Chest
Tension of the chest on deep inspiration. Pinching pain in the whole chest, aggravated by inspiration. Digging pain in the chest, or a sensation as though he had strained himself. Oppression of the chest. Oppression of the chest, as after sitting bent over. Transient cutting and pinching in the chest, as from incarcerated flatus. Dull, benumbing stitch, extending into the chest, beneath the right clavicle. Front. Intermitting squeezing in a small spot beneath the upper part of the sternum. Drawing and tension externally over the forepart of the chest. Pressure beneath the whole surface of the sternum at intervals. Great oppressive pain in the whole chest, especially on breathing. Sticking pain on the sternum Dull stitch, similar to a thrust, on the sternum. Sticking-tearing pain from the middle of the sternum through to the spine, while sitting, disappearing on rising. Jerking and drawing beneath the sternum. Sides. Filling as if something would be forced out of the left side of the chest. Digging pain in the right side of the chest, disappearing on pressure. Dull, painful pressure on the left side above the ensiform cartilage, on sitting bent over, afterwards when in an upright position, sat intervals, like thrust penetrating deep in the chest. Surging, tearing-pressing pain drawing through the whole left side of the chest at intervals. Deeply cutting pain in the left side of the chest, just beneath the clavicle, disappearing on pressure. Sticking pain in the left side of the chest, as from a dull knife, in the region of the fifth and sixth ribs. Dull, sticking pain in the right side of extended into the small of the back and to between the scapulae, where it became sticking on the margin of the left scapula, on inspiration. Intermitting pain in both sides of the chest, beneath the axillae, as if a fist were forcibly thrust in. A painful stitch in the right side of the chest, suddenly coming and going. Dull, slow, intermitting stitches in the left side of the chest. Some pulsating stitches beneath the left short ribs, while sitting, disappearing on rising.
Heart and Pulse
Heart’s Action. Great cardiac excitement Palpitation, especially at night, violent and perceptible externally. Violent palpitation, as if he felt the heart beating outside of the thorax. Pulse. Pulse accelerated, moderately full. Pulse small, very rapid. Pulse slow, intermitting. Frequent irregular pulse. Pulse quiet, but small and rather hard, in the evening.
Neck and Back
Neck. Stiffness of the muscles of the nape of the neck. Pain, as from stiffness in the muscles of the nape of the neck, on turning the head to one side. Pain in the nape, as if the head had been lying in an uncomfortable position. Constrictive pain in the muscles of the nape of the neck, as if the neck would be twisted about. Drawing pain in the right cervical muscles. Back. Dull, throbbing stitches in the left side, near the spine, at intervals. Dorsal. Intermitting pressure on the left side of the upper part of the spine, in the nape of the neck, while lying on the back in the morning in bed. Tearing thrusts on the outer side of the right scapula at intervals. Painful stitches in the middle of the spine on breathing. Tickling stitch in the middle of the right scapula. Drawing-tearing on the external margin of the right scapula (sixth day). Lumbar. Burrowing, sticking in the left loin, disappearing while walking, returning while sitting. Dull stitch from within outward in the left loin, just above the hip, on every inspiration. Deeply cutting pain in the right loin, transiently disappearing upon pressure, afterwards disappearing of its own accord. Dull sticking, like a forcing out in both loins, on every inspiration, while sitting bent (after a short walk). Pain in the small of the back, as after stooping a long time. Sacral. Burrowing sticking on the left side near the sacrum.
Extremities in General
Objective. Trembling of all the limbs. Violent trembling of the limbs. (* Not found.-HUGHES. *) Jerking of the limbs. (* Not found.-HUGHES. *) Slight jerking of the hands and feet. Subjective. Lassitude, heaviness, and weariness of all the limbs, compelling him to sit and lie. He was suddenly seized with numbness in his limbs, and pains in the knees and elbows, in the evening; these symptoms increased so much in the course of three or four hours, that he could scarcely move his limbs. Heaviness of the arms and thighs. Pain in the limbs. Sensation of pain in all her limbs (after third day). Cramplike pain here and there in the limbs, especially in the fingers. Sharp, shooting pains in left toes and thumb. Very bruised sensation in all the limbs the whole day.
