Pain of dislocation in the arm-joints, they cannot be flexed without great pain.
On the left shoulder suddenly several painful blows as with a small iron hammer. [Gss.]
Itching pricks in and below the axilla (aft. 5 h.). [Ws.]
Paralytic pain as from dislocation just below the shoulder-joint, only when at rest – on moving it went off for a short time (aft. 6 h.). [Gn.]
420. Weariness in the arms and legs – he must let the arms sink down. [Gss.]
Great want of power, especially in the arms and legs: feeling as if there were no strength in them, and as if the latter could not carry the body. [Gss.]
Here and there on the limbs, sometimes on the arm, sometimes on a spot on the hand or on one finger, a painful twitching as though he had just got a hard blow there. [Gss.]
Paralytic weakness of the right arm. [Hrr.]
Paralytic heaviness and weakness in both arms, especially the upper arms and shoulder-joints – more violent at every movement (aft. 4.1/2 h.). [Hrr.]
425. Paralytic weakness and heaviness of the right arm, especially in the joint – more violent on movement. [Hrr.]
Paralytic pressure and heaviness of the whole right arm, more violent on movement by which he is immediately fatigued, with loss of breath (aft. 14 h.). [Hrr.]
Paralytic weakness in the arms, when he holds a small weight for but a short time (aft. 8 h.). [Ws.]
Arms and fingers are almost quite immovable.
Paralytic weakness and heaviness of the left arm, but less severe than in the right and somewhat later than in the latter. [Hrr.]
430. The right arm is easily fatigued by very moderate exertion, so that he allows what he has in it to fall, and the same in the left but less and later. [Hrr.]
Paralytic tearing in the left arm, especially in the wrist-joint, more violent on movement (aft. 4 h.). [Hrr.]
Aching tearing in the middle of the right upper arm, quickly occurring and as quickly going off. [Hrr.]
Tearing pain in the left arm, especially the upper arm – the pain seems to be deeply seated. [Hrr.]
Tearing pressure in the middle of the left upper arm, towards the posterior and inner aspect, limited to a spot a hand’s breadth in size (aft. 48 h.). [Hrr.]
435. Intermitting aching tearing in both upper arms. [Hrr.]
When lying on the left arm a constant twitching of a muscular part in the interior of the upper arm, which goes off on altering the position, but returns on resuming the former position. [Hnl.]
In the bone of the left upper arm a penetrating pain, in fits, as if it were compressed and crushed, when at rest and when moving.
Quivering in the muscles of the right upper arm above the elbow-joint, when at rest (aft. 5.1/2 h.). [Gn.]
Quivering in the right deltoid muscles (aft. 26 h.). [Gn.]
440. Digging stitch in the right deltoid muscle (aft. 5 d.). [Gn.]
Tearing pain anteriorly in the upper half of the right upper arm (aft. 24 h.). [Hrr.]
On the lower part of the left upper arm a bruised pain.
Drawing as from powerlessness in the left deltoid muscle. [Fz.]
Transient drawifrom the elbow up towards the upper arm. [Gss.]
445. Tension with sore pain on the point of the right elbow, especially when flexing the arm (aft. 5 h.). [Ws.]
In the right forearm cramp-like stiffness. [Fz.]
Paralytic tearing pain on the right forearm above the wrist-joint. [Hrr.]
Pressive pain in the right forearm, towards the anterior and outer part. [Hrr.]
Above the left wrist, on the styloid process of the radius, a pain as if he had over-exerted, sprained, or dislocated the hand. [Fz.]
450. Pain as from dislocation in the left wrist-joint. [Fz.]
Aching tearing pain in the right wrist-joint, more violent when moving it (aft. 32 h.). [Hrr.]
Transient twitching on the left hand over the wrist-joint. [Gss.]
Two inches above the left wrist-joint on the radial side, a pinching. [Gss.]
A quick drawing in short fits from the wrist-joint towards the hand on the radial side. [Gss.]
455. Trembling and hot feeling in the left hand.
The hands tremble most when he lays them down (on the table). [Gss.]
Writing even becomes difficult for him on account of weakness in the hands, which them tremble.[Gss.]
On the back of the left hand, betwixt the index and middle fingers, a cramp-like pain. [Fz.]
Burning itching on the back of the hand as if a gnat had stung him, not removed b rubbing, for eight hours,
460. Under the wrist small wheals, with itching all day, which was aggravated by rubbing.
On the backs of both hands, a number of small, red, painless little spots.
Chilblains on the hand (during mild weather).
Swelling of the hands (in the evening).
Cramp-like contraction of the left palm, in the evening. [Fz.]
