a good idea at this stage not to overuse the part which is treated because it is still in the process of repair.

  • Will Biopuncture help me as quickly as conventional therapies?

Lower Back Pain Biopuncture Treatment

The small doses used in biopuncture are less powerful than, for example, cortisone injections. The dose used is too small to suppress the inflammation immediately. But that’s not the goal of Biopuncture and studies have shown that early suppression of inflammation reduces the overall recovery. We consider inflammation to be an important element of true and lasting healing. The goal of Biopuncture is to support the natural inflammatory processes in order to achieve a complete and natural healing of the injured tissues. So, we do exactly the opposite of conventional drugs. The pain may get a little worse the next day (“reaction phase”). Sometimes the pain may shift to other areas because the body is adapting to the new situation (“adaptation phase”). Biopuncturists regard these phases as positive. As a result, the symptomatic relief may take a while, especially when the problem has been there for months or years. However, when dealing with fresh injuries, these injections can give results very quickly.

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Sciatica Biopuncture Treatment

Tendonitis Biopuncture Assessment

Tendonitis Biopuncture Treatment