Classical Homeopathy

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Classical Homeopathy at More Than Physio

Homeopathy is an effective, non-invasive system of natural medicine which boosts the natural energy of the body and stimulates the body's own healing abilities. Homeopathy's holistic approach focuses on you as an individual; treating your specific physical, mental and emotional symptoms, to give deep and long lasting benefits.

Who can use Homeopathy?
Homeopathic medicines are pleasant tasting and easy to take, have no side effects, are non-toxic and not addictive. Homeopathy is suitable for everyone, including babies, children, pregnant women and older people. Homeopathic treatments can safely be used alongside other forms of medical treatment.

What conditions can Homeopathy treat?
At More Than Physio, we recognize homeopathy as a valuable part of our range of therapeutic treatments. Our qualified classical homeopaths treat a wide range of acute and chronic conditions including:

• Coughs, colds, fevers
• Vomiting and diarrhea
• Allergies (including hayfever)
• Migraines
• Skin disorders
• Digestive problems (including IBS, heartburn)
• Urinary disorders (including cystitis)
• Respiratory disorders (including asthma)
• Women's health (e.g fertility, menstruation , thrush & menopausal symptoms)
• Children's health (e.g chronic ear and throat infections and behavioral problems)
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Arthritis
• Anxiety, depression
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Pain management
• Sleep Problems

Homeopathic Facial Analysis (HFA)
Our Classical Homeopaths are also fully qualified in Homeopathic Facial Analysis (HFA). HFA is a unique system, developed in Australia, and involves analyzing facial structure which is completely individual. Your face is determined by genes from your parents, grandparents and other relatives. HFA enables the practitioner to take the information from your face and combine it with your individual symptoms to prescribe homeopathic medicines more accurately and consequently achieve very high treatment success rates.

What does a Homeopathic consultation involve?
At More Than Physio we treat both Acute complaints and Chronic complaints. An Acute complaint is considered to be a 'short lived' condition such as a cold or flu, hayfever, cough, earache, food poisoning or hangover (YES we can help a hangover!).

A Chronic complaint is regarded as a condition which you have suffered with for more than 4 weeks such as skin conditions, hormone imbalances, depression, headaches, behavioral problems, digestive disturbances, or even acute conditions which have become chronic due to a poor immune system. Chronic conditions require constitutional treatment as they are affecting your body on a much deeper level.

An Acute homeopathic consultation takes about 30 minutes and involves the homeopath gaining an understanding of your presenting condition with your individual pattern of symptoms. This information is then analyzed and a single homeopathic medicine prescribed.

A Constitutional consultation takes 1.5 - 2 hours and is an in-depth information gathering session in order to treat the underlying causes of ill-health, taking into account not only the condition itself but you as a whole person. This includes your lifestyle, medical history, likes and dislikes and mental and emotional aspects as well. It's often the small idiosyncrasies that are 'the real you' that help a homeopath select the remedy that best fits your needs. Homeopathy is not about 'one medicine fits all' and your specific condition is a result of your own physical, mental and emotional nature. This is why homeopathic constitutional consultations generally take longer than those you might be used to with other types of practitioners. Getting to know the 'real you' takes longer than 10 or 15 minutes. The information obtained is then analyzed and a single homeopathic, medicine prescribed.

A follow-up consultation(s) is an evaluation of improvement and remaining symptoms, with repeat or further homeopathic medicines prescribed, as necessary and usually takes ? - ? hour.

Homeopathic Consultations Available:
Acute consultation (duration 30 minutes)

Follow up Acute consultation (duration 15 minutes)

Constitutional consultation (duration 1.5 - 2 hours)

Follow up Constitutional consultation (duration ? - ? hour)

All consultations are eligible for private health insurance rebates and homeopathic medicines are included in the consultation fee.

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Homeopathy FAQs

What are homeopathic medicines made from?
Homeopathic medicines are made from a variety of sources including plants, animals and minerals.

When was Homeopathy discovered?
Modern homeopathy was founded 200 years ago by German physician Dr Samuel Hahnemann & is recognized by the World Health Organization.

What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a holistic system of natural medicine. Homeopathic treatments stimulate your body's ability to fight infection & susceptibility to disease

How does homeopathy work?

The word homeopathy is derived from the Greek words homios meaning 'similar' and pathos meaning 'suffering'. The basis of homeopathic prescribing is the Law of Similars; that substances which produce symptoms in a healthy individual can be used to treat similar symptoms in a sick individual.

Can homeopathy be used in first aid situations?
Homeopathic Arnica is the number #1 first aid remedy for bumps, bruises, knocks, shocks & trauma. The severity of the injury will determine on how frequently doses of homeopathic arnica are taken; always refer to your homeopath's instruction for taking Homeopathic Arnica in first aid situations.

