With burning pain in the bones, and redness and swelling.
Kali. Bi. 3x, 4h.
Especially on bones of head.
Nux. V. 3, 2h.
Soft, on forehead.
Mezer. 3, 6h.
With nightly pains in the bones.
See also Rheumatism.
Exostoses.—
Merc. C. 3, 6h.
Syphilitic.
Kail. Bi. 3x, 6h.
Of the head.
Plumb. Acet. 3, 8h.
On the jaws.
Conch. 3, 4h.
Near epiphyses.
Calc. Flour. 6 or 30. twice daily.
Discontinue when improvement is shown.
Pains In.—
Mezer. 3, 6h.
Nightly, in syphilitic patients.
Aur. M. 3x, 6h.
If very chronic.
Flour. Ac. 3, 6h.
Lighting pain.
Ruta 3, 6h.
As if bruised.
Rhod. 3, 6h.
On the approach of stormy weather
Eupat. Perf. 3, 8h.
In influenza, or malaria.
Fracture.—
Symph. Ix, 4h.
To promote the union of.
Ruta 1, 4h.
Where the bones are much bruised.
Calc. Phos. 3, gr. v. 6h.
In scrofulous subjects.
Silic. 6, 4h.
In rickety subjects.
Feet.—Aching.—
Arn. 3, 2h.
From over-walking ; hot foot-bath with Arnica Q, a drachm to the gallon. A very effective alternative footbath is Muriate Ammonia, one drachm to a pint of warm water.
Feet.—Aching. BURNING. Coldness. Pains In. Soles. Heals. Perspiration. Soreness,
BURNING.—
Apis 3x, 4h.
Burning in the soles.
Graph. 6, 4h.
< whilst walking.
Silic. 6, 4h.
Burning in the feet at night.
Secale 3, 4h.
Burning of the hands and feet.
Sul. 3, 4h.
Heat of the feet with burning sensation in the evening in bed, followed by itching.
Coldness—
Carb. V. 6, 4h.
Secale 3, 4h.
With numbness and cramps.
Pains In—
Rhus. T. 3, 4h.
Painful drawing, as if sprained ; heaviness and tension ; stitches in the heals, as if stepping on needles ; spasmodic contraction of the toes ; pains < during rest, > during motion.
Apis 3x, 4h.
Feeling in the feet as if swollen and stiff.
Led. 6, 4h.
Swelling and pain in the ankle, stiffness of the feet in the morning ; heaviness of the feet ; bruised pain under the heals ; ball of right toe feels soft, thick, painful on stepping ; boring in right great toe.
Caul. 1, 4h.
Drawing pains in ankle, feet, and toe.
Soles.—
Mur. Ac. 3x, 4h.
Pains in, pains on stepping.
Phos. Ac. 1, 4h.
Violent spasmodic pains in the soles and heels, preventing stepping; burning in feet and soles; heels and balls of toes painful as if sore on stepping; toes sore as if ulcerated.
Puls. 3, 4h.
Soles painful as if beaten ; burning pain in soles.
Petrol. 3, 4h.
Soles painful when walking on pavement.
Graph. 6, 4h.
Burning in soles and heals when walking.
Sul. 3, 4h.
Burning in soles.
Secale 2, 4h.
Cramp in the legs and feet ; feet asleep and stiff.
Brom. 6, 4h.
Neuralgic pain in instep and ball toes ; pain as if stepping on something hard in middle of ball of toes.
Heals.—
Silic. 6, 4h.
Tearing in the heals, sprained pain in the ankles, boring in the great toe.
Colch. 3, 4h.
Cramps in the feet, tearing in the instep and great toe.
Calc. Caust. 3, 4h.
Tearing in the left heal and tendo Achillis.
Valer. 3, 4h.
Stinging and pain in the heals, worse when sitting, sticking and weak feeling in the tendo Achillis.
Ran. Bulb. 3, 4h.
Acute pain in the heels, pulsative stitches in the left heal when standing.
Berb. V. 1, 4h.
Pain as if ulcerated, on standing.
Mur. Ac. 3x, 4h.
Drawing tension in tendo Achillis ; slow large stitches in tendo Achillis.
Perspiration.—
Silic. 6, 4h.
Excessive and fetid (frequent washing in water containing a little Condy’s fluid ; stockings to be changed every day or oftener).
Petrol. 3, 4h.
With tenderness of the feet.
Sul. 3, 4h.
In persons subject to skin eruptions.
Nit. Ac. 1, 4h.