Superior Extremities
Paralytic, bruised pain in the left arm, almost only during rest, less during motion, none when touched; yet the arm had the usual strength. Dull, violent pain in the whole of the right arm, as after a blow, with leaden heaviness, immobility, stiffness of the muscles, and coldness of the whole arm, as if paralyzed; on attempting to bend it, and even on touch, pain in the elbow- joint, as if bruised; the icy coldness of the arm returned the next morning after twenty-four hours (after half an hour), She could bend the arm neither backward nor forward, because it caused jerkings in it. Shoulder. Drawing-tearing in the right shoulder, above the right hip-joint, and above and below the right knee-joint. Pulsating pain in the left axilla, disappearing on motion. Jerking pain in the right axilla. Arm. Paralytic sensation in the right upper arm, disappearing on violent motion. Pain in the upper arm in the evening in bed, and in the morning after rising. Jerking in the upper arm on bending it and drawing it backward; on stretching it out, there was no jerking, but the fingers were stiff, so that she could not close them. Elbow. Corrosive gnawing on the outer side of the elbow at short intervals. Forearm. Loss of power of the left forearm, with lameness, especially of the elbow-joint. Drawing pain in the right forearm (third day). Dull drawing from the left elbow to the wrist, especially noticed on bending it. Sensitive drawings in the left ulna, frequently repeated. Slow, twisting boring, drawing downward from the elbow-joint to the wrist, disappearing on moving the arm, and immediately returning during rest. Sudden, jerking, pinching-tearing in the middle of the left forearm (twelfth day). Wrist. Wakened next morning with a violent pain in the left wrist, developing what a number of physicians called an “inflammatory rheumatism”. Anatomically, the centre of pain seemed to emanate from the pisiform bone, extending forward along the branching of the ulnar nerve to the end of the little finger, and again upward along the main tract of that nerve until it became lost near the inferior origin of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. The pain increased until 9 or 10 o’clock next evening. There was redness and swelling of the integuments; the little finger was flexed, and more or less involved in the inflammatory process, A dull stitch on the right wrist, disappearing on motion. Hands. Redness of the backs of the hands; burning pain if he becomes warm on walking, in the open air. Trembling hands, (in cold, moist weather). Frequent stretching of the hands, as if they would take hold of something; hands hastily carried to the mouth, with motions like chewing or swallowing. Violent cramps in the hands, so that he could not hold the least thing firmly, fingers. Cramp-like drawing in the ball of the left thumb, so that he scarcely move the thumb. Cramplike jerking in the first phalanx of the right middle finger.
Inferior Extremities
Inability to walk or stand. Falling asleep and weakness of the legs. Hip. Drawing-pinching in the right hip (after six hours). Drawing-sticking in the left hip-joint, extending into the groin, only while walking, with a sensation on every step as if the head of the thigh-bone would be dislocated; violent stretching out of the leg relieve the pain, with a sensation as if the limb were reduced; still the bruised pain remained from some time, which obliged him to walk lame (for fourteen days), Jerklike, isolated, severe stitches, as with a fork, just above the right hip, near the lumbar vertebrae. Drawing-tearing in the left hip. Pain, as from a blow above the left hip, close to the lumbar vertebrae (after half an hour). Thigh. Pain in the thigh. Drawing here and there in the muscles of the thigh, with sensitiveness to touch. Drawing pain on the anterior portion of the right thigh. Paralytic drawing on the anterior portion of the right thigh. Some small stitches on the right nates. Drawing-tearing from the middle of the posterior portion of the thigh to the knee-joint. Drawing-tearing pain, or constant pain, at one time sticking, at another pinching, in both thighs, disappearing on walking, then changing to weariness, and immediately returning while sitting. Sticking as with needles, on the posterior portion of the left thigh, close to the knee. Sticking-tearing in the whole of the thigh, not relieved by pressure. Knee. Knees weary, as after a long walk. Rhythmical, undulating pressure on the inner side of the knee. Tearing in the knee-joints while sitting. Sticking- tearing from the knee-joint up to the thigh while walking in the open air. Leg. Puffiness and swelling of the leg and calf (not of the foot), with tensive pain and sensation of great weariness, towards evening. Feeling of numbness in the calves in the afternoon and evening. Pain, as from weariness in the tibiae, as after a long walk. Violent cramps in the calves, so that the legs were drawn up against the thighs. Painful cramp in the left calf while walking. Cramplike, almost cutting drawing down through the left leg. Sudden needle-like stitches in the left calf, followed by a sensation as if warm water or blood were flowing over that place. Tearing, extending up the right tibia, in the morning.
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.