465. Cramp in the fingers which remain contracted for a long time.
Tearing in jerks from the fingers up into the hand. [Gss.]
Intermittent aching tearing in the carpal bones, metacarpal bones, and proximal phalanges of the fingers of the left hand. [Hrr.]
Aching tearing in the proximal phalanges of the fingers of the right hand, aggravated by moving them. [Hrr.]
Aching shooting burning in the outer border of the metacarpal bone of the left little finger (aft. 11 h.). [Htn.]
470. Cutting pain in the ball of the left little finger, aggravated by flexing the finger (aft. 5 h.). [Htn.]
Fine needle pricks in the tip of the left middle finger. [Fz.]
A drawing pain in the proximal phalanx of the left thumb and at the same time under the wrist. [Fz.]
In the left middle finger a painful, spasmodic drawing, intermixed with jerks so that the finger trembles. [Gss.]
In writing, when he grasps the pen, an acute twitching pain betwixt thumb and index – but if he holds the pen loosely or ceases to write, he feels nothing, but after a while the twitching returns and lasts a long time. [Gss.]
475. Few obtuses, painful blows on the metacarpal bone of the left index and on other parts of the hands, just as though a stretched nerve were painfully touched with a little hammer. [Gss.]
In the proximal joint of the left index drawing shooting towards the finger-tip.
Tearing pain in the proximal joint of the index, which gradually goes off on moving the hand (aft. 1.1/2 h.). [Lr.]
On the whole left index, a pain like dislocation on flexing and extending, and during rest, lasting several hours and frequently recurring for five days (aft. 6 h.). [Lr.]
Very painful hang-nails on the finger-tips (aft. 4 d.).
480. Shooting in the tips of the fingers of both hands.
In the muscles about the hip-joint severe pain on raising up the thigh.
Persistent itching prick in the left natis, near the anus (aft. 33 h.). [Gn.]
Muscular twitching in the left natis (aft. 3 d.). [Gn.]
Restlessness in the lower extremities; he must lay them first in one place then in another, in the evening (aft. 15 h.). [Hnl.]
485. Heaviness and feeling of exhaustion in the lower extremities, especially in the thighs and knee-joints as if the legs would sink down; he is obliges to sit or lie (aft. 5 h.). [Hrr.]
Extreme heaviness and weariness of the lower extremities, especially in the knee-joints; he can hardly drag them along when walking, which is very difficult for him (aft. 8 h.). [Hrr.]
Paralytic weakness and heaviness of the lower extremities, especially of the thighs; he can hardly drag them along. [Hrr.]
When sitting feeling of weakness in the lower extremities, as if they were tired by over-walking. [Gss.]
After a walk of two hours, great weariness of the lower extremities as if he had blocks fastened to them. [Gss.]
490. Great heaviness of the lower extremities; she can hardly get upstairs, and must immediately sit down. [Gss.]
When standing he feels in the lower extremities a painful weariness, and there is so little strength in them that they cannot support the body, but threaten to give way. [Gss.]
On going upstairs the lower extremities are above as if bruised, but below they are so unsteady and weak that he is in danger of falling. [Gss.]
When sitting suddenly a transient obtuse pressure in the ossa ischii. [Gss.]
When walking dislocation pain in the right hip so that he must almost limp when walking, lasting many hours (aft. 5 h.). [Lr.]
495. Drawing in the left hip. [Fz.]
Paralytic pain in the hip-joint, when walking (aft. 25 h.). [Gn.]
Pain as if sprained just under the hip-joint, in the thigh, only when walking, not when standing (aft. 1 h.). [Gn.]
On bringing forward the thigh in walking, a pain as if sprained in the upper muscles anteriorly, which hinders him in walking, for two days. [Hnl.]
Weakness of the right lower extremity, especially of the thigh, as if in the bone, so that it was painful when standing; he must support himself on the left leg. [Hnl.]
500. Feeling of powerlessness in the thighs. [Fz.]
On the left thigh an itching pimple.
Pricking itching on the outer side of the thigh, which goes off only for a short time by rubbing (aft. ½ h.).
Itching prick quite high up on the inner side of the thigh (immediately). [Gn.]
Stitch-like pain in the muscles of the right thigh, above the knee, only when standing; it goes off on walking (aft. 2 h.). [Lr.]
505. Pricking as with a pain in the inner side of the left thigh, above the knee. [Fz.]
Hahnemann's three major publications chart the development of homeopathy. In the Organon of Medicine, we see the fundamentals laid out. Materia Medica Pura records the exact symptoms of the remedy provings. In his book, The Chronic Diseases, Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure, he showed us how natural diseases become chronic in nature when suppressed by improper treatment.