Superior Extremities.
The veins of the arms an hands are injected and tense, with great prostration and ill-humor (ninth day). Weakness of the right arm as if all power had left it, disappearing on motion (ninth day).
Violent tearing pains in the joints of the right upper extremities, in the evening on going to bed, becoming more violent in bed. Slight tearing in the joints of the left arm, in the evening while sitting, with great weariness. Shoulder. A painful paralytic sensation in the left shoulder and elbow-joint, at night (after seven days). Constant burning pain in the right shoulder-joint. Pressure in a small streak on the left shoulder. Extremely painful tearing in both shoulders, in the evening (seventh day). Tearing from the right shoulder-joint to the middle of the forearm, at night in bed (seventh day). Tearing pains in the joints of the right shoulder and elbow. Some tearing in the left shoulder and then same in the left thigh.
Sticking pain in the right axilla, towards evening. A dull stitch in the right shoulder-joint. Intermittent sticking pain in the right shoulder, in the afternoon. Elbow. Dull drawing in the elbow-joints. Tearing in the right elbow. Tearing from the elbow to the middle of the forearm, always when touched with the finger, even when it is brought near it. Tearing pain in the left elbow, wrist, and finger joints, towards evening. Forearm.
Paralytic pain in the right forearm, in the evening (sixth day).
Intolerable pain in the middle of the right forearm like a tearing, tension and pinching; disappearing on motion (after fifteen days). Gnawing as if in a marrow of the right ulna, in the evening. Tensive tearing in the forearm as if in the marrow of the bones. Violent tearing in the middle of the right forearm, in the evening. Pulsating stitches in the inner surface of the left forearm. Wrist. Tearing in the right wrist and elbow joints, on going to bed, aggravated in bed. Burning pain in the left wrist, in the evening. Hand. The hand and whole forearm became quite insensible as if paralyzed, but warm, becoming again sensitive on motion (seventh day). Tearing extending from the inner surface of the right hand to the middle of the forearm, in the evening. Fingers. Great trembling or rather shaking of the fingers of the right hand on pouring a liquid over them. Numbness of the right thumb. Pinching pain in the right middle finger, extending into the hand. A painful sensation like a burning and tension between the left thumb and index finger, even in the evening (eighth day). Acute drawing in different phalanges and in the bones of the wrists (first and second days). Tearing jerking in the finger joints. Tearing in the tendons of all the fingers, extending up into the forearm, on letting the arm hang down (second day). Intermittent tearing gnawing in the right little finger. Tearing and throbbing on the left side of the thumb (second day).
Inferior Extremities.
Paralytic pain in both lower extremities, in the evening (sixth day). Slight jerking in the right lower extremity. Jerking in the lower extremities and starting up of the whole body on falling asleep (fifth day). Very acute drawing in the right lower extremities during rest, disappearing during motion, in the evening (first day). Painful drawing and paralyzed sensation in the whole leg, when walking in the open air, which disappears in warmth and rest. Slight tearing pain in the lower extremities, extending from below upward, and disappearing in the lumber region. Slight tearing pain, in the morning, starting from the knee-joint, extending through the pelvis, and disappearing in the lumbar region. Itching pain in the left lower extremity (after twenty-six days). Hip. Drawing pain in the right hip, starting from the ankle and knee-joints, in the morning. Tearing pain in both hip and knee-joints, in the morning. Violent tearing from the right hip into the knee, disappearing when walking (fourth day). Thigh. Weakness first in the right thigh, then in both thighs, still worse in the evening in bed (second day).
