BRYONIA.
NECK AND BACK.
► Neck.
► Pains in the neck, on moving it, [34]. ► *Pain in the nape of the neck,
as after taking cold, [1]. ► *A pain in the nape of the neck near the occiput, like a pain and
weakness together, as if the head were weak, [1].
► Painful stiffness of all the cervical muscles on
motion, with rawness in the throat when swallowing, [1].
► *On the right side of the nape of the neck, towards the
shoulder, painful stiffness of the muscles on moving the head, [1]. [1260.] ► Tension in the nape of the neck, on moving the head, [3]. ► *Drawing and stiffness
in the muscles of the right side of the neck, [33].
► Pressure on the left side of the nape of the neck, [13]. ► Tearing pains in
the muscles of the left side of the neck down to the shoulder, [33]. ► Sore pain on motion in the
left side of the neck, and throat, and the muscles of the face, and mastication renders
turning the head or chewing difficult and almost impossible (after twenty-four hours), [3]. ► Back. ► Feeling of stiffness every time on rising; disappeared after
walking, [36]. ►
Burning in the back, [5]. ►
Tension in the back and sacral region in the forenoon, [33].
► Constrictive pain across over the whole back, as if he
were bound tightly with bands, almost like a cramp (from four to eight in the afternoon),
(after forty-eight hours), [1]. ►
A drawing down the back when sitting, disappearing on motion, [1].
[1270.] ► Frequent
stitches in the afternoon on the left side of the back, especially violent in the left side
of the chest and in the nipple, aggravated on moving the trunk or on bending the left arm
backward, [13]. ►
*Shooting stitches in the back through the chest, in the forenoon, [33]. ► Stitches in the back in a
very small spot between the tenth and eleventh ribs (third day), [34]. ► He can neither ben nor
stoop on account of the pain in the back and lumbar vertebræ, a tearing, more when standing
than when sitting, but not when lying, [1]. ► Painful sticking twitches on both sides near the spine, when
sitting, especially in the morning and evening, [1]. ► Dorsal. ►
Uncomfortable sensation between the shoulder-blades, more internally towards the posterior
mediastinum, which causes frequent motion of the shoulders and trunk, [33]. ► Rheumatic pain in back,
between inferior angles of scapula (after three to four hours), [42]. ► Burning below and between
the shoulder-blades, [5]. ►
A spasmodic pain between the shoulder-blades almost like shivering, [1]. ► Tension between the
shoulders, [33]. [1280.]
► A very violent drawing pressive-tensive pain in the
first dorsal vertebra (where the prover had suffered fourteen years before from a wrenching
of the spine) with impeded and difficult respiration; *the pain
extended through the thorax to the lower portion of the sternum, [21]. ► Drawing between the
shoulders, [33]. ►
Slight drawing between the shoulders, more on the right side, [33].
► Drawing and sticking between the shoulders on moving
the trunk (third day), [34]. ►
Pressure between the shoulders and opposite in the forepart of the chest, when sitting;
disappears when walking, [1]. ►
A scraping-sticking sensation in a place between the shoulder-blades, as large as a quarter
of a dollar, as though a thorn were thrust into the flesh, only noticed on motion, [13]. ► Very violent,
sudden (lightning-like) stitches in the region of the lower angle of the right
shoulder-blade in the evening, and especially in bed, returning at short intervals, [24]. ► *Dull stitches
between the shoulder-blades, extending from behind forwards,
in the afternoon while lying, [27]. ► Violent twitching and tearing pain in the region of the last
dorsal vertebra and sacrum (third day), [27]. ► Dull aching, and sharp, alternating pains, beneath right
scapula, at its lower or inferior angle (after two to three hours), [42]. ► Lumbar. [1290.] ► Loss of sensation in
the lumbar and sacral regions, in the forenoon, while walking, so that the muscles performed
their functions automatically, [33]. ► Pain in the right lumbar region, as after long stooping, [34]. ► Throbbing,
tensive pain deep in the right lumbar region, just above the ilium, recurring twice at short
intervals, though lasting only two or three minutes, [13].
► Drawing and pressing in the lumbar region, and in the
temporal bones, especially after eating, [27]. ► Pressure in the lumbar region, [33].
