SPINAL SORENESS and TENDERNESS and stiffness of muscles of back extending entire length, tenderness of spinal column when stretching.
SPINAL ANAEMIA (Kali phos.).
Throbbing in lumbar spine brought on by any emotional excitement or over-exertion, becomes so severe it takes her breath.
“Lame back,” lumbar or lumbo-sacral, extending down legs, drawing pain in back and limbs, stiffness in back on rising or beginning to move, < damp, cold weather.
Lumbago caused by strain in lifting.
Soreness and aching across kidneys, when she stoops she cannot rise again without violent pain in region of kidneys, creeping chills in region of right kidney, as if caused by icy cold insects with claws, creeping in region of left kidney.
Tension in lumbar region extending down posterior aspect of thighs, < stooping, > walking, < sitting.
Pain in lumbar region, > by profuse urination, < lying on back.
Sensation of water dropping out of a bottle in lumbar region.
Soreness of coccyx, < lying on back at night, while sitting, and especially when rising from a seat.
UPPER LIMBS.
Rheumatic pain in left shoulder, < from motion, occasional little darts of pain if kept still. Rheumatic pain in right shoulder and arm, hurts most to move it back (Sanic.), or straight out from side, < at night or from any pressure on back of shoulder which pushes shoulder forward, < from weight of bed- clothes on arm,, pain extends to fingers, fingers pain when moved.
Neuritis in right arm and shoulder extending to neck and occiput.
Pain under left scapula running down left arm to little finger, which pricked as if asleep.
Brown, itching eruption on left shoulder. Itching and irritation inside elbow joints.
Hair on arms above elbows, very thick (Berridge).
Cold numbness on outer, side of arms just below elbow, sharp pain in elbow when moving it, cracking of joints, especially elbows. Right arm cold.
Left forearm and hand numb, unable to hold anything with force, any attempt to raise arm caused a sense of discomfort and irritability, numbness of hands while sewing or grasping anything, cannot even hold paper for any length of time, veins become enlarged, very painful to raise arms.
Numbness of arms and hands, < left, numbness of hands at night even if not lain on.
Trembling of hands and arms, cramping pain in first and second fingers of right hand.
Shooting pain in left wrist to hand.
Burning hands, wants them uncovered and fanned, intense burning in palms, burning and itching of hands, first left then right, hot numbness of backs of hands.
Roughness of back of hands, small yellow spots on hands.
Cold hands, first right then left, with coldness extending all over body.
Finger tips burn and crack. Itching between fingers.
Hang nails. Inflammation around nails. Transverse depression on nails as if they were bent, consumptive incurvation of nails, nails dry and brittle.
Perspiration of palms, soles and axilla, < by anxiety.
Rheumatism of wrists with complete loss of power, arm had to be carried in a sling.
Almost entire loss of nervous force in arms; exhausted by slightest effort.
LOWER LIMBS.
Lameness and stiffness of larger joints, < change of weather from warm to cold, < from continued motion. Lame and stiff, sharp, stitching pains.
Rheumatic pains here and there, < damp weather. Sensation of being disjointed, joints seem weak (Bac., Thuja). Chronic rheumatic pains in cold, damp weather, gonorrhoeal rheumatism. Rheumatic symptoms in extremities are of extreme severity.
Wakens with a sharp pain over left hip, prevents stooping and makes walking difficult, aching in hip joints and knees.
Sensation of heaviness, or want of power to move limbs in walking, legs are so heavy they feel like lead. Trembling, weakness, numbness, heaviness of legs, legs give way, numbness of right leg, numbness of thighs.
Legs ache all night preventing sleep, aching as if in bones, < motion.
Tension from back to legs on stooping, as if flexors were too short, drawing under knees and in ankles.
Trembling weakness and numbness of lower extremities, must stretch them constantly which relieves, stiffness and soreness in flesh and periosteum.
Some pains come on during motion and some are relieved by continued motion.
Pains in ischiatic bones while sitting or leaning backwards, aching in ischiatic bones, must constantly change position for relief, legs easily get numb as if paralyzed if he leans back resting on ischiatic bones, pains < while sitting, impelled to keep legs in motion and to stretch them.
During a severe thunder storm very sharp pain in knees shot upwards, < by stretching.
Aching pain in legs with inability to keep them still in bed, < when giving up control of himself, as when trying to sleep.
