Pains in the knees and legs at short intervals, very sore (forty-fifth day). Rheumatic pains in the knee-joints, extending to the ankles, lasting from four to eight hours (after thirty-six hours). Pain in the knees and lower extremities (fourth day). Pain in the left knee on beginning to walk downstairs, after sitting, in the morning (thirtieth day).
Pain at the outer edge of the left patella, on going upstairs in the evening, after sitting for some time; commenced about a day and a quarter after collecting the first specimen, and a quarter of a day after the second. The upper part of the left knee aches (tenth day). Strong pain at the tendon just above the patella, on walking (twenty-first day). Burning pain in the knee-joints and lower extremities (after thirty-six hours). Tearing in the knee and in the ankle, worse during rest. A stitch across the knee on standing up after sitting. While walking, stitches, first in the inner surface of the left, then on the right knee. A sticking from within outward in the side of the knee, while walking. Tingling and buzzing in the knees and hollows of the knees, on sitting down after walking. Leg. A heaviness of the legs, extending from just above the knee to the lowest portion of the ankle, so that she could not stand, relieved on walking and unnoticed while sitting. The legs seem heavy and weary, as if he had walked a long distance. Jerking in the calves. Tension in the calves while walking, and a sensation as if the hamstrings were too short. Sensation of tension in the skin of the calves, with sticking in them while sitting, disappearing on walking. Cramp like pressure in the left tibia on bending the knee, followed by burning. Pressure on the right tibia, followed by burning. Cramp like drawing upward in the left calf to the hollow of the knee. Cramp in the calves after midnight, white lying in bed, and while sitting after walking; relieved by bending up the knee. Cramp in the calves while sitting (immediately), disappearing on rising and moving about. Pain in the calf of the left leg, mitigated by movement (soon). Pain in the inner, lower, and posterior part of the calf of the leg, felt during the earlier portion of a walk, whenever the heel was raised by the action of the calf; it was relieved after walking a few minutes (after five hours, second day). Pain in the calf of the left leg at each sleep, at 2.30 P.M. (twelfth day). Pain at the inside of the head of the left tibia, on sitting after walking, at 9.30 P.M. (eighteenth day). On rising from a chair, a sudden and severe pain, as from a sprain, at the insertion of the ligamentum patellae into the tibia; this, with tenderness at the part on pressure, remained a few minutes (after half an hour, twenty-second day). A drawing on the right calf internally, causing uneasiness in the feet. Drawing and tearing extending from the knee into the ankle. A tearing sticking on the tibia, with weakness and weariness. A stitch in the hamstrings just above the calves, on violent motion, on rising, on rising from a seat and on touch. Stitches just below the right knee. (A bubbling in the outer side of the calves, for several hours). Pain, like a tingling, in the tibiae at night, while the feet are crossed; she is constantly obliged to move the legs back and forth, and on this account she is unable to sleep. Burning heat and aching tensive pain in calf of right leg (after three to four days). Severe stinging pain at the head of the left fibula, immediately after drinking ice-water, followed by severe pain there on stepping (sixth day). Severe stinging just below the inner side of the head of the left tibia, a few minutes after drinking cool milk (twenty- ninth day). Ankle. Deep seated pain in outer ankle whenever it is pressed, but not continuing after the removal of the pressure, at 8.30 A.M. (twenty-second day). Pain above the tendo Achillis of the left leg, when walking upstairs, at 2.15 P.M. (first day). Drawing in the right ankle. Sticking as with knives in the lower portion in the tendo Achillis, aggravated by touch and after lying down. Sticking as with a knife in the left ankle. Sticking in the right inner malleolus on rising from a seat. Cramp like sticking in the malleoli. Foot. Swelling of the feet, painless to touch, in the evening (after forty-eight hours). Previously existing chilblains return four and a half months earlier than usual; a burning itching in them, in the afternoon and evening; when she attempts to scratch them there is a sticking, so that she cannot endure scratching, and after the scratching chilblains appear. Weakness in the feet, as if the blood settled in them, only sitting. Weariness of the feet, so that she could not easily go upstairs, as if she had run too rapidly. Deadness and numbness of the lower portion of the right foot, which seemed made of wood. Heaviness and tension of the feet, while sitting; but only weariness while walking. Pain in the feet after walking an hour, in the open air, they seemed to become immovable, that disappears while sitting. The feet painful as if sprained or wrenched, in the morning on rising. A drawing like a paralysis in the whole of the foot, while sitting. Crawling in the feet, in the morning, while lying in bed (and after rising). Aching pains in the hollow of the feet (twelfth day). (The heels hurt as if benumbed, when stepping upon them). Drawing extending upward in the left heel, with burning. Pain in both heels as if stepping upon pins, on first standing, in the morning. Sharp pain in the heels, like running nails under the skin at times. Stitches in the left heel while sitting (after walking about in the open air). Stitches in the heels when stepping upon them. Spasmodic contraction in the inner side of the sole of the foot, relieved by stretching it out and bending the sole upward (after sixty-four hours).
Tension and pressure in the soles of the feet. Pain in the sole of the right foot near the ball, as if one pressed continuously and more and more severely upon a painful spot. Stitches in the soles of the feet as he were walking upon needles, in the evening. Burning stitches and a sensation of warmth on the back of the right foot (after four days). Beating and throbbing on the back of the foot. Toes. Spasmodic contractions in the toes. Pain in several toes at some distance from the joints; then about the hips and small of the back; then in left glutei muscles; then at the connection of the left tendo Achillis with the calf; the last three early in a walk (eighth day). Drawing pressive pain in the right great toe, with a sensation of warmth. Fine stitches in the left great toe. Stitches in the right great toe. Burning sore pain in a corn, from pressure of the shoe (after three hours). A short, burning sticking between the fourth and fifth toes, in the evening while walking, and also at a night in bed (after twelve hours).
Generalities
My whole body, from the top of my head even to the ends of my toes, was enormously swollen; for eight or ten days my eyes were closed; penis so badly swollen, could not void urine for five days; the symptoms were the same as those above described, only much more severe. He fell down unconscious; there was no pulse, but feeble ineffectual efforts to vomit, with general offensive odor from the body; the epigastric region was painful, frothing from the mouth, inflammation of the lips (after suppression the erysipelatous inflammation by vinegar and water); subsequently the pustules returned, developed into furuncles, after which the patient recovered. The left side of the trunk, from the axilla down to below the ribs, is swollen and painful.
Convulsions of different parts of the body, accompanied by slight delirium. Nervous twitchings. Twitchings in various parts of the body, except the joints. Some twitchings across the abdomen, with irregular and convulsive motion in the limbs, and when the nervous influx seemed to pass to the extremities, it excited in the brain such a sensation of pain as made him frequently exclaim most violently; but when any one asked him where his pain was, he answered he could not mention any particular place, but that all his limbs were as if stretched forcibly; this was more especially after sleep. Twitching of various muscles. Incubus, with inability to move, and sensation of pressure on the right upper portion of the chest, with superstitious fear, connected with the supposed presence and agency of some invisible, sly, and malicious being, in the night (after two days and a half). Incubus, with strong pain in occiput, after waking, at 1 A.M. (twenty-first day). Paralysis of the whole body, in all the joints, worse on attempting to rise after sitting and towards evening. Extreme mobility and physical activity through the whole afternoon (third day). He became weak and dizzy after a meal. Great weakness, as if the bones ached; he constantly desired to sit or lie down.
Unsteadiness of the limbs during the chill, on account of which he could not stand. Desire to lie down. She cannot keep out of bed. Great weakness over the whole body. Very great weakness.
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.