Upper Extremities
Painful swelling of axillary glands. Stitches in shoulder when lying, (>) moving; drawing stitches from shoulders down through arms; S. inward in l. shoulder, with throbbing. Tearing in shoulder-joint and on top of scapula. Pain in r. shoulder; at top of l.; in l. in forenoon when riding; in r. at 6 P.M. when walking; when lying, (>) moving; rheumatic, in l. S. and arm in region of deltoid; burning, in l. at 1 P.M. when walking. Weight on shoulders; upon l. by clavicle. L. shoulder seems paralyzed.
Arm.- Swelling and pain. Trembling after moderate exertion of it. Jerking sensation in l. Shooting through them; extending downward in l. and out at finger-tips, with drawing. Tearing, (<) lying still. Drawing in l. at night, with paralyzed sensation. Sensation as if something were rolling down in it from shoulder to hand. Falling asleep of the one upon which he rests his head in sleep.
Upper Arm.- Sticking in l.; inward, on r.; burning, beneath l. axilla; boring, when standing. Tearing, (<) work, forcing one to let arms hang down, with pain when in bed, and on taking hold of them pain in bone. Sprained pain in l. at 2 and 3 P.M. when arm is carried far upward and backward. Pain in l.’ in l. deltoid at 6.30 A.M. on exerting it; about middle of l. at 7 A.M., with itching on back and chest; on r. side of l. about noon after lying down. Tension in l. in open air. Drawing from below l. axilla to middle of upper arm, on raising arm.
Elbow. Jerking tearing in E. and wrist, (>) motion. Pain in l. between 2 and 3 P.M. after drinking ice-water, then in r. scapulary joint. (<) lower angle of scapula, beginning when pulling; burning itching P. in l., (>) scratching. Drawing extending into wrist, with tearing; cramplike, in l. on moving it. Tension on stretching arm, with difficulty in raising arm. Throbbing in l.
Forearm. Pain in middle of l. radium; in region of l. biceps; region of r. biceps flexor, then in ulnar edge of r. metacarpus; l. biceps and phalanges of l. fingers about 6 A.M.; middle of l. ulnar at 1 P.M.; in r. biceps when at rest; bruised, in l.; burning, in biceps in bed, (<) l. Weakness in upper part of r. on motion and sprained pain in wrist on grasping anything. Stiffness and weakness of F. and fingers; S. of l., with digging in bones on motion and jerking in r. wrist.
Wrist.- Tearing sticking in l. Sprained sensation on upper surface of l. on bending it. Pain in r.’ l.
Hand.- Swelling. (Twitching between r. thumb and index.) Pain at ulnar edge of r.; before midnight, (>) movement; rheumatic P.; drawing, in r. palm; throbbing in l., extending to elbow; intermittent throbbing, in l.
Fingers.- Twitching inward of thumbs on laying hands down; (T. inward of fingers). Sticking; in tendons on back of index. Tearing in joints. Pain in middle joint of l. index; in middle joint of r. ring; in middle phalanx of r. little; in metacarpal joint of l. index and in middle of r. upper arm; midway between joints in evening; on motion, on account of swelling. Crawling in tips as if asleep (Secalec.). Falling asleep sensation in l. index. Index and middle numb and asleep in morning.
Lower Extremities
Staggering in morning on rising, with ability to stand upright; S. to the right when walking; S. without vertigo. Limping in afternoon. Pain, and in knees; burning, and in knees. Weakness, (<) rest; W. of joints; so that they feel bruised. Paralysis; and walking difficult, slow and shuffling. Cramplike contraction in r. nates. Pain in tuber ischii after rising from a seat; drawing P. in r. nates, just below sacrum, (>) pressure; cramplike, in l. nates when standing.
Hip.- Lameness of l. during first part of a walk. Tearing extending to knee when walking and standing, with drawing. Pain, and in knees; in l. at 5 P.M. on bending trunk to r.; when lying on side, and in sacrum when lying on back (Nux-v.); in joints on every step, and paralyzed sensation in anterior muscles of thighs; in r., consisting of tension and drawing. Tension in l. joint when sitting; in l. joint, extending down thigh.