Weak kneed when getting up from a chair, left knee gives way, knees tremble, legs tremble from knees down, < left leg. Right knee painful, red and swollen.
Rheumatic pains in calves and lack of power in legs, cramps in calves and soles at night. Legs dead, heavy like wood and throbbing from knees down.
Popliteal spaces cold, both sides, legs cold up to knees, coldness of ankles.
Restlessness of legs, must move them constantly, restless hot feet.
Ankles turn easily when walking, ankles sore and stiff. Awkwardness, tendency to fall, lack of finer coordination of lower limbs, with occipital vertigo. Walks stooped, stumbles. Loss of nervous force in legs, exhausted by slightest effort.
Crural and sciatic pains. Burnett cured fully half of his left sided sciatics with Med., especially if patient had acid mouth and filthy tongue early in morning. Acute pain in tendo Achilles.
Oedematous swelling of lower limbs, oedema of feet followed and relieved by diarrhoea, varicose veins about calves and ankles, < at menses, varicose veins in legs and thighs.
Very thick hair on legs from knees down (Berridge).
Rheumatism of ankles, with complete loss of power, unable to walk.
Swollen legs are so sore he cannot have them touched or endure the pressure to ascertain whether the swelling will or will not pit on pressure (Dr. J.T. Kent).
Clonic spasms, legs suddenly shot up from the bed.
Sharp pain in soles when first stepping on them in the morning, not at any other time.
Burning feet, wants them uncovered and fanned, puts them out of bed to cool them off (Cham., Sanic., Sulph.), heat beginning in feet and passing upward.
Swelling and a sensation of weight in feet.
Soles of feet bluish and hot, swelling and itching of soles, flushes of heat in feet at night, burning in sole of left foot.
TENDERNESS OF SOLES so that he could not stand on them at all and had to walk on his knees, SORE FEET, soreness in ball of foot under toes. Sore and tender feet, especially of sycotic origin (Ruta often relieves sore feet of clerks or those who walk on hard floors). Callus.
Extremely sensitive, swollen bunions, < left foot, puffed, very red, itching, must remove shoes and rub them, very sensitive to pressure, flesh feels as if cracked open, < evening after being on feet all day, almost unendurable, < warm days, feet swollen, tender, hot (Dr. W.A. Yingling).
Pain, swelling and inflammation of right great toe, pains shooting when sitting still, great toe covered with scales.
Cold, sweaty feet, foot sweat in winter (Arg. nit.), perspiration of soles of feet, < by anxiety.
Cracks between toes, at times bleeding. Eruption under and on toes.
Corns sore with stitching pains, corns very tender.
NERVES.
Intense nervous sensibility respecting touch of garment or a lock of hair by anyone not en rapport.
Intense restlessness and anxiety, < at night, tossing and moaning, systolic blood pressure 250, reduced to 165.
Seething, restless, uneasy, unbalanced nerves.
Restlessness, cannot keep still, greatly relieved by clutching hands very tight.
Unusually active, going as if on wings.
Spells of faintness, with burning heat and perspiration, obliged to uncover, then soon becomes cold, feels faint and wants to be fanned (carbo veg.), sensation as if she would faint, followed by a great heat down spine and between shoulders, faintness early in a.m., with no appetite.
Consumptive languor, great depression of vitality. Tired all the time.
Trembling all over, great nervousness and profound exhaustion, trembling and quivering, growing steadily weaker, great general subjective trembling, even tongue felt trembling, quivering sensation with tingling and numbness.
Intense formication all over body.
Bites nails.
Subject to neuralgias. Extremely sensitive to pain.
Attacks of hysteria with numbness in different parts of body and great flatulence in stomach and bowels.
Tonic spasm, rigid extension of arms and legs, hands everted, palms outward, thumbs down, fingers clawlike.
Epileptiform spasms, with foaming at mouth, rigidity of body and limbs. Opisthotonos, Risus sardonicus.
State of collapse, nearly gone, wants to be fanned all the time, wants more air, cold and pulseless with cold perspiration, throws off all covers.
“Medorrhinum in the same sphere is characterized by great disturbance and irritability of the nervous system from center to periphery. Its pains are intolerable, tensive, shooting, neuralgic. It produces tension, involuntary tension, which cannot be relaxed except by voluntary effort of the will. Its nerves are easily shocked, it is easily startled at the slightest sound. Its restlessness is relieved by clutching hands very tight. Its nerves quiver, tingle, tremble and produce spasms.