Is homeopathy safe for pregnant women?
Yes. As a woman's immune system 'turns off' when pregnant in or

der to protect the unborn child this can also cause havoc with the woman's own health as they become more susceptible to illnesses. Homeopathic treatments for 'common' pregnancy conditions such as morning sickness, colds, thrush and constipation are extremely effective and safe for both mother and unborn child. (Please ensure you inform your homeopath that you are pregnant at the time of consultation.)

Naturopathy & Homeopathy - what's the difference?

It is important to note that naturopaths are not homeopaths. Naturopathic training does not meet the government's education standards for homeopathy, although some naturopath's have undertaken additional studies to meet these requirements. If a person dispenses homeopathic medicines it does not necessarily mean that they are a fully qualified and registered homeopath. Always ensure you consult with a fully qualified and registered homeopathic practitioner.

Can I take the conventional doctor's medicine & homeopathic medicine at the same time?
Yes. Your homeopathic medicine is safe to use with other forms of conventional medical treatments.

Are private health insurance rebates available on homeopathic treatments?
All consultations are eligible for private health insurance rebate

s under ancillary services and homeopathic medicines are included in the consultation fee.

How are Homeopathic medicines tested?
All homeopathic medicines are tested on healthy human beings - NOT ANIMALS! All Homeopathic medicines are tested by a process known as a 'proving'. A proving is conducted by giving a group of healthy people a homeopathic medicine, in controlled doses, and monitoring the signs and symptoms presented by each person mentally, physically and emotionally in order to see how each person reacts with different symptoms, at the same dose and same potency. Each participant is also assigned an observer who is able to determine the patterns that may be characteristic to a homeopathic medicine over a group of people and the prover describes how they 'feel', thereby ad

ding a subjective opinion on the homeopathic medicine as to the feelings and sensations experienced.

Can homeopathy treat hayfever (rhinitis)?
Homeopathic treatments can reduce the sensitivities & symptoms of hayfever and strengthen your body's immune system so that you become less reactive to the triggers of hayfever. Hayfever can be treated homeopathically at the acute phase to relieve the immediate symptoms of suffering. However, if your hayfever is annual or

chronic, constitutional treatment can have a deeper and more long-lasting effect.

Can homeopathy treat insomnia?
Yes. An example of this is coffee. Some people are very sensitive to the effects of coffee and can be over stimulated by it. A person may experience overly heightened mental & physical alertness & become unusually reactive to normal stimuli such as sounds or smells etc. When a person presents at a homeopathic clinic with symptoms of insomnia, headache, irritability and an over-stimulated nervous system a homeopathic preparation of Coffea cruda (homeopathic coffee) may be chosen to alleviate their condition and settle their symptoms of insomnia.

Can homeopathy treat eczema?
Homeopathic treatments for eczema & other skin conditions are a safe, gentle alternative to steroid creams and medicines, which alleviate the immediate discomfort, until the next outbreak, but don't solve the problem long term. Not to mention the side effects that some steroid creams and medicines can have on the body with long term use! Homeopathic treatments for eczema & other skin conditions can offer long-lasting benefits without the side effects.

Can homeopathy treat hot flushes?
Yes. Hot flushes are a common problem especially for menopausal w

omen for whom hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is contra-indicated or whom prefer not to take it. Homeopathic treatment can offer these women a gentler, effective method of treatment.

Facts about Homeopathy you may not know......

• The English Royal family has used homeopathy since Queen Victoria's time in 1830. Today, the Royal Family still have their own homeopath, The Queen's Homeopath, Dr Peter Fisher.
• Homeopathy is very popular & widely used in Britain, France, Germany & other parts of Europe, India, South America & South Africa. Homeopathy has a long history of use in those countries, where it is acknowledged by the World Health Organization & is regularly used by general practitioners.
• In Britain there are five homeopathic hospitals available under the National Health Service (NHS), Australia's equivalent to Medicare, including the London Homeopathic Hospital.
• Melbourne, Australia had the first Homeopathic hospital in the Southern He misphere which began operation in 1876 from a 3 storey terrace house at 17 Spring St Melbourne while a new hospital was being built. In 1885 the new Melbourne Homeopathic Hospital was opened in St.Kilda Road and operated till 1934 when it became known as Prince Henry's allopathic hospital.
• In 1889 a typhoid epidemic swept thru Melbourne and almost all the hospitals in Melbourne were filled with ill patients. The Melbourne Hospital (a 'traditional allopathic' hospital) treated 351 patients with a mortality rate of 22% and the Homeop athic Hospital treated 408 patients with a mortality rate of 10%.

Some of the celebrities, politicians, musicians & sports people who benefit from homeopathy are:

• Lleyton Hewitt
• Paul McCartney
• Pamela Anderson
• Tony Blair
• Cher
• Cindy Crawford
• Jane Fonda
• Boris Becker
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Jerry Hall
• Catherine Zeta-Jones
• Tina Turner
• Olivia Newton-John
• Martina Navratilova.

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