► When lying upon the abdomen, a sensation in the left
supra-iliac region of a bladder filled with air, the size of a man’s fist, lying beneath the
walls of the abdomen and pressing toward the surface, without pain or hardness; [Apparently
caused by a partial spasmodic constriction of a portion of the intestines distended by gas.
This sensation was frequently observed during the proving and for a long time afterward, but
never before.] this sensation was least noticed when lying upon the back. Slight diarrhœa
in the evening and morning (1st dil.), [12]. ► Tensive-pressive pain in the right lumbar region, [13]. ► Dull pressive
pain in the right lumbar region (from 3d dil.), [12]. ► Painful pressure and fulness in the lumbar region, [13]. ► Drawing, sticking
pain deep in the upper part of the right lumbar region, [13].
[1300.] ►
Bruised pain in the lumbar region, [33]. ► Stitches in the lumbar vertebræ, [3]. ► Violent stitches from the
third to the fourth lumbar vertebra, extending on both sides of the chest, especially on
breathing (twentieth day), [34]. ►
Dull aching in lumbar muscles (third day), [42]. ► Pressure and drawing in the lumbar muscles; the lumbar
vertebræ by themselves seem to pain in the forenoon, [33].
► The lumbar muscles were sensitive to touch; the band of
the drawers could scarcely be endured (third day), [27].
► Paralyzed feeling in the small of the back, [33]. ► *Pain in the small of
the back, which makes walking very difficult, [2].
► *Pressive-drawing pain in the small of the back and loins,
which made turning very difficult; it awoke him from sleep (eighth night), [12]. ► Sticking pain in
the small of the back, and in the back, at night for six hours (after seventy hours), [2]. [1310.] ► Bruised pain in the small of the back and thigh, [1]. ► Bruised pain in
the small of the back when sitting, worse when lying, less when moving, [1]. ► *The small of the back pains as
if bruised when lying upon it, [1]. ► A jerklike pain in the small of the back, like a cramp, when
sitting and lying, [1]. ►
Pain in the loins, with dull pressive pain in the occiput and chilliness in the skin, awoke
him at 1 A.M. (first night), [12]. ► Drawing pains in the loins, after a meal, [33]. ► Drawing pain in the loins
and small of the back after eating, [33]. ► Bruised sensation in the loins (second day), [33]. ► The feeling of weariness
on the right side of the sacrum, which rendered walking difficult, was very troublesome, [24]. ► Heaviness in the
sacrum and dragging in the hæmorrhoidal vessels, [33].
[1320.] ► Dull,
rheumatic pain, drawing lameness, in muscles of right sacro-iliac region, and in right
deltoid muscle, at its centre (after two to three hours), [42].
► He was unable to lie stretches out without violent pain
in the sacral region; sitting up, lifting, or turning the body increased the pain; he found
himself relieved when at rest with the body bent forward; he arose out of bed with great
difficulty; putting on the clothes was very difficult on account of the violent pain in the
sacral region; walking in the street caused great exhaustion; going upstairs was especially
troublesome; walking caused such intolerable pain that he was obliged to be taken home in a
carriage; he went to bed; the pain extended from the lumbar and sacral regions in part along
the spine, in part down towards the legs; on attempting to raise or stretch out the legs or
to raise the body upright, the greatest pains; every slight touch of the spine, especially
in the lumbar region, increased the pain; urination much increased; urine yellowish-red;
fever moderate; pulse full and had (third day), [38]. ► Slight tensive pain in the sacral and burning region, on
walking, [33]. ►
Drawing pain in the sacral and lumbar regions, with moderate fever (afternoon, second day), [38]. ► A sharp violent
stitch on the right side of the lowest portion of the back (from 5th dil.), [12]. ► A persistent
drawing-tearing pain, at the point of union of the ilium with the sacrum (in the evening of
fourth day), [26]. ►
Sticking-drawing in the coccyx while walking, [26].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Stretching of the limbs, in the afternoon, [6]. ► *Heaviness in the limbs, which seem like lead (third
day), [37]. ► A
feeling of weariness in the limbs, with shivering in the face, [34]. [1330.] ► Weariness and bruised feeling in the limbs, [24]. ►► *Weariness and
heaviness in all the limbs; the feet can scarcely carry
her on account of heaviness, when walking, [1].
