Rheumatic feelings several times at inner border of left scapula (twenty-second day). Midnight, writing, rheumatic ache at inner left scapular border; better when the arm is supported (twenty-second day). Twinges in lower half of right scapula; immediately after, in right lower-jaw, then in upper, in malar region; these sensations succeed each other rapidly, some frequently recurring, in the afternoon (twenty-fifth day). In cool wind, with false position, acromial rheumatism, right side (twenty-ninth day). The dorsal vertebrae are painful to pressure with the fingers or on leaning against any hard substance. During the chill the dorsal vertebrae were more sensitive to pressure than the cervical or lumbar vertebrae.
Pressure upon the first dorsal vertebrae, and also, though in a less degree, upon the second, was painful; this is not noticed in the cervical, in the other dorsal, nor in the lumbar vertebrae, in the afternoon (seventh day). Pain in the first and second dorsal vertebrae, on pressure (twenty- fourth day). Third dorsal vertebrae very painful to touch, with oppression of the chest; it was not noticed on pressing on the other vertebrae (twenty-second day). Pricking to left of the irritable mid-dorsal spine, in the forenoon (twenty-eighth day). Carrying medicine-case in left hand, pricking in left side of middle dorsal vertebra (which is an habitually irritable part of the spine); have had similar prickling frequently during the proving, when straining this point in sitting bent up, etc., afternoon (twenty-sixth day).
Lumbar. Dull left lumbar uneasiness (forty-fourth day). Lumbar pains, when sitting bent up, in a street car (twenty-ninth day). Lumbar pain recurs as provocations recur, left side, in the evening (twenty-eighth day). After raw oysters, condiment, dull lumbar pain when walking, in the afternoon (thirty-first day). Whilst out, during the day, repeated renewal of dull lumbar pain, left side, also subcutaneous sticking, noticed while walking, on right side; same, but running up, later, left side; when straightening myself on a seat (twenty-eighth day). After dinner, at 4 P.M., sitting in street car, a little bent forward, dull pain in left lumbar region, say about lower end of kidney (twenty- fifth day). Whilst going about, dull pain in left lumbar region; later, in the right side; then while sitting, in the left again, afternoon (twenty-seventh day). Dull pain, transient, in left lower lumbar region, while writing; not very rare, in the evening (twelfth day). During exertion, pleurosthotonic lumbar cramp, left side (twenty-ninth day).
Sitting, dull aching in middle of left costo-pelvic (lumbar) muscular region, in the afternoon (fourteenth day). Constant pain in the small of the back (twentieth day). Dull pain in region of left kidney, whilst bent to the other side, in the afternoon (twenty-fifth day). Bending over my table, dull pain in region of left kidney. Region of left kidney is quite persistently the seat of dull pain, with intolerance of positions, etc., which cause compression (twenty seventh day). Crampy ache in left renal region, evening (twenty-fifth day). Sacral. Not having defecated, felt as if a firm mass pressed from within against sacrum, hips, and lower lumbar portions of back (relieved by stool) in the forenoon (nineteenth day).
Extremities in General.
Trembling and coldness of the limbs (thirteenth day).
Weakness in the limbs (twentieth day) Great weakness and weariness of arms and legs. Trembling in the extremities; the power of the will over them seemed to be very much hampered.
Frequent trembling of the limbs. His limbs would not obey his will. General numbness and trembling of the limbs, even on slight exertion, lasting two days (second day). Tearings and drawings in the hands and feet (twenty-third day). Neuralgic twinges in right index finger and right little toe when using them; afternoon (twenty sixth day). Bruised feeling in the limbs (twenty-seventh day).
Superior Extremities.