Paralytic pain in thighs, still worse in the evening in bed (second day). Paralytic pain in the thighs, in the evening while sitting. Painful gnawing in the left thigh as if in the marrow of the bone. Frequent jerking sticking in the right thigh as if in the bone (sixth day). Jerking tearing in the right thigh, in the evening while sitting (sixth day). Extremely painful tearing in the left thigh, as if in the bone. A violent stitch on the crest of the right ilium, while sitting. Knee. An indescribable pain on the inside of the right knee. Dull pain in the knee and ankle-joints, aggravated by walking a standing. Drawing pain in the right knee and ankle-joints, towards evening. A pulsative clawing from the knee to the toes, in the evening on lying down, which prevented falling asleep till midnight; at last itching of the toes with cessation of the pain (third day). Dull tearing pains in both knees and ankles, aggravated by walking. Tearing in the right patella. Violent tearing pains in the left knee and ankle-joints, after midnight. Burning about the knee and in the exostosis on the tibia (formerly caused by the abuse of Mercury), at 9 P.M., on lying down in bed. This was afterwards associated with headache, as if the occiput were pressed outward, and finally a clawing in the teeth of the left upper jaw; all this lasted till about 11 o’clock, when he fell asleep (second day).
Leg. Great swelling of the left leg and foot, in the evening (eighth day). Sudden weariness of the leg, worse during rest.
While sitting the calves suddenly become weak and weary as after a long walk. Griping and clawing in both legs, in the morning, followed by burning itching in the toes (after ten days). In the evening on going to bed, sensation of a pressive pain like a weight in the joints of the legs. Drawing pain in the muscles of the right leg, on lying down in the evening and continuing through the night. Ankle. Tearing in the right outer malleolus (seventh day). Constant sticking pain in the ankle and knee- joints, in the evening. Foot and Toes. The (habitual) oedematous swelling of the left foot almost entirely disappeared (third day). Violent pain in the foot, all night, with general dry heat; the next morning he began to perspire and perspired the whole forenoon, whereupon the feet immediately felt freer (sixth day). Numbness and crawling in the right heel with tearing in the toes. Extremely painful tearing in the left heel, in the evening while sitting. Sticking pain in the left heel, in the evening after lying down. Painful constrictive tearing in the sole of the right foot and in the ankle. Violent tearing in the middle joint of the second toe, and when this disappeared violent itching in the root of the nail.
Generalities
Emaciation; all the clothes become too loose. Weak, tremulous sensation in the body (after two hours). Feeling of weakness, with paralysis and jerking in all the limbs, in the evening. The whole body is weak and prostrated, especially the lower extremities, in the morning. Great weakness, in the morning.
Intolerable weariness, in the evening. Great weakness and prostration of the whole body, even in the morning in bed, lasting nearly all day (ninth day). Great weakness, in the evening, with much yawning impaired use of the extremities of the right side, slight sparks before the eyes and pressive pain in the left side of the head. Bruised sensation in the whole upper part of the body. An attack; in the evening tension over the whole head, lasting five minutes, followed by tensive pressure over the whole chest; thence the same pain extended into the small of the back, thence up between the shoulders, again into the small of the back, and thence at last into the left (diseased foot), where it remained all night; if he lay upon the back at night, the back and small of the back were painful as if sore (after nine days). A single sudden jerk through the upper part of the body on falling asleep, in the afternoon and at night, which made her wide awake. It acts especially upon the right half of the body. (* Still there are many symptoms which show the opposite.-H. and T. *) Many of the pains of Strontium appear like phantoms, so that she can scarcely tell the place where they are. The pains of Strontium appear to be especially seated in the long bones and in the marrow. She feels better in the open air.
Skin.
Objective. The skin which is tightly adherent to the scar on the forearm (as if grown to it) continues to loosen more and more (after twenty days). Eruptions. A small red pimple, without sensation, but bleeding when touched, on the nose. A small pimple on the upper lip painful to touch. A pimple in the corner of the mouth and itching on the chin. A red pimple filled with pus at the tip, on the left chest. Itching pimples as large as peas under the skin on the legs, with compressive pains in the small of the back and in the left thigh. Small red pimples on the ankle and back of the foot, with violent burning itching, aggravated by scratching, lasting several days (after twenty days). Small, red, painless blisters on the forehead. An ulcer on the arm is moister than usual, especially at night, is sore to touch and burns, especially towards morning; at night, the suffering arm perspired profusely (first and second days).
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.