Neck and Back
Neck. Paralysis of the cervical muscles. Tension in the nape of the neck, more on the right side, extending into the ear, on turning the head sideways (after four hours and a half). The neck is stiff; the head is kept almost motionless. In the neighborhood of the last cervical and first dorsal vertebrae pressure causes a rather severe pain (points of hyperaesthesia). The pains are also felt in the neck, walls of the chest, back and loins. Tearing in the nape of the neck, disappearing on standing and rubbing it, after which it appeared in the left shoulder, when it disappeared of itself (after five hours). Back. Weakness of the back and lower extremities. Weary feeling in the back, hardly amounting to pain, Back lame, weak, and painful. “Rheumatism” of the back, hips, and lower extremities. “Spinal irritation. Neuralgic pains in the back. Pains in the back, hips, and down the spine, extending occasionally up the neck to back part of head. Pains in the muscles of the back. Dorsal. Dorsal region of spine tender on pressure (after one year). Pains between the shoulders (after three-quarters of an hour). Pain as if sprained in right scapula (after quarter of an hour). Tearing in the lower portion of the right scapula (after two hours). Tearing in the right scapula, with a feeling as of something living in it that roe up; afterwards burning in the abdomen, and then again sticking in the right scapula (after two hours and a half). Violent tearing in the right scapula (after two hours and a half). Burning in the tip of the left scapula (after one hour). Sticking and burning in the right scapula (after two hours and a half). Persistent sticking in the right scapula (after two hours and three-quarters). Sticking in the left scapula three times in succession, afterwards once, and then frequently. Two coarse stitches in the middle of the spine (after two hours). A stitch between the scapulae (after one hour and a half). A stitch in the middle of the back, while standing (second forenoon). Lumbar. The lumbar muscles were not affected, the patient could double himself up, etc., without increasing the abdominal pains. The lumbar region of the spine and the lumbar muscles are affected by lancinations, and by cramps, which are worse by paroxysms, and are ameliorated by pressure, but aggravated by movement. The pain prevents him from bending himself, doubling up, or walking. Dragging pain in the lumbar region (this was an invariable symptom). Dragging pains in the loins and epigastrium. Violent pains in the loins. Pains in the loins.
Painfulness of the loins, nates, posterior portion of the thigh, knee, sole of the foot, and toes. The pain, which is equally severe of the thigh, knee, sole of the foot, and toes. The pain, which is equally severe on both sides, is felt somewhat on the inner surface of the lower limb; it usually consists of prickings or lancinations, together with occasional attacks of cramp. Violent pains in the lumber region (after four hours). Great pain in the muscles of the back.
Severe pain in the lumbar region (after four hours). Lumbar pains. Pains in the small of the back. Considerable aching pain in the back (lumbar region). Violent drawing pains in the small of the back. Drawing pain from the pubic region to the middle of the spine (second day). Pain in lumbar region, which is most marked when stooping forward.
Pains about loins and chest. Neuralgic pains, especially in the lumbar region. Warmth and pain in the small of the back (after three-quarters of an hour). Tearing in the left lumbar region, while standing, in the after. Sticking in the small of the back, which is sensitive on leaning against the chair, disappearing on rubbing it, in the afternoon. Sticking in the right lumbar region and right hypochondrium, while bending toward the left side, disappearing on rising and sitting erect, in the afternoon. Stitches in the left lumbar region, while laughing, in the afternoon. Sacral. Pressive pain in the sacroiliac synchondrosis. Violent itching on the coccyx, above the anus, relieved by scratching (first day).
Extremities
(Dilated veins on both legs and on the feet; on the upper third of the outer surface of the right arm there is a large serpentine varicose vein, and on the patella a large patch of varicose veins. Oedematous swelling of the extremities. Has suffered from gout in the hands feet. The limbs lie slightly flexed, and are never contracted; when raised, they immediately fall back again. Lay always with the limbs drawn up. Usually the legs are kept flexed upon the thighs, and the forearms upon the arms, while the body is doubled together. This seems to be the easiest position. Convulsions of the limbs. The upper and lower extremities trembled, and the extensors of the former were paralyzed. Tremor of the legs and hands, especially the right. The limbs tremble much less when they are resting against anything. The whole arm trembled so much that he could not carry a glass to his mouth. The lower limbs became similarly affected, in the evening. The oscillations quick and uniform. Tightness and spasms in the extremities and hands. Spasmodic flexion of the arms and legs, so the dorsal surfaces of both hands rested upon the chest, lasting a quarter of an hour, and followed by gradual relaxation, until the arms hung by the side; after a few hours the spasms was renewed. Numbness of extremities increased day by day, and there was an incessant trembling, worse at times, especially in the upper extremities, in which the paralysis of the extensor muscles was manifest, particularly in the right hand, which could not grasp or hold any object. Convulsive movements of the extremities. Sudden attack of violent convulsions in the upper and lower limbs. Tremor, first in the left lower then in the left upper extremity, with pain an difficulty in moving. Constant trembling of all the limbs. Tremor and convulsions of the limbs.