The arms and hands become considerably tumefied and covered with pimples, which also fill and suppurate. Whilst folding powders, arms felt as if too little supplied with nerve-force, like nervous debility, or shattering, with want of control of the muscles, not amounting to agitation, in the afternoon (twenty-third day). The arms feel bruised the whole day (nineteenth day). Shoulder. Cracking, so that it can be heard by others, in the shoulder-joints, on raising the arms (twenty-sixth day). Pains in shoulders (thirtieth day). Sitting with right arm in malposition, rheumatic threatening in right deltoid muscle; later, in the course of the musculospiral nerve to back of forearm and hand, riding in car, and resting the palm on the seat; also in the ulnar nerve, adjoining the pisiform bone, in the afternoon (fourteenth day). All day, left deltoid region near acromion has been rheumatic; the day cool, humid, and windy. Warmth relieved (twenty-second day). – At various times rheumatic feeling in one or other deltoid muscle, extending half way down outer arm, when the limb happened to be at all in malposition (sixteenth day). Whilst writing (2.20 A.M., after sleeping), rheumatic feeling in right deltoid. (Some of the upper deltoid pains should, perhaps, be rather referred to the insertions of the spinatus muscles into the tuberosities of the humerus, some of the lower, perhaps, to the brachialis anticus, at least as participating therein; being rather transient, it is difficult fully to test this by muscular movements, and especially as they usually cease with change of position), (twentieth day). Rheumatic feelings in tendons of both deltoids, and of left biceps, from muscular effort or strain from time to time, in the afternoon (nineteenth day). Rheumatic pain in left shoulder at noon (twentieth day). (Sitting back in arm- chair, and so pressing scapulae, rheumatico-neuralgic ache in posterior axillary fold, right side in the afternoon), (twenty- fifth day). Before going to bed, whilst making some motions with the arms, sharp cramp in anterior half of left deltoid after 1 A.M. (twenty-second day). Arm. Recurrence of pain in outer right upper arm (apparently in the nerves), in the evening (twenty-fifth day). Recurrence of rheumatic pains in right arm (outer origin of brachialis anticus), (forty-sixth day). Whilst writing, slight and transient pain, referable to the ulnar nerve, in its middle third, from below the axilla to below elbow, left side, in the afternoon (twentieth day). Sticking above right external condyle of humerus; then, while sitting, in dorsum of right forearm; then left brow; in the evening (eighteenth day). Whilst writing, quick twinge in superficial nerves of upper arm, inner and outer aspects, in the evening (twenty-third day). Elbow.
Slight pain front of elbow, when pulling a door, in the afternoon (first day). On flexing the right forearm in a forcible effort, sprained feeling at biceps tendon, at elbow (twenty-third day). Forearm. Neuralgico-rheumatic sensations in dorsum of right forearm, extending as a hard ache to middle of ulna, whilst going about, in the afternoon (twenty-fifth day).
Carrying medicine-case in right hand, compression of ulnar nerve against body, pain to termini of nerve in little finger, etc.; afternoon (twenty-sixth day). Recurrent neuralgic pain in right ulna, etc., whilst writing, in the early morning (twenty-sixth day). – On waking, the right arm being uncovered, rheumatic pain in shaft of ulna very decided (room not cold); disappeared after warm sponge-bath, in the morning (twenty-sixth day). Riding in cold wind, rheumatic pain in extensor tendons of right forearm; better by motion; afternoon (twenty-sixth day) Cramp in flexors of left forearm, when feeling for levator anguli scapulae, in the early morning (twenty-sixth day). Aching, lower end of left ulna, whilst holding papers to write on, in the evening (twenty-fifth day).
Neuralgic aching in dorsum of right forearm, two inches below head of radius (over belly of supinator longus), in the forenoon (twenty-first day). Neuralgic aching in right ulna whilst writing, every morning (twenty-sixth day). Sticking in dorsum of right forearm, when putting the hand behind me, at noon (nineteenth day). Sticking, dorsum of right forearm, whilst holding a weight, in the afternoon (twenty fourth day). Sharp neuralgic twinge in forearm, in dorsal branches of radial nerve; then suddenly and sharply in the digital nerves of adjacent sides of first and second fingers of left hand, middle phalanges, in the afternoon (twentieth day). Dorsum of lower right forearm, pricking in the nerves (twenty-ninth day). Wrist.
After writing, rheumatic pain around right carpus (weather mild), in the afternoon (twenty-sixth day). Writing: neuralgic twinges, or rather sticking (like sharp wires), in dorsum of right wrist, in the forenoon (twenty-first day). The hands and arms refused their service (fifth day). Peculiar sensation in the right hand, as if some drops of fluid passed thence to the shoulder; this sensation was not especially painful, during every stool. (* This symptom appeared constantly in three repetitions of the experiment. *) Hands seem puffy when closing them (twenty-fifth day). After using hands vigorously, sticking in left hand, between bases of first and second metacarpal bones in the forenoon (twenty-eighth day). Palmar inter metacarpal sticking, right hand, between first and second fingers, in the evening (eighteenth day). Fingers.
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.