Significance of Mind rubrics as eliminating rubric in indicating Homoeopathic Similimum in the management of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis using Homoeopathic Medical Repertory by Dr Robin Murphy as a tool. A Prospective Open Label Single Arm Interventional study.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic multisystem disease of unknown cause. Although there are a variety of systemic manifestations, the characteristic feature of RA is persistent inflammatory synovitis, usually involving peripheral joints in a symmetric distribution. The potential of the synovial inflammation to cause cartilage destruction and bone erosions and subsequent changes in joint integrity is the hallmark of the disease. Despite its destructive potential, the course of RA can be quite variable. Some patients may experience only a mild oligoarticular illness of brief duration with minimal joint damage, whereas others will have a relentless progressive polyarthritis with marked functional impairment.

At the end of study, it is expected that the individualized homoeopathic medicine selected using mind rubrics as eliminating rubric from Homoeopathic Medical Repertory by Dr Robin Murphy have effective role in the management of patients who are suffering with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is expected that the patient improves symptomatically which is evident through the valid scales (Diseased Activity Score DAS28 and Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index RADAI 5). This study will further emphasize the importance of mind symptoms in treating patients suffering from chronic systemic illnesses like Rheumatoid Arthritis.