► *Weariness and stiffness of the limbs, especially of the
lower, [22]. ►
Weakness in the limbs, which obliges him to sit, [4].
► Sensation of prostration in the limbs; audible rumbling
in the abdomen (fourth day), [38]. ► Pains in the limbs (after two hours), [18]. ► The well-known Bryonia
pain in all the limbs and joints grew worse constantly till toward noon, especially they
attacked the right side, [19]. ►
While riding such severe pains in all the limbs that he was inclined to drink some beer
(must), which relieved the pains (second day), [18]. ► Violent drawing through all the limbs; it is unendurable to
keep the affected part still; he moves it up and down, [1].
► Drawing and scraping in the long bones frequently, [18]. [1340.] ► Scraping pains in the long bones, especially noticed on
riding, [18]. ►
Tearing-scraping pain in all the limbs and joints, reaching a great intensity, [19]. ► *All the limbs seem
bruised and paralyzed (in the evening), as if had lain upon a hard bed (after
four hours), [1]. ►
Bruised pain in the arms and legs, even when lying, worse when sitting than when walking;
when lying he is obliged to move the limbs constantly on account of pain; it seems as though
he would feel better by lying in some other position than that in which he is, [1]. ► *Swelling of the
elbow-joint, and somewhat above and below it, as far as the middle of the upper and forearm,
and of the soles of the feet, for three hours, [3].
► (The hands and feet felt dead at night, senseless,
sleepy, ice-cold, and could not be warmed), [1]. ► A feeling in the upper arm and thigh as after a transient but
violent exertion (afternoon of fourth day), [26]. ► Rheumatic pains in the tops of both shoulders and in the left
knee, [39]. ► Pains
in the thumbs and in the right great toe, the former pinching, and the latter violent
sticking pains (fifth day), [34]. [1350.] ► Drawing, alternating
in both knees, in the hips, and especially in the left shoulder, lasting only a short time, [36]. ► Drawing in the
sheaths of the muscles of the upper and lower extremities, [27].
► Drawing pain in the thumbs and great toes
(immediately), [34]. ►
Slight drawing pain in the right arm and in the right leg, [33].
► A sensitive drawing pain, frequently returning, in the
lower third of the ulna of the right forearm, which alternated with a painful drawing in the
left knee, [13]. ►
Slight drawing and tension in the upper arms and thighs, [18].
► Wandering-drawing pain alternating in both hips and in
the right shoulder, [36]. ►
Drawing and tearing in the joints of the forearm and metatarsus, [27]. ► Pressive pains with some
transient stitches, now in the fingers, now in the wrist, which extend to the axilla and
shift to the knee, and then alternate back and forth, so that walking becomes difficult, [15]. ► Drawing-sticking
in right great toe and right thumb (third day), [34]. ► Several transient stitches in the left knee, in the first
joint of the right thumb, when walking about, [18]. [1360.] ► Short piercing
stitches, as with fine needles suddenly thrust into the bones, now in the left upper arm,
now in the right leg, [33]. ►
Tearing pain in both elbows and both middle toes of the right foot (fifth day), [26]. ► Jerklike tearing
in the first joint of the right thumb and the lowest joint of the right great toe (fourth
day), [32]. ►
Drawing-tearing pains frequently return, now in the upper, now in the lower extremities, now
in the ligaments, now in the tendinous sheaths of the muscles, but they never last long;
these pains at first seemed to appear on motion, but they also appeared during pains at
first seemed to appear on motion, but they also appeared during rest (fifteenth to thirtieth
day), [26]. ► A
drawing-tearing scraping pain in the little finger of the left hand and in the left great
toe (after two hours), [21]. ►
While sitting, bruised pain in the knees, legs, arms, in single joints of the fingers and
legs (first day), [41].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Towards evening, while writing, the arm frequently goes to sleep, and long afterwards it
remains heavy, [23]. ►
A drawing through the bones of the arm, as from a thread, extending to the tips of the
fingers, [1]. ►
(Violent sticking and crawling in the left arm), [1]. ► A nervous tearing down the inner portion of the arm, [1]. ► Shoulder. [1370.] ► Unpleasant sensation
in the shoulder-joints, which obliges movement of the shoulders, [33]. ► The wandering pains
gradually became seated in the left shoulder-joint, where they lasted for an hour, but were
not aggravated by touch, [18]. ►
Paralytic feeling in the left shoulder, whereby the motion of the arm becomes difficult, [33]. ► Pain in the
region of the acromion, as if sprained, on raising the arm (after three hours), [1]. ► A sticking-tensive
pain in the ligaments of the left shoulder-joint, slightly perceptible during rest, but on
active motion paining as if wrenched, at 11 A.M. (from 7th dil.), [12]. ► *A painful tension and
pressure in the right shoulder, when at rest, [13].
