Lower Extremities.
In General: The lower extremities are somewhat edematous. Excessively painful swelling of the lower limbs The lower limbs become much wasted Lower extremities retracted to the abdomen Cramps of all the muscles of the lower extremities, especially of the plantaris of the right foot. Painful cramps in the lower extremities Violent twitchings of the lower extremities Trembling in lower extremities Gait unsteady. Tottering gait Gait tottering, stumbling, as if stiff, with slipping outward of the feet Gait heavy, “slumpy”; difficult to raise himself after eating (chronic poisoning) Unsteadiness and vertigo in walking, across an open place. Weakness in lower extremities Sensation as if the lower limbs would break down in going upstairs. Cannot ascent a single step, must be carried. Can only walk a few minutes very slowly The lower limbs could scarcely be rotated Stiffness of the lower extremities. Stiffness and immobility of the limbs, with violent tearing pains. Lower extremities paralyzed Paralysis of the lower limbs (“not found”), etc Almost complete paralysis of lower extremities.
Paralysis of the lower limbs, with loss of sensation Going to sleep in lower extremities Wooden feeling in lower extremities. Uneasiness in the lower limbs, he cannot lie still in the night, and had to change the position of his feet all the time or to walk about, to get relief. Intolerable pains in the lower limbs. Violent pains in the lower limbs, especially the joints Coldness of the lower limbs, especially the knees and feet, covered with cold sweat; they could not get warm Lower extremities continued cold (twelve hours) Drawing pains in lower extremities Tearing sticking, apparently in the periosteum, along the whole lower limb, down to the tip of the big toe Tearing in the lower limbs. Tearing in the lower limb, from top to bottom; he was unable to tread, sit, or lie down, either in bed, or on the sofa; had to shake the limb to and fro day and night, or else to limp about, and had no rest; worse at night. Tearing in the lower limbs, especially in the knee and tarsal joints, only during motion. Drawing tearing in the lower limbs, from the anterior surface of the thigh, as far as the knee and tarsal joint, when walking. Painful shocks in the lower limbs Formication in lower extremities. HIP, THIGH, AND KNEE: Sciatica Violent drawing tearing pain in the hips and left foot, in the morning, after a sleepless night (third day) With the headache, decided stiffness in the thighs, as after a long walk On rising in the morning, attack of pain in the anterior and inner portion of the thighs (after four days) Painful, cramplike contraction of bundles of muscles of the thighs and calves, in the evening, when in bed, and toes being drawn backwards, after which he became very weak Paroxysmal cramp pain of single parts of muscles of the thighs and legs; when feeling the parts, there was a jerking, as of something alive. Soreness between the thighs, with itching Itching at the inner surface of the thighs, which next day increases and becomes seated on the left side of the scrotum, with unusual redness of that side only, and of the posterior portion of the penis, and great heat. Corrosive itching of the thighs causes scratching (after thirteen hours) Sudden starting of the knee, directly after lying down; it comes on after dreaming that he is going to knock his foot against a stone The knees crack when walking Stiffness, especially of the knees and feet, alternating with tearing pains. Weakness of the knees; he had great trouble in sitting down Excessive weakness in the knees, even when taking a short walk The right knee is unable to support the body, it breaks down.
Paralysis of both knees Tension of the bend of the knee, as if the tendons were too short, when sitting or standing, not when walking. Sensation around the knees as if they were bandaged very tightly. Stitching pain in the knee (* “After antidote. *) Pain as if bruised on the side of the knee, only when touched, and when sitting, not when walking; sensation as if the flesh were detached Pain in the left knee, as if bruised and sprained, especially when rising from a seat. LEG AND ANKLE: Sweat on the legs, morning (first night).
Dwindling of the legs Swelling of the legs to above the calves, preceded by tearing in the calves, which went off by the application of warm cloths Swelling of legs and feet, but no preternatural heat Twitchings in legs Twitchings in the legs with painful drawing from the back Jerking in the legs, in the afternoon, when sitting Convulsive drawing together of the legs; they bend up under the thigh Cramp of legs Cramps in the legs (secondary effect, after some months) Cramps in the legs and feet The legs are so heavy that he is scarcely able to lift them. Heaviness, weariness, and drawing in the legs, with spontaneous bending, unsteadiness, and weakness of the knees, especially in the morning, early From the knees to the ankle especially heaviness and weariness Lassitude and heaviness in the legs Stiffness in legs When he turns on the left side, he can easily move the whole right leg, inward or outward; the foot then remains turned in, that is, the toes still point toward the left leg; but in the left leg these motions are impossible; the voluntary extension of the foot is impossible on both sides (Paralytic condition of the legs; he is scarcely able to walk.) Benumbed sensation from the toes as far as the knee joints Very violent pains in the legs, especially in the joints At times, pains extend along the crural nerve, as far as the heel or toes The legs are painful when stretched.
