Extremities in General
Stretching of the limbs, in the afternoon. Heaviness in the limbs, which seem like lead (third day). A feeling of weariness in the limbs, with shivering in the face. Weariness and bruised feeling in the limbs. Weariness and heaviness in all the limbs; the feet can scarcely carry her on account of heaviness, when walking. Weariness and stiffness of the limbs, especially of the lower. Weariness in the limbs, which obliges him to sit. Sensation of prostration in the limbs; audible rumbling in the abdomen (fourth day). Pains in the limbs (after two hours). The well-known Bryonia pain in all the limbs and joints grew worse constantly till towards noon, especially they attacked the right side. While riding such severe pains in all the limbs that he was inclined to drink some been (must), which relieved the pains (second day). Violent drawing through all the limbs; it is unendurable to keep the affected part still; he moves it up and down. Drawing and scraping in the long bones frequently. Scraping pains in the long bones, especially noticed on riding. Tearing- scraping pain in all the limbs and joints, reaching a great intensity. All the limbs seem bruised and paralyzed (in the evening), as if he had lain upon a hard bed (after four hours). Bruised pain in the arms and legs, even when lying, worse when sitting than when walking; when lying he is obliged to move the limbs constantly on account of pain; it seems as though he would feel better by lying in some other position than that in which he is. Swelling of the elbow-joint, and somewhat above and below it, as far as the middle of the upper and forearm, and of the soles of the feet, for three hours. (The hands and feet felt dead at night, senseless, sleepy, ice-cold, and could not be warmed). A feeling in the upper arm and thigh as after a transient but violent exertion (afternoon of fourth day). Rheumatic pains in the tops of both shoulders and in the left knee. Pains in the thumbs and in the right great toe, the former pinching, and th latter violent sticking pains (fifth day). Drawing, alternating in both knees, in the hips, and especially in the left shoulder, lasting only a short time. Drawing in the sheaths of the muscles of the upper an lower extremities. Drawing pain in the thumbs and great toes (immediately). Slight drawing pain in the right upper arm and in the right leg. A sensitive drawing pain, frequently returning, in the lower third of the ulna of the right forearm, which alternated with a painful drawing in the left knee. Slight drawing an tension in the upper arms an thighs. Wandering drawing pain alternating in both hips and in the right shoulder. Drawing and tearing in the joints of the forearm and metatarsus. Pressive pains with some transient stitches, now in the fingers, now in the wrist, which extend to the axilla and shift to the knee, and then alternate back and forth, so that walking becomes difficult. Drawing-sticking in the right great toe an right thumb (third day). Several transient stitches in the left knee, in the first joint of the right thumb, when walking about. Short piercing stitches, as with fine needles suddenly thrust into the bones, now in the left upper arm, now in the right leg. Tearing pain in both elbows and both middle toes of the right foot (fifth day). Jerk like tearing in the first joint of the right thumb and the lowest joint of the right great toe (fourth day). Drawing-tearing pains frequently return, now in the upper, now in the lower extremities, now in the ligaments, now in the tendinous sheaths of the muscles, but they never last long; these pains at first seemed to appear on motion, but they also appeared during rest (fifteenth to thirtieth day). A drawing-tearing scraping pain in the little finger of the left hand and in the left great toe (after two hours). While sitting, bruised pain in the knees, legs, arms, in single joints of the fingers and legs (first day).
Superior Extremities
Toward evening, while writing, the arm frequently goes to sleep, and long afterwards it remains heavy. A drawing through the bones of the arm, as soon as from a thread, extending to the tips of the fingers. (Violent sticking and crawling in the left arm). A nervous tearing down the inner portion of the arm. Shoulder. Unpleasant sensation in the shoulder-joint, which obliges movement of the shoulders. The wandering pains gradually became seated in the left shoulder-joint, where they lasted for an hour, but were not aggravated by touch. Paralytic feeling in the left shoulder, whereby the motion of the arm becomes difficult. Pain in the region of the acromion, as if sprained on raising the arm (after three hours). A sticking-tensive pain in the active motion paining as if wrenched, at 11 A.M. (from 7th dil). A painful tension and pressure in the right shoulder, when at rest. Drawing pain in the right shoulder. Slight drawing pain in the middle of the right upper arm; after half an hour, the same sensation in the left arm and left side of the chest. Drawing and tearing in the right shoulder, extending into the upper arm, less on motion, aggravated during rest (after four hours). A pressive tensive- drawing pain in both shoulder-joints, together with momentary sticking and tearing, and, on raising up the arm, lameness, tension, and heaviness on the shoulder, and also at the insertion of the deltoid muscle in the upper arm. Painful pressure on the tip of the right shoulder, worse upon touch; on deep breathing it becomes a dull sticking, which extends downward and outward to the shoulder-joint (after ten hours). Pressure and feeling of fullness and heaviness in the shoulders. Violent stitches in the axilla, toward noon. Dull stitch across the shoulder to the arm. Tearing in the right shoulder, with increasing discomfort; this increased for half an hour, so that he must move the arm involuntarily back and forth; in the afternoon, in the open air, the arm was nearly painless; after going into the house the pains were renewed; especially troublesome was the sensation bordering on paralysis; could hold nothing firmly