► Drawing pain in the right shoulder, [33]. ► Slight drawing pain in the
middle of the right upper arm; after half an hour, the same sensation in the left arm and
left side of the chest, [33]. ►
Drawing and tearing in the right shoulder, extending into the upper arm, less on motion,
aggravated during rest (after four hours), [33]. [1380.] ► A pressive
tensive-drawing pain in both shoulder-joints, together with momentary sticking and tearing,
and, on raising up the arm, lameness, tension, and heaviness on the shoulder, and also at
the insertion of the deltoid muscle in the upper arm, [18].
► Painful pressure on the tip of the right shoulder, worse
upon touch; on deep breathing it becomes a dull sticking, which extends downward and outward
to the shoulder-joint (after ten hours), [4].
► Pressure and feeling of fulness and heaviness in the
shoulders, [18]. ►
Violent stitches in the axilla, towards noon, [27]. ► Dull stitch across the shoulder to the arm, [3]. ► Tearing in the right
shoulder, with increasing discomfort; this increased for half an hour, so that he must move
the arm involuntarily back and forth; in the afternoon, in the open air, the arm was nearly
painless; after going into the house the pains were renewed; especially troublesome was the
sensation bordering on paralysis; could hold nothing firmly with the hand, and on attempting
it, as in writing, the pains in the shoulder increased and became violent, even continuing
after the hand was rested; on rubbing the hands together, the right one seemed thicker than
the left, [33]. ►
Violent tearing pains in the right shoulder and upper arm, so that the A.M. could scarcely
be moved, at 6 A.M.; after rising the pain became greatly relieved, and disappeared after
half an hour; at 11 A.M., while walking in the open air, the pain in the arm remained,
though not so severe, and alternated with some pain in the right hip; at noon, in the arm,
the pain was only in the shoulder-joint, but so violent that the arm could scarcely be
moved; after half an hour it disappeared, and was followed by creeping and crawling along
the ulnar nerve, with sensation of coldness in all the limbs, [33].
► Frequent tearing in the right shoulder, in the knees
and chest, [36]. ► Arm.
► Swelling of the right upper arm as far as the elbow, [1]. ► Feeling of
heaviness in the right upper arm, with slight drawing, [23].
[1390.] ► Rheumatic
pain in the right upper arm, [22]. ► The upper arm seemed too thick, in the evening; the sensation
in it was diminished, with itching on the skin (second day), [26].
► Slight drawing pain in the right arm, [33]. ► Slight drawing on the
inner side of the right upper arm, [17]. ► Drawing pain in the right upper arm below the insertion of
the deltoid, lasting two days, [16]. ► Drawing paralytic pain in the right upper arm; a feeling as
of lead, which lasted one and a half hours, [23]. ► A pressure in both humeri, which prevents falling asleep in
the evening, [1]. ►
Very sensitive pains in the right arm, in the forenoon, for several hours; at noon these
pains had nearly disappeared, but they returned in the afternoon the short intervals, [33]. ► (A stitching and
jerking in the deltoid muscle), [1]. ► A kind of stitch in the upper arm, on raising it, [6]. [1400.]
