1: Sprains Flashcards
Arnica montana
bruised as if beaten/as if from a fall
averse to being touched/approached
sprained hands
fractures with ecchymosis
Bellis perennis
worse touch
better with local cold applications
strain after over exertion
Bryonia alba
aversion to being disturbed, worse least motion
amel lying on painful side
vomit after injury
Thirsty for large quantities
Rhus toxicodendron
stiff pain leads to restlessness
compelled to move affected jt
worst first motion, better with continued motion
worse cold/damp
Calc carb
chronic sprains, injuries of spine (lifting agg)
injuries of R wrist and ankle
lumbago from slightest exertion
lumbago as if sprained, before/during menses
hip pain extending down sciatic nerve
sciatica with atrophy of limb
Causticum
contracture, wasting, paralysis after injury
worse cold dry weather
Bells palsy from cold wind/getting wet
Ledum palustre
puncture wounds
coldness of part, better with cold
blue/purple affected area
prophylaxis of tetanus
stiffness in sacral region
sciatica with coldness of painful limb
Ruta graveolens
strains of flexor tendons; stiffness of tendons easy dislocation of ankles lameness of ankle/jts after sprain injuries of periosteum better rubbing fracture where bone is right under skin lumbago with stiffness/lameness
Strontium carbonicum
weak ankles, recurrent sprains
pitting edema
sunlight ameliorates
surgeon’s carbo veg
Calendula
hand and tongue lacerations
head pain after mechanical injuries
head cold after wet weather
Carbolic acid
finger tips crushed
fractures with torn soft tissue
anaphylaxis from bee stings
Hypericum perfoliatum
crush injury with neuralgic pain
compound fractures
injuries to spine, esp COCCYX
Lachesis
sighing during shock from injury
deep purple/black discoloration
Belladona
sudden and severe onset
worse R side
back pain as if would BREAK
sciatica increasing and decreasing suddenly
Kali bichromicum
pain wanders along the spine
lumbago worse coughing
sciatica with jerking in hip