Profuse perspiration of the soles, causing soreness of the toe and balls of the feet, with sticking pains as if walking on pins.
Lyc. 6, 4h.
Profuse perspiration of the feet until they become sore.
Soreness.—
Silic. 6, 4h.
Soreness of the soles, especially towards the toes.
Petrol. 3, 4h.
Swelling and heat in anterior portion of the sole.
Ant. Crud. 6, 4h.
Sensitiveness of the soles, large horny places.
All. Cep. 12, 8h.
Soreness, easily chafed, especially on heels.
Fester, Tendency Of Slight Wounds To.—
(1) Hep. S. 6, 6h.
(2) Gunp. 3x, gr. vi. 6h.
(3) Silic. 6, 6h.
(4) Petrol. 6, 6h.
See also Skin.—Unhealthy
Hystrical Joints
Igna. 3, 4h.
Recent.
Cham. 6, 4h.
If Igna. does not succeed.
Argent. Met. 3, 4h.
In more chronic cases.
Joints.--
Ginseng. 3x, 4h.
Cracking in, on moving.
Guaiac. 3x, 4h.
In gouty subjects.
Benz. Ac. 3x, 4h.
In gouty subjects with high-smelling urine.
Thuja. 3x- 30, 4h.
On stretching.
Pain in, coxalgia, neuralgia, "hysterical joint," (1) Arg. Met. 6, 4h.; (2) Zinc. 6, 4h. See also Hysterical Joint.
Acute Synovitis.-
Aco. 3, 1h.
In rheumatic subjects, fever, restlessness, anxiety, pain.
Bry. 3, 1h.
Pain < with every movement, part sensitive to touch.
Puls. 3, 1h.
In women and children, pain < by heat > by cold.
Apis 3x, 2h.
Where there is much swelling and little pain.
Hep. 6, 4h.
When suppuration has taken place. (externally, a lotion of Hep. 6, a teaspoonful to a glassful of distilled water).
Sili. 6, 4h.
Where discharge has commenced, (externally, a lotion of Sili. 6, a teaspoonful to a glassful of distilled water).
Chronic Synovitis.-
Kali Iod. gr. iii. 6h.
Syphilitic or mercurial.
Mere. Sol. 6, 4h.
Rheumatic.
Berb. Ix, 4h.
Of the knee.
Benz. Ac. 3, 4h.
Of the right knee.
Iod. 3x, gtt. ii. 4h.
Dropsy of the joint.
Scrofulous Synovitis.-(white swelling).-
[In all cases where it is tolerated, cod-liver oil should be given, beginning with a teaspoonful twice or three times a day immediately after food; it may be increased in quantity as toleration is established.] Bacil. 30-200, gl. iv. once a week.
Calc. C. 30, 8h.
In fat subjects of soft fibre, subject to cold clammy feet, heat of the head with perspiration.
Puls. 3, 4h.
Early in the disease in patients of blonde type and mild disposition, pain, < by heat.
Sili. 30, 8h.
In thin rickety subjects, offensive perspiration, especially about the head or feet, symptoms > by wrapping up warmly.
Phos. 3, 8h.
After Sil; emaciation, numbness of the limbs, inability to lie on left side
Calc. Phos. 3x, gr. v. 6h.
In strumous subjects with enlarged tonsils.
Led. 6, 4h.
Where there is marked want of animal heat.
Aco. 3, 2h.
Dry skin, anxiety, fever, and restlessness
Phos. Ac. 1, 2h.
Hectic.
Knee.-
Benz. Ac. 3, 4h.
Pain, swelling, dryness or cracking, especially of right knee.
Caust. 6, 8h.
Cracking when walking.
Berb. Ix, 4h.
Stiffness, soreness, pain as if beaten, swelling.
Agn. C. 3, 4h.
Coldness of knees.
Carb. V. 6, 8h.
Knees cold, < at night
Cocc. I. 3, 2h.
Knees sink down from weakness, cracking in the joints.
Dioscorea 3, 2h.
Sharp pain, weakness, grating sensation.
See also Joints, Rheumatism, etc.
Legs.-
Cramp In.-
See Cramp.
Pain In.-
Diosco, 3-30, 4h.
Pain in legs making lame.
Carb. A. 6, 4h.
Cramp in forepart of leg near tibia, when walking; gnawing pain in shin bones; painful contraction in calves when walking.
Guaiac. 3, 4h.
Pain from ankle half way up the leg, causing lameness
Digestion disordered; in females, menses scanty; melancholia; spindle-shaped swelling of the fingers.