Chilliness of the legs in the evening, from the calves down to the feet Cramp pain in the leg, early in the morning, terminating in a humming or buzzing Drawing pain in the legs when resting upon the floor, perpendicularly, while sitting. Drawing, tearing, and jerking in the legs from the ankles to the knees Feeling as if a heavy weight were hanging from the legs Tearing sticking in the lower and inner part of the leg, at a small place Tearing in the legs during the shuddering. Drawing tearing in the right leg, from the bend of the knee to the heel, as if sprained Boring pain in the right tibia Sharp, tearing drawing in the tibia Legs painful to touch (Jerking pains from the upper to the lower part of the leg.) Single, violent tearing in the tibia, causing one to cry out Spasmodic contraction in the calves The calf is hard and as if pressed flat, with intolerable pain, resembling a cramp pain, causing her to cry out for about an hour and a half; the whole leg became cold, insensible, and stiff, so that she was unable to move it; there remained a tension in the calf, and a sort of paralysis in the leg behind (after fifty hours) Cramps in the calves, etc Severe cramps in the calves of the legs Cramp in the calf, when walking (after two hours) Cramp in the calves, especially in the night in bed Aching pain in the calves. Tearing pain in the right calf, when sitting (after eleven hours). Swelling of the ankle without redness, with tearing pains, which can be relieved by the application of warmth Stiffness in the ankle and knee joints, with difficulty in walking Painfulness of the ankles when touched Tearing in the ankles Tearing around the ankles and in the dorsum of the feet when lying down, with nausea. FEET AND TOES: Swelling of the feet. Feet swelled easily (one week) Shining, hot swelling of the feet, extending above the ankles, with round red spots, causing a burning pain (after third day) Itching swelling of the feet (Edematous feet -after six weeks.) (Edema of the feet and exhaustion) Swelling of the feet which long afterwards remain weak and heavy Very great edema of the feet, which lasted many weeks Hard, red-blue, green-yellow and very painful swelling of both feet (after twenty-eight days). Trembling in feet Cramp of the feet Weakness of the feet. Weakness of the feet, lasting three weeks Weakness of the feet, on great exertion When walking, he dragged the feet loosely; when lying, they lie relaxed and fallen down Feet would not support him, but gave way beneath him In eight weeks she could only move the feet when lying, but could not walk Paralysis of the feet. (* “Cited from Cardanus;” same as S. 2224.
*) Total paralysis of the feet Paralysis of the feet, preceded by vomiting Complete paralysis of feet, hands and arms Numbness, stiffness and insensibility of the feet, with occasional swelling and great pains Numb pains in the right foot; when sitting, she is unable to raise it except with the hand Feet feel as if furred Fuzzy feeling, going to sleep and coldness of the feet extending a hand’s breadth above the ankle Sensation diminished in the feet and legs Loss of sensation in the feet; on attempting to walk, she could not feel the ground Cold feet, with contracted pulse Continual cold feet when sitting still; he is scarcely able to warm them in bed Pains in the feet Pains in the feet, which decreased from year to year, but (after ten years) have not yet quite disappeared, and especially show themselves on the appearance of the menses Pain in the foot as if sprained, when she makes a misstep, or does not place the foot in a natural position Cramps in feet Constant cramps in the feet Drawing in the foot, so that he cannot hold it still; he cannot step rapidly, but only cautiously Tearing and stitching in the metatarsal articulations of both feet, with stitches in the joints when treading or walking, as if the feet were sprained; the ankles feel sore and painful when touched Stitching pains in the outer border of the foot Intolerable itching of the feet and thighs. The pains in the feet become worse by motion Pains in the joints of the foot, on the top of the instep, as if sprained, when stepping When walking, steps flat with whole sole Numb feeling in the sole Soles feel as if made of wood and do not feel the ground Soles of feet painful on stepping Feeling of coldness in the soles Violent burning in soles of feet Stitches in the soles (after half an hour) Tearing in the heels In the morning, when waking, the heels are painful, as if they had been lying on a hard place Stitches in the bottom of the left heel, when treading, extending to the posterior surface of the thigh Toes drawn downward The flexors of the toes so contracted that the tips of the toes touch the soles of the feet; walking very difficult; standing upright causes pain (eight months) The toes are constantly flexed; they can be extended a little by great exertion of the will, but with the aid of the hand very easily; her gait, on account of this loss of power, is heavy and stamping. (All her toes became stiff, so that she could not tread.) Loss of power of the toes; walking was accomplished with the whole sole of the foot, by which her gait became stamping The extensors as well as the flexors of the toes are paralyzed Titillating creeping itching of the right big toe, as is felt in a healing wound, causes rubbing (after one and a half hours) In the night, when lying in bed, violent prickling tearing in the corn.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.