Thigh.- Twitching, with trembling of knee. Cramp in l. T. and nates. Sticking extending outward; boring S. when standing. Tearing in middle of outer part when sitting, (>) motion; jerking T. above r. knee. Tearing dragging in muscles of l. Cramplike pain below r. groin when sitting. Sensation near r. groin like that felt when fingers are spread apart when wrist has been sprained. Pain in l.; along l. rectus femoris from 4 till 8.30 P.M., (<)beginning to walk, transiently (>) continued walking; in anterior muscles on touch, (<) l., the posterior part of which was painful on walking the preceding day; to tendon above patella on walking; bruised in r. rectus cruris on pressure; drawing, on rising from a seat and when standing, forcing her to bend up; bruised and drawing, in r. Tension on posterior surface when riding one leg over the other. heaviness from above knees to ankles, so that she could not stand, (>) walking and sitting. Inclination to stretch T. and leg in morning in bed.
Knee.- Sticking on inner surface of l., then r., when walking; in hamstring just above calf on violent motion, on rising from a seat and on touch; across, on standing up after sitting; outward in side when walking. Tearing in K and ankle, (<) rest; T. to ankle, with drawing. Pain; under knee-pan; in upper part of l.; in l. in morning on beginning to descend stairs after sitting; on l. side of upper end of r. patella at noon on rising from a chair; at outer edge of l. patella in evening on descending stairs after sitting some time; rheumatic, extending to ankles; hot, running to groins; intermittent sore, and in legs; drawing. Drawing in hollow of r. on bending knee. Tension in l. on rising from a seat; T. as if too short; T. in tendons on inner side of r., with pulling, causing uneasiness in foot; in tendons on inner side of r., with crawling. Tingling in K. and hollows on sitting down after walking, with buzzing. Heaviness in hollows and in calves, so that he could not move legs.
Leg.- Cramp in one or other in forenoon in bed, (>) pressure against sole. Sticking below r. knee; at head of l. fibula after drinking ice-water, then pain there on stepping; in lower part of tendo-achillis, (<) touch and after lying down. Aching, with inability to rest in any position; A. above l. tendo-achillis at 2.15 P.M., on ascending stairs; alternating with cold feet; (sudden throbbing and crawling P. at 6.30 P.M., (<) motion and touch, with cramplike pain, both disappearing suddenly). Throbbing. Weakness; in forenoon; at noon, with desire to lie down; in afternoon when walking in open air, with heaviness and bruised sensation; between 5 and 6 P.M., with pain at anterior tuberosity of l. tibia on first walking, then behind l. outer malleolus, then superficial pain at inferior occipital ridge, (<) exerting muscles whose tendons are inserted there; when sitting, (>) walking; in legs and ankles, with pain; with pain above superciliary ridges. Heaviness; when sitting, with tension, but only weariness when walking. Stiffness in forenoon, with staggering to r.
Tibia.- Tearing s ticking and weariness. Stinging below inner side of head of l. after drinking cool milk. Tingling pain in shafts at night when feet are crossed, with constant necessity to move legs, which prevents sleep. Sudden sprained pain at insertion of ligamentum patellae into T. on rising from a chair, with pain on pressure. Pain at inside of head of l. at 9.30 P.M. on sitting after walking; cramplike, in l. on bending knee, then burning. Pressure on r., then burning.
Calf.- Jerking. Cramp after midnight in bed and when sitting after walking, (>) bending knee; C. when sitting. Pain in l. at 7. A.M. on descending stairs; in l. at 2.30 P.M. at each step; in inner, lower and posterior part when heel was raised by action of calf on beginning to walk, (>) continued walking; in l., (>) movement; tensive, in r., with burning. Tension when walking, with sensation as if hamstrings were too short; T. in skin, with sticking in it when sitting. Drawing internally in r., causing uneasiness in feet; cramplike drawing upward in l. to hollow of knee. (Throbbing on outer side.)
Ankle.- Sticking in l.; in r. inner malleolus on rising from a seat; cramplike. Deep-seated pain in outer at 8.30 A.M. on pressure. Drawing in r.
Foot.- Swelling in evening. Spasmodic contraction in inner side of sole, (>) stretching it out and bending sole. Sticking in heels in morning on first standing; in sole in evening; in heel when stepping upon it; in l. heel after walking in open air; burning, on back of r., with warmth. Intermittent pains in heels like running nails under skin. Sprained pain in morning on rising. Pain in hollow; P. after walking in open air, they seem immovable, (>) sitting; in soles, with tension; in r. sole near ball, as from pressure upon a painful spot; burning sore, in a corn, from pressure of shoe; (in heels as if benumbed, when stepping upon them). Drawing like a paralysis when sitting; D. extending outward in l. heel, with burning. Throbbing on back. Weakness as if she had walked too rapidly, so that she cannot easily ascend stairs; as if blood settled in them, when sitting. Deadness of r. with numbness.
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.