with the hand on attempting it, as in writing, the pains in the shoulder increased and became violent, even continuing after the hand was rested; on rubbing the hands together, the right one seemed thicker than the left. Violent tearing pains in the right shoulder and upper arm, so that the arm could scarcely be moved, at 6 A.M.; after rising the pain became greatly relieved, and disappeared after half an hour; at 11 A.M., while walking in the open air, the pain in the arm remained, though not so severe, and alternated with some pain in the right hip; at noon, in the arm, the pain was only in the shoulder-joint, but so violent that the arm could scarcely be moved; after half an hour it disappeared, and was followed by creeping and crawling along the ulnar nerve, with sensation of coldness in all the limbs. Frequent tearing in the right shoulder, in the knees and chest. Arm. Swelling of the right upper arm as far as the elbow. Feeling of heaviness in the right upper arm with slight drawing. Rheumatic pain in the right upper arm. The upper arm seemed too thick, in the evening; the sensation in it was diminished, with itching on the skin (second day). Slight drawing pain in the right arm. Slight drawing on the inner side of the right upper arm. Drawing pain in the right upper arm below the insertion of the deltoid, lasting two days. Drawing paralytic pain in the right upper arm a feeling as of lead, which lasted one an a half hours. A pressure in both humeri, which prevents falling asleep in the evening. Very sensitive pains in the right arm, in the forenoon, for several hours; at noon these pains had nearly disappeared, but they returned in the afternoon at short intervals. (A stitching and jerking in the deltoid muscle). A kind of stitch in the upper arm, on raising it. Very fine shooting, extremely painful stitches, deep in the deltoid muscle of the left arm, extending towards the surface. Tensive drawing-tearing pains in both upper arms, and along the ulna of the right arm. Elbow. Swelling of the right elbow-joint, with stitches. Slight drawing in left elbow (after three hours). Drawing and tearing in the right elbow, and along the forearm to the wrist. A feeling in the right elbow as if the arm were broken, with a troublesome paralytic pain; it changed afterwards to a drawing pain;it extended to the shoulder- joint, and lasted all day; a similar pain also in the right thigh (twentieth day). Stitches in the tip of the elbows, with drawing in the tendons down to the hands; the sticking is aggravated on bending the elbows. Forearm. Sensitive drawing and scraping in both forearm, while riding. At times, pressure, tearing, and gnawing in the forearms. In the morning, pressing and drawing in right forearm; later, in the left hand and fingers of right hand (second day). Tearing pain on the inner surface of the forearm, in a line from the elbow to the wrist (after five days). Pressive-tearing pain in both forearms, which disappeared in a few hours from the left forearm, but became very violent in the right; before going to sleep, he bathed the affected arm in cold water; the next morning the pain had disappeared. Wrist. Pains in the wrist and thumbs (third day). Pain in the wrist, as if wrenched or sprained, on every motion (after twenty-four hours). Fine stitches in the wrists if the hands became warm, and during rest; they do not disappear on motion. Hands. An inflammation of the back of the hand, about midnight, with burning pain. Trembling of the hands, and distended vessels on them. He is unable to grasp tightly with the hands. Stiffness of the right hand and fingers. Painful stiffness in the left hand and forearm, as if in the ligaments and aponeuroses. Painful stiffness of the right hand, especially on motion, and painful pressure over a hand’s breadth in the region of the right nipple, especially violent during expiration (from 3d dil). Numb and pithy sensation in the palms. Long-continued holding of the pen, and strong pressure upon any object, is painful. Sticking pain in the joints of the hands, with heaviness in them. Jerking-tearing in the metacarpal bones of the hands, while writing (second day). Fingers. A rather hot, pale swelling in the last joint of the little finger, with sticking in it, on moving the finger or on pressing it. The third finger of the right hand had become very much swollen, and pained somewhat on pressure, still more on motion; the joint between the first and second phalanges was especially affected, similarly, but not so violent; the fifth finger of the same hand was affected the next day (fourth day). (The fingers of both hands go to sleep, as far as the wrists. Painful stiffness of the right finger-joint, especially on bending them (from 4th dil). Painful stiffness in the middle joint of the right middle finger, increased by bending, relieve by rubbing. Paralytic feeling in the fingers. Suddenly, after writing slowly, he noticed that the third finger of the right hand refused to work; he gave it rest, but after a time, when attempting to write again, this lame feeling had become worse (third day). On writing, or taking hold of anything, a sensation as if the finger-joints were swollen and puffed; they are painful on much exertion and on touch. Pain in the joint of the first phalanx of the right index- finger, lasting several seconds, during rest. Pain in the root of the little finger, as if pus were in it. Drawing in the ball of the left, afterwards of the right thumb (fourth day). Sticking in the joint of the left little finger. (Pain in the balls of the thumbs, like sticking and cramp). Sticking pain in the fingers, when writing. Transient tearings in the joints of the left fingers (after two hours). Jerking-like tearing in the joints between the metacarpus and the finger, or in the lowest joints of the fingers, of both hands, lasting a few minutes, on motion. The phalanges are somewhat sensitive to severe pressure, with a sensation in them as if the articular surface were swollen, which impeded their motion (second day).
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.