Slight trembling of the limbs and face. Trembling and weakness of the limbs, even to sinking down, recurring from time to time.
Trembling of all the limbs, and of the whole body. Trembling of the limbs, but especially of the muscles of the face. Tremor in the arms and legs, while walking and when at rest. Trembling of the upper and lower extremities, during both motion and rest.
Trembling of the limbs. Jerking of the limbs. Violent spasms of the limbs. Paralysis of the limbs; it was singular that this affected both lower extremities an the right arm, while the left remained unaffected; it was discovered while the child was obliged to lie in bed that suddenly he took everything with his left hand, and could not move the right.
Paralysis of hands and legs. The left limbs are almost as much paralyzed as the right. Paralysis of the upper and lower extremities. Paralysis of hands and legs. The left limbs are almost as much paralysis of hands and legs. The left limbs are almost as much paralysis as the right. Paralysis of the upper and lower extremities. Paralyzed extensors. Paralysis of the limbs.
Paralysis of the arms and feet. Left-sided hemiplegia of the upper and lower extremities. Limbs completely paralyzed and extremely wasted. Complete and incomplete paralysis of the upper and lower extremities. In the left limb the power of movement is unimpaired. Sometimes both hour or both lower limbs are palsied in the same degree, or the same muscles are affected in both. In other cases the complaint attacks one limb only; or the corresponding extremities may be affected by different degrees of paralysis, and the loss of power fall upon different muscles, or varying numbers of muscles on the two limbs. Out of one hundred and two cases of lead palsy, the upper limbs generally wee deprived of motor power in five cases, the lower limbs generally were deprived of motor power in five cases, the lower limbs generally were deprived of motor power in five cases, the lower limbs generally in one case. In the remaining cases the loss was partial, being confined to a group of muscles, to one muscle, or to a single muscular fasciculus. Excepting in cases of general paralysis, only the posterior muscles of the limb are deprived of contractility in paralysis, only the posterior muscles of the limb are deprived of contractility in paralysis of the upper extremities, while in paralysis of the lower extremities, only the anterior muscles are affected.
Paralysis of the upper extremities, and partial paralysis of the lower extremities. The hands, with the palms turned inwards, hung by his side, and rather forward, perfectly powerless, rather swollen, and of a livid hue. He had no power of moving the forearm, nor of rising from his chair without assistance.
When he walked he required the assistance of a servant on each side of him, and then his knees bent under him, and his gait was tottering. Complete loss of power in the limbs, with numbness; he lay on his back unable to make the least movement; the limbs yielded readily to external force; their tactile sensibility was entirely abolished. Immobility and insensibility of the arm and feet. Sensation and motion entirely unimpaired in the left leg, and in both upper extremities, Failing power in the limbs. Since in paralysis of the limbs only some of the muscles are affected, while their congeners and antagonists act naturally, it follows that the equilibrium between the two classes in destroyed, so that their movements become irregular, an partially influenced as if by normal contraction, occasioning more or less of deformity, which is gradually increased as the muscles become habituated to their unnatural position. Weakness of the limbs and pain in same. Three months ago he first felt great weakness in the hands and forearms; this gradually increased, and most intense pain in the thighs. The use of both pectoral and pelvic extremities was lost. At present he has very little power from the shoulder to the wrist; he can hold any light body in the hand, but cannot clasp with firmness. The arms hand loosely by his side; he has a little motion with the forearm, but cannot raise the limb from the shoulder, Sudden attack of slight bruised pain in the lower extremities, together with pricking an formication on the soles of the feet; walking aggravated the latter sensation to such a degree that it was both difficult and painful. This heightening of sensibility was more heated at work. Next the superior extremities began to lose strength, the wrists and fingers became somewhat flexed, and could not be fully extended, and at last the upper limbs became totally immovable, and were affected by very severe pains. The arms hung straight down, and seemed as if fastened to the sides; when raised and let go, they fell like dead weights. After immense exertion he succeeded, through the action of the pectoral and large dorsal muscles, in turning his hand back to back, and carrying them behind him. No amount of effort produced the slightest movement in a single muscle of the shoulders, arms, forearms, or hands. The trapezius retained some lifting power at the shoulder; the latter seemed depressed; the elbow, wrist, and fingers were slightly flexed.
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.