Painful tension in the left side of the neck, darting upward to the occiput and downward to the scapula, and preventing her from turning her head (third day); the tension seemed to remit some- what (fourth day); the tension diminished, but did not altogether cease on the days when she took no medicine; still occasionally sensible, especially in the morning (fourth day); diminished only very slowly, and then suddenly set in again, and first completely vanished at the expiration of three months. As soon as he awoke he felt an extremely disagreeable, painful sensation in the nape of the neck, close to the occiput, as if he had been lying on a hard couch. In the course of the day this pain spread over the whole right side of the back, as if the muscles in that part of the body were sprained, and was felt especially when bending the head forward, and raising the right arm; in the evening the pain moved more into the region of the right shoulder and neck (third day); on bending the head forward, a sensation, as if the muscles were too short, and as if the pain was caused by the tension of the muscles; the pain continued the whole day, accompanied with whizzing and buzzing in the right ear (fourth day); shortly after taking the drug the pain in the nape of the neck, shoulder and back was increased to such an extent that the raising of the right arm and carrying the hand behind the head caused the most exquisite pain. He was unable to bend the head forward or to turn it; in order to accomplish this he had to move the whole upper part of the body. The pain was short of tumultuous digging, as if the muscles had been crushed, as if a gathering were taking place in the subcutaneous and intermuscular areolar tissue (fifth day); painful drawing in the left posterior cervical region, close to the occiput, alternating with a similar pain in the right frontal eminence, at 11.30 (twelfth day). Pain in the left side of the neck, as from a hard bed, or as if he had lain in an uncomfortable position. Pain, as from a saddle across the nape of the neck, shoulders, and on the spine. Pain in the nape of the neck (within two hours). Sensation in the nape of the neck as if beaten to pieces (after three hours). Pressing and drawing pain, extending from below upward, in the right side of the neck, even during rest (after two hours). Drawing pain in the neck, with fullness in the head, in the afternoon (sixteenth day). Drawing in the left side of the neck, in the evening before going to sleep (fourth day); immediately after getting up, and lasting till afternoon (fifth day). Drawing in the left side of the neck, on waking in the morning (eighth day). Slight drawing in the nape, and repeated sticking from the nape to the right ear and shoulder, in the evening (sixteenth day). Sticking-tearing pain in the muscular parts of the right side of the nape of the neck, in the evening, extending as far as the scapula (continuing only a short time, but returning several times with considerable violence (first day). A digging-tearing pain in the muscles of the right side of the nape of the neck, extending momentarily as far as the right scapula, and being relieved by contact, accompanied by roaring in the left ear, and creaking when swallowing saliva, in the evening (fifth day). Uneasiness, or alternations of slow pinching and relaxation in the cervical muscles, nape of the neck, and in the chest, associated with a kind of nausea. Slight tearing in the nape (after two hours). A couple of transient tearings in the tendinous expansion, on the right side of the neck (sixteenth day). Tearing in the third cervical vertebra, so that it is difficult to turn the head.
Tearing, extending from the neck into the ear, behind the ear into the shoulders, arms and hands. Violent tearing in the nape, which extended into the shoulder, and there remained all day (twenty-fourth day). Throbbing in the arteries of the neck, with pressure in the throat, hindering breathing. Burning-cutting pain in the nape of the neck, extending down to the shoulders.
Sticking, cutting pains in the left side of the neck, as far as the left ear, which soon disappeared again, in the morning (thirty-fourth day). Sticking pain in the forepart of the neck, beneath the larynx (after nine hours). Sticking in the nape, over the joint of the atlas, lasting half an hour, in the evening (seventy-first day). A pinching stitch in the right side of the neck, disappearing on moving and turning it (after three hours and a quarter). A short stitch in the cervical muscles on moving the neck, making him start. Back. The whole back is sore, with stiffness in the nape of the neck. Sensation of stiffness in the spine, as after standing bent over for a long time (after thirteen hours). A sore bruised sensation in the back, on both sides of the spine, in the region of the kidneys. Sore feeling on the back (after four days). Pain in the back, as from long stooping, in the evening, immediately after lying down (after six hours). Heaviness and tension in the back (first day). Feeling as bruised in the back (second day). Pressive pain in small spots, here and there in the back, while sitting. Pressure in the back and spasmodic drawing inward of the abdomen, below the pit of the stomach, so that breathing was very difficult, together with constriction of the larynx, and ineffectual desire for stool, with great crawling in the anus, always after eating. Deeply pressive pain in the back, opposite the pit of the stomach, with a sensation as if the blood could not pass through. Drawing pain in the back while sitting. A drawing along the vertebral column and in the calves, with a feeling of weakness in the feet (first day). Boring in small spot in the back. Boring-tearing pain in the back, extending into the left hip and obliging him to limp.
Cutting pain from the spine to the pit of the stomach. Sudden lightning-like shootings in the back, with stupefying pain in the head, like intoxication, and faint like weakness (after fourteen days). Burning-sticking pain in the back, between the scapulae, while sitting (after thirteen hours). Violent stick like pain in the left side of the back, by the lumbar vertebrae, while walking, not affected by sitting (after ten hours). Pressing stitches in the back (after three hours). (A stitch in the back, extending outward through the chest). A beating in the spine, as though a large vessel were pulsating, after sitting (after six hours and three-quarters). Dorsal. Weakness in an between the shoulders, so that the clothing is distressing. Painful soreness in the middle of the back (third day). Pressure in the back, beneath the scapulae, associated with pressive constrictive cramp in the stomach. Pressing between the shoulders (after second day). Feeling of dislocation in the middle of the spine, increased by sudden bending the body to the right side. Violent pressing between the shoulders on awaking (third day). Drawing in both scapulae, in the direction of the nape of the neck; in both legs, from the knees to the malleoli, and at the same time in both forearms, from the elbows to the wrist-joints; these symptoms appeared usually three to four hours after taking the drug, and lasted ten to sixteen hours (seventh to twelfth day). A constrictive feeling in the back, between the scapulae, which somewhat hindered respiration and also motion of arms (fifteenth day). Drawing between the shoulders (seventy-second day). Pain, like a bruise, beneath the scapula, for several hours. Twitching in the muscles under the left scapula (first day). Burning between the shoulders. Boring in the back between the shoulders.
Tearing in the left scapula (after three days). Dull cutting under the left shoulder blade. Cutting from the point of the left scapula through the chest to the edge of the middle portion of the sternum (first day). Sharp stitches between the scapulae (after half an hour). Sticking on the left scapula (within two hours). Sticking between the shoulders. Frequently flying stitches under the right shoulder blade (seventh day). Lumbar.
Weakness in the small of the back, with pain in the coccyx, while sitting (fourth day). Great debility in the small of the back and feet (sixteenth day). Pain, as if beaten, in the small of the back, worse when stooping or rising from a seat (after six months). Pain, as if beaten, in the small of the back, with great weakness, extending to the tip of the coccyx. Pains in the small of the back (after five hours, third day); (within two hours).
Pain in the small of the back, like lumbago, lasting a long time.
Pain in the small of the back, extending obliquely to the right side. The lumbar vertebrae are somewhat painful when leaning forward in sitting (forty-eighth day). Painful aching in the small of the back, even to weeping, so that she felt every step and every loud word, and as soon as the pain mounted to the next to the dorsal vertebra she was attacked with faintness and everything became white, but she was unable to move, till she suddenly started up and was obliged to stretch, with anxiety and difficult breathing, during profuse menstruation (seventh month).
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.