Homeopathy IV- week 1 Flashcards
what information do you need to get when taking an acute case?
hx and nature of event
sensation of injured part/quality of pain, local or referred pain
observations- swelling, discoloration, hot/cold
changes in mental status or emotions since incident
location of sprain or fracture
concomitants with injury (headache, nausea)
modalities
extravasation and sore bruised feeling as if beaten, as from a blow, as from a fall
aversion/fear to being touched or approached; least he be harmed
says he is well when very sick
arnica montana
Deep muscle injuries and sprains, usually abdominal
Sprains with ecchymosis, coldness and proximal lymph gland swelling
worse TOUCH, cold bathing, local COLD applications AMEL.*
Extremities- coldness- injury after*
Strain injuries AFTER OVEREXERTION
worse getting wet (cold) during perspiration (after ‘overheating’
bellis perennis
sensation, passive phase, active phase and mode of compensation of compositae
sensation: injured, hurt or insulted, shocked, burnt or scalded, fear of touch or approached
passive phase: numb, anesthetic, stupor, catalepsy
active: hurting others, cruel, violent, insulting, strikes
compensation: he is tough and can take the beatings, protective of others
sensation, passive phase, active phase, and mode of compensation of violales/curcubinaceae
sensation: cutting stabbing, lancinating, stitching, pinching, vexed, chagrin, disturbed
passive: total rest and avoidance of people, averse to disturbance, total rest, irritable when questioned, violence, malicious, rage, restless
active: irritable when questioned, violence, malicious, rage, restlessness
compensation: wants quiet, calmness, stillness
Sharp, , stitching, severe pains
Aversion to being DISTURBED, worse LEAST MOTION, JARRING
Amel. Lying on painful side, CONSTANT PRESSURE, being PERFECTLY STILL
Complