Neck and Back
Neck Frequent cracking in the upper cervical vertebrae on moving the head (seventh day). Heaviness in the nape of the neck. Stiffness, with heaviness in the nape of the neck and occiput (eleventh day). Drawings in the cervical muscles, in the left shoulder (eleventh day). Drawing in the left cervical muscles (third day). Pulsation in the vessels of the right side of the neck (after two hours). Back. Painful lassitude along the back, with bruised feeling down to the sacrum; constantly repeated. Weakness, alternately in the back, knees, and arms, as after great exertion (after a quarter of an hour). Stiffness in the back. Painful stiffness of the back (seventh day). Stitch in the back. Dorsal. Pressure in the spine, in the dorsal vertebrae (eleventh day). Lancinating pain between the scapulae, in the shoulders and along the spine, as far as sacrum, especially when straightening himself up, with difficult breathing. Pricking pain between the scapulae, extending to the left shoulder. Lumbar. Pains in the left lumbar muscles, worse when bending or turning (second day). Deep lancinations around the loins. Sacral. Bruised pain in the sacrum.
Extremities in General.
Objective. Much cracking in the joints on moving (second and eleventh days). Peculiar lightness and flexibility of the limbs in the morning, in spite of a bad night (second day). Painful lassitude of the upper and lower limbs. Weakness of the limbs (third day). Great weakness of the extremities (after one hour). Subjective. Sensation of weakness of some of the extremities, especially of the left (fifth day). Drawing in the arms and limbs, as if beaten (after two hours). Drawing in the left calf and on the side of the right index finger (second day). Bruised pain alternating in different parts of the extremities (seventh day). Bruised and weary sensation in the extremities in the afternoon, while walking (first day). Very transient bruised pains in various muscles of the upper and lower extremities (first day). A pressing bruised sensation alternating in the knee, ankle, and elbow of the left side while sitting (second day).
Superior Extremities
Weakness of the arms, with painful drawing in the muscles of the upper arm (eleventh day). Shoulder. Decided sensation of weakness in the shoulders and upper arms, so that all movements are difficult (seventh day). Pain in the shoulders, with cracking in them (third day). Pressure in the shoulder-joint a few times (twelfth day). Arm. Pressure in the left upper arm and joint of the lower jaw (eleventh day). Elbow. Peculiar sensation of coldness and crawling in the right elbow and parietal eminence (eleventh day). Forearm. Constriction in the flesh of the lower portion of the left arm (first day). Violent compressing pain in the muscles of the lower portion of the left forearm, as if a hoop were tight about them (second day). Hand. Objects are held with uncertainty, so that they easily fall from the hands, with a certain hastiness in all his movements (after four hours). On closing the hands, a sensation as if they were swollen and the skin tight (first day). Sticking in the left hand, and loss of sensation in the fingers (first day). Fingers. Contraction in the fingers of the right hand and stiffness of their joints. Skin of the fingers agreeably warm, they feel fine and soft (first day).
Inferior Extremities
Objective. Retraction of the muscles of the right leg, with bruised pain in the hip-joint. Great weakness of the right leg (after one hour). Unsteady gait and commencing vertigo in the open air (seventh day). Gait unsteady and tottering (after two hours). Gait uncertain, tottering, with the knees somewhat bent, the legs spread apart (first day). Difficulty of ascending steps without weakness, so that he does not know how he shall drag himself up the last step (first day). Great difficulty in walking, with limping. Subjective. Sensation as though the gait were tottering, in the open air (after four hours)’ A sensation as though the gait were uncertain and tottering, repeated every time on going into the open air, and sometimes real staggering in the street, so that people were surprised, especially noticed on descending steps (first day). Heaviness of the lower limbs. Cramp-pain on the right side, from the hip-joint to the tips of the toes. Hips. Violent cutting pain in the right hip, extending into the abdomen, and forcing him to bend over for two or three minutes. Bruised pain in the hips (eleventh day). Thigh. Pain and transient stiffness in the left thigh, from the groin to the knee. Pressure in the muscles of the left thigh (third day). Pressive pain in the muscles of the interior and middle portions of both thighs while sitting (first day). Knee. Cracking in the right knee-joint, on moving it and while sitting (first day). Pain in the outer side of the right knee. Pressure in the right knee (eleventh day). Cramp like sensation in the right calf (first day). Drawing in the right calf (eleventh day). Pressive drawing in the calves (first day). Pressure in the right calf (second day). Sticking in the right tibia, then in the left, while walking and sitting (third day). Tearing in the muscles here and there in the left lower leg (first day). Tearing pain in the left tibia (first day). Constant tearing on the surface of the left leg, between the tibia and fibula (first day). Ankle. Tensive pain above and behind the left malleolus, extending down to the sole of the foot, while walking; worse while walking rapidly, so that he limped, but the pain is only at the instant when the left foot leaves the ground and the tension is brought upon the tendo Achillis; it disappears when walking slowly (fifth day). Very transient pressure in the ankles and knees, which soon returns and alternates with drawing in the calves and right joint of the lower jaw, mostly when walking (after half an hour). Lancinating, tearing pain in the right ankle-joint. Foot. Weakness of the feet (first day). Drawing, with sensation of coldness, extending upward from the back of both feet, momentarily while sitting (second day). Feeling of internal trembling in the tips of the left toes (after half an hour). Painful pressure in the right great toe, in the muscles of the forepart and middle p73 of both thighs (after ten minutes). A peculiar weak pressing in the toes of the right side (first day). Sharp pain in left great toe, long affected with a sort of gouty swelling, which has disappeared. Lancinations alternately in both great toes.
General Symptoms
Objective. Strength increased so as to bear labor better. All feeling of fatigue removed, in an hour after taking, when so fatigued and wearied as to be scarce able to sit on horseback. Indolence, rather than weakness (first day). Depression of strength; lassitude in the limbs. Great weakness after a short walk (eleventh day). Great weakness, and heaviness in forehead, on coming into the house (first day). Constant great weakness (first day). Very great exhaustion, especially in the limbs (after one hour). Internal uneasiness obliges him to walk (after half an hour and third day). Sensitiveness to daylight (after one hour). Sensitiveness to cold; he easily incurs attacks of painful lassitude. Subjective. A peculiar pervading joyous sensation of vigor and elasticity, especially in the upper extremities (second day). The feeling of weakness entirely disappears and gives place to an agreeable sensation of lightness and clearness of mind (after two hours). A sensation of special lightness when walking, with the same sense of power in limbs (later action), (first day). While sitting, a sensation as if the body fell backward (eleventh day). Feeling of great weakness, disinclined to every exertion (after one hour and three-quarters). Feeling of great weakness, especially in the limbs, with pressure pain in various muscles (seventh day). A sudden general sensation of great weakness, with creeping coldness, flushes of heat, and cool perspiration, with longing to expose the body to the cold air, and to have something strengthening, at 7 P.M. (first day). Peculiar sensation of weakness, and feeling of internal trembling in the limbs (soon). General heaviness (first day). General malaise. Malaise and yawning. Malaise, drowsiness, internal coldness, external heat, formication in all the fingers, yawning, stretching, shivering, trembling, thirst, dryness of the mouth, drawing in the stomach, weakness of the thighs and legs, as when convalescing from sickness. The symptoms have a tendency to affect the right side of the body.
Skin
Cutaneous veins very small (eleventh day). Eruption of itching pimples on the neck and chest. Prickling in the calves (after one hour). Formication at night, along the thigh and right leg, as far as the great toe, which becomes the seat of very painful lancinations for an hour. Formication along the right thigh and leg to the foot, accompanied with stiffness. Itching under the right foot.
Sleep and Dreams
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.