Role of Homoeopathy in Stroke & Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: An Updated Holistic Review

Abstract

Stroke remains a major global health burden and a leading cause of long-term disability. Although advances in acute stroke care have improved survival, many individuals continue to suffer from persistent neurological deficits such as hemiplegia, spasticity, aphasia, cognitive decline, emotional disturbances, and reduced quality of life. This highlights the need for comprehensive, integrative rehabilitation strategies. Homoeopathy, based on individualized prescribing and holistic assessment, has been explored as an adjunct to conventional post stroke care. Emerging evidence from observational studies, preliminary clinical research, and classical homoeopathic literature suggests potential improvements in motor recovery, speech function, spasticity, emotional stabilization, and overall well‑being in stroke survivors when homoeopathic treatment is individualized and used alongside standard rehabilitation. This review summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and conventional management of stroke, and provides an updated overview of homoeopathic philosophy, miasmatic understanding, reportorial guidance, therapeutic indications, and available research related to post stroke rehabilitation.