Act. R. 3, 2h.
Accompanying uterine disorder or coming on at the change of life, the pains < at night, and in wet, windy weather.
Caulo. 3, 2h.
When the pains are worst in the small joints.
Sabin. 3, 4h.
When the affection of the joints is decidedly inflammatory; especially in females if there is menorrhagia.
Ferr .Pic. 3x-3, gr. ii. 8h.
In gouty persons, dark hair; tendency to warts or corns.
Guaiac. 3x, gtt. v. 8h.
Shooting and tearing pains and contraction of parts affected, < by the least movement, stiffness of the parts.
Deep constitutional remedies, especially Carcinosin and Bacillinum, will help these cases. I have found
Strychninum also very valuable and the administration of Strych. 6, gtt. viii. in a glass of water on rising
and Carcin. 200, twenty-four numbered powders, of which numbers 1, 11 and 17 have six globules of the
remedy, one to be taken at bed-time in numerical order, very effective in many cases.
lod. 3x, 2h.
Pain, heat, swelling of joints, < on touch or motion, great loss of flesh, ravenous appetite.
Ars. 3, 2h.
Pains worse in cold, damp weather, low fever, restlessness, anxiety.
The medicines already named and those advised below under Rheumatism, chronic, may be given according to particular indications.
[The diet should be unstimulating. Wines and malt liquors and strongly-spiced food should be avoided. A warm, dry climate, if practicable, is to be advised.]
Rheumatism.—Acute And Subacute (Rheumatic Fever).—
Acon. 1—3, 1h.
Fever, restlessness, anxiety, pain in joints.
Sul. 1—30, 2h.
After Acon., when the pains are < at night, and by warmth, sinking sensation.
Bry. 3, 1h.
After Acon. much pain in the joints, the least motion is unendurable.
Merc. V. 12, 2h.
Pain and swelling of joints, < at night; profuse sweat which gives no relief, sometimes oily or offensive; pericardial complications. (I have cured many cases with this alone.)
Rhus T. 1—3, 1h.
When there is great restlessness, the pain being > by moving about.
Calc. Carb. 30, 2h.
Heat and sweat of head, cold clammy feet and hands, violent perspiration at 3 a.m., pains < by every movement; after bathing, or working in water.
Act. R. 1, 1h.
When the pain attacks the back, back of the neck, and back of the head, with restlessness, and pain in the eyes.
Stell. Med. 2x, 2h.
Shifting rheumatic pains in all parts with soreness, < by motion, with pains in liver. (Locally, Stell. Med. ?, zi—Olive oil, zzi.).
Dulc. 3, 1h.
Subacute rheumatism from getting cold and wet.
Puls. 3, 2h.
Subacute—knees, ankles, and small joints of hands and feet affected; shifting about, coming on with faulty digestion; the pains < at night, in a warm room and by rest, > in the open air and by motion.
Ars. 3, 4h.
Similar pains (like Puls.) when the patient hugs the fire and desires warm wraps.
Kalmia 3, 2h.
Acute, non-febrile rheumatism of the joints, the pains shifting much.
Benz. Ac. Ix—3x, 2h.
When the urine is strong-smelling and high colored.
Arbut. Andr. single doses, or 3x, 4h.
Pains < in north-east winds, larger joints chiefly affected, slightest movement sets up inflammation.
Pericarditis. {See Under Heart.} Endocarditis. (See Under Heart.)
Sul. 3—30, 6h.
, and at increasing intervals. For pain, swelling, and joint-weakness remaining after an attack.
Arn. 3, 2h.
Muscular pains and stiffness after.
Chin. Sul. 3x, gr. iv. 4h.
Weakness after.
Calc. Phos. 3, gr. iv. 8h.
Weakness after.
Rickets.-
Calc. Phos. 3, gr. v. 8h.
In fat children of soft fiber.
Ars. 3, 4h.
In thin, puny children.
Silic. 6, 4h.
Rickety children, thin, puny, perspiring head and feet.
Where there is tubercular family history.
(1) Bacil. 30-200, gl. iv. once a week
(a course of this will benefit most cases).
Where there is tubercular family history.
(2) Phos. 3-30, 4h.
In vaccinal cases.
(3) Thuja. 6-30,
night and morning.
Walking.-Delay In.-
Calc. C. 6, 4h.
If the children is fat.
Sil. 6, 4h.
If thin and puny.
Bacil. 30, once a week.
In phthisical children. [ Country air and chalk soil for residence, with careful dieting, should if possible be secured.]