Paralytic pain in all joints on moving body at night in bed. Bruised pain in r. knee and in middle of l. forearm; in l. leg, above r. knee, in r. forearm, r. metatarsal bones and above r. wrist; B. and heavy feeling in knees, r. thigh and l. arm, often changing places. Pain like a pressure, compression and drawing, on inner side of l. upper arm, in l. ankle, anterior surface of l. thigh, in metatarsal bones. Drawing and pressive pains in r. toes and in l. shoulder when sitting; alternately in knees, shoulders, fleshy part of thigh, in legs, when sitting. Drawing pain above l. elbow, in l. tibia and l. metatarsal bones. Drawing in l. upper arm and lower part of l. thigh; I. upper arm and lower part of r. calf; on inner surface of l. upper arm, in l. ankle, on r. tibia; in all long bones of body on motion; various parts and joints,(<) wine.
Compression in muscles of l. upper arm and in ankles; in calves, forearms and lower part of legs; lower part of calves, on sides of tendo-achillis, in l. forearm, in shoulder-joint; in lower part of r. forearm, then in legs. Throbbing in affected joints, impeding motion. Weakness above l. elbow and in l. knee. Heaviness in l. arm, (<) elbows, (<) rest, with bruised sensation, afterwards the same in wrists and ankles; H. of r. arm, at times (<) shoulder or elbow, (>) moving the joint, then in l. knee and leg, even in bed after 11 P.M. some symptoms in limbs are felt. Heaviness and bruised feeling in l. arm, (<) elbow, (<) rest, then the same in wrists and ankles. Painful stiffness in l. wrist, elbow and knee. Numbness and falling asleep; N. and heaviness, with pain in bones. Freedom from symptoms when in motion.
Clinical Synovitis of knee, with great sensitiveness, trembling and numbness of the extremities on attempting to walk. Rheumatoid pains in the extremities, particularly (<) warmth of bed, lasting until midnight; the painful part becomes cold. Rheumatism of feet, with swelling and coldness. Great soreness of feet from taking cold, as from getting wet; effects of bruises of soles. The rheumatism of Ledum generally affects the smaller joints, which become swollen, the pains (<) warmth of bed. In general, the rheumatism of Ledum begins in the extremities and travels upward; it is rarely useful if the joints are hot and swollen (unlike Bryonia).
Upper Extremities
Desire to stretch legs. Weakness, with pressure in places, a kind of paralysis. Drawing extending from r. axilla into inner surface of upper arm. Pressure outward in l. axilla.
Shoulder. Stitches below r. joint; in forepart of l. joint; in r. joint, (<) rest, with pressure in muscles extending over it; on raising arm. Tearing in r. joint; (<) motion. Pressure in joints; in r. joint; forepart of joints; in joints, (<) movement; P. and drawing in joints and in l. forearm; P. on r. joint. Bruised pain in muscles; paralytic B. pain in joints. Drawing in muscles about l. joint. Heaviness in joints on motion.
Arm. Tearing. Pressure in places in r., with tearing and heaviness, (<) joints, in which the pain is (<) movement. Heaviness, (<) elbows.
Upper Arm. Stitches on upper and inner side of r. Tearing in muscles of inner side; T. in r. humerus; in upper part, with – pressure; intermittent, from lower part through elbow into upper part of forearm; intermittent in l., extending backward, (<) movement. Pressure in muscles; in muscles of r. and in forearm; above l. elbow; in upper part of l.; above r. elbow and along ulnar margin of l. hand; in middle on motion; in l., with heaviness; outward in r. Bruised pain in upper part of l. Drawing in muscles on inner side of r.; D. on inner surface of r. alternating with pressure in several joints and in upper part of r. wall of chest.
Elbow. Stitches in bend of l. Sudden boring in bend of l. when arm was quiet and partly flexed. Pressing and twisting pain from l. through deep parts of forearm to wrist. Pressure; at sides of r.; in r., (<) motion. Bruised pain in l. E. and shoulder joint, then in r. wrist; in r. extending into upper part of forearm; in r., extending into forearm, and in first l. metacarpus. Drawing in l., with heaviness in l. arm, (<) elbow. Frequent weariness of E. and fingers, (>) moving joints, with bruised sensation.
Forearm. Painful jerking in upper part. Tearing on anterior part of l. Pressure in middle of l. radius; in lower part of radius and ulna, extending into wrist and metacarpal bones; in l. forearm in morning, with bruised sensation. Drawing in r.; in lower part of bones of l. Tension in muscles of r. as if sprained. Compression in muscles of r.