► Very fine shooting, extremely painful stitches, deep in
the deltoid muscle of the left arm, extending toward the surface, [24]. ► Tensive drawing-tearing
pains in both upper arms, and along the ulna of the right arm, [21]. ► Elbow. ► *Swelling of the right elbow-joint, with stitches, [3]. ► Slight drawing in
left elbow (after three hours), [41]. ► Drawing and tearing in the right elbow, and along the forearm
to the wrist, [26]. ►
*A feeling in the right elbow as if the arm were broken, with a troublesome paralytic pain;
it changed afterwards to a drawing pain; it extended to the shoulder-joint, and lasted all
day, a similar pain also in the right thigh (twentieth day), [34]. ► Stitches in the tips of
the elbows, with drawing in the tendons down to the hands; the sticking is aggravated on
bending the elbows, [1]. ►
Forearm. ► Sensitive drawing and scraping in
both forearms, while riding, [18]. ► At times, pressure, tearing, and gnawing in the forearm, [21]. ► In the morning,
pressing and drawing in right forearm; later, in the left hand and fingers of right hand
(second day), [41]. [1410.]
► *Tearing pain on the inner surface of the forearm, in a
line from the elbow to the wrist (after five days), [4]. ► Pressive-tearing pain in
both forearms, which disappeared in a few hours from the left forearm, but became very
violent in the right; before going to sleep, he bathed the affected arm in cold water; the
next morning the pain had disappeared, [24]. ► Wrist. ► Pains in the
wrist and thumbs (third day), [34]. ► *Pain in the wrists, as if wrenched or sprained, on every motion
(after twenty-four hours), [1]. ► *Fine stitches in the wrists if the hands became warm, and during
rest; they do not disappear on motion, [1].
► Hands. ► An
inflammation of the back of the hand, about midnight, with burning pain, [1]. ► Trembling of the hands, and
distended vessels on them, [3]. ►
He is unable to grasp tightly with the hands, [3]. ► Stiffness of the right hand and fingers, [13]. ► Painful stiffness in the
left hand and forearm, as if in the ligaments and aponeuroses, [13]. [1420.] ► Painful stiffness of the right hand, especially on motion,
and painful pressure over a hand’s breadth in the region of the right nipple, especially
violent during expiration (from 3d dil.), [12]. ► Numb and pithy sensation in the palms, [1]. ► Long-continued holding of
the pen, and strong pressure upon any object, is painful, [15].
► Sticking pain in the joints of the hands, with
heaviness in them, [3]. ►
Jerking-tearing in the metacarpal bones of the right hand, while writing (second day), [28]. ► Fingers. ► *A rather hot, pale swelling in the last joint of the little finger,
with sticking on it, on moving the finger or on pressing it, [1]. ► The third finger of the
right hand had become very much swollen and pained somewhat on pressure, still more on
motion; the joint between the first and second phalanges was especially affected; similarly,
but not so violently, the fifth finger of the same hand was affected the next day (fifth
day), [9]. ► (The
fingers of both hands go to sleep, as far as the wrists), [1].
► Painful stiffness of the right finger-joints,
especially on bending them (from 4th dil.), [12]. [1430.] ► Painful stiffness in
the middle joint of the right middle finger, increased by bending, relieved by rubbing, [13]. ► Paralytic feeling
in the fingers, [1]. ►
Suddenly, after writing slowly, he noticed that the third finger of the right hand refused
to work; he gave it rest, but after a time, when attempting to write again, this lame
feeling had become worse (third day), [9]. ► *On writing, or taking hold of anything, a sensation as if the
finger-joints were swollen and puffed; they are painful on much exertion and on touch,
[15]. ► Pain in the
joint of the first phalanx of the right index-finger, lasting several seconds, during rest, [13]. ► Pain in the root
of the little finger, as if pus were in it, [1]. ► Drawing in the ball of the left, afterwards of the right
thumb (fourth day), [34]. ►
Sticking in the joint of the left little finger, [27].
► (Pain in the balls of the thumbs, like sticking and
cramp), [1]. ► Sticking
pain in the fingers, when writing, [3]. [1440.] ► Transient tearings
in the joints of the left fingers (after two hours), [15].
► Jerking-like tearing in the joints between the
metacarpus and the fingers, or in the lowest joints of the fingers, of both hands, lasting a
few minutes, on motion, [6]. ►
The phalanges are somewhat sensitive to severe pressure, with a sensation in them as if the
articular surfaces were swollen, which impeded their motion (second day), [15].® 2000
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