Wrist. Hard swelling on tendon of thumb at wrist, painful on bending thumb. Pressure anteriorly on l.; P. in r. in evening. Compression in r. and above l.
Hand. Trembling on taking hold of them and on moving them. Sticking. Tearing; in first metacarpus. Boring in first r. metacarpus and thumb-joint; in first l. metacarpus in evening. Pressure in bones; r.; l. fifth; between first r. and wrist, (<) motion. Pressing as under pain in l. Drawing pain in l. fourth and fifth; extending into toes. Drawing in first l. metacarpus; in l. palm; along surface of l. hand.
Fingers. Stitches in first joint of r. thumb; beneath r. thumb- nail; in first joint of r. thumb and fourth finger during rest, with pressure. Tearing in first joint of r. index; in proximal joint of thumb, (>) moving thumb; in l. fingers, (<) joints, (<) moving them. Boring in first joint of thumb; r., with stiffness. Pain in periosteum of phalanges on pressure. Pressure in first joint of l. thumb; in r. finger-joints in evening; feeling in nail of l. third finger as if pressed upward, alternately more and less severe, with prickling in tip of finger. Drawing pain in extensor tendons of three l. fingers. Stiffness of r.; l.
Lower Extremities
Reeling after rising from stooping.
Thigh. Stretching. Tearing in l. from trochanter major; from hip-joints to ankles, (<) motion. Boring in l. trochanter major; and in tuber ischii; above r. patella; jerklike, in l. femur when sitting. Boring pushing pain in and behind l. trochanter. Sprained pain towards posterior part of l., as if muscles were not in proper position, (<) walking or touch. Pain in femora; in l. great trochanter and tuber ischii; in hip-joints and sacrum on rising from a seat; in r. hip-joint, (<) moving it; in muscles of r. thigh when walking, so that the knee gave way; jerklike, above r. knee and ankle; in periosteum when walking, sitting and when touched, as if bruised or as if flesh were torn from bones. Bruised feeling in l. muscles posteriorly when standing and walking, extending into knee. Drawing pain in posterior surface of l.; D. and pressive pains along posterior surface of l. when sitting; pinching D. pain in sockets of hip-joints, extending to posterior part of thigh. Drawing in external soft parts of r.; in l. hip-joint; from l. into knee. Pressure on anterior and outer part of middle of l. Posterior muscles feel paralyzed.
Knee. Cracking. Swelling when walking, with tension and sticking. Sticking in l.; in r., (<) motion, with pressure. (Tearing); in and below r., (<) motion. Boring in r. to left of patella. Pain; in r. on motion in morning after rising; in l. in afternoon when sitting; in l. at night on waking; near r. side of l. patella, (<) motion; in l., with drawing; alternately in K. and ankles, suddenly appearing and disappearing; in l., extending into posterior and external soft parts of lower portion of thigh; as if beaten or sore; pain in front of patellae as if beaten, when walking. Pressure in l. and on l. tibia when sitting in evening, with tearing; P. inward from l. patella in evening. Compression in l. Tensive pain in K. and heel when walking after sitting. Intermittent drawing. Weakness; when walking, with tearing. Stiffness; when walking; in l. K. and ankle when walking.
Leg. Swelling extending above calves, with tensive pain, (<) evening. Jerking and weariness on bending them. Tearing deep in r.; in bones of l.; in lower and forepart of l. in afternoon; deep in r. in evening; in bones above l. ankle; below r. knee. Pain in bones of l., (<) lower part in forenoon when sitting; pressing as under P. in r. when sitting; P. in outer part of l., especially drawing; drawing P. in outer and upper part of legs and r. thigh. Drawing; through l.; in l. fibula; in lower part of r. fibula; to above knees. Compression in muscles above r. external malleolus; in lower part of l. in evening. Heaviness. Weakness; (>) walking, in l., with pulling in tendon on back of l. foot. Stiffness in morning.
Tibia. Tearing; along r.; on anterior surface of r. and above r. knee; in l. in afternoon, then in lower anterior part of both legs; along r. in evening. Stitches in r.; in l. T. and knee, (<) evening. Scraping on l. when sitting. Boring; in r. below knee; in l. above inner malleolus; in l. when walking, with drawing pain. Pain in r.; l. T. and calf; in upper part of l. when sitting, extending downward. Drawing in r. Weak feeling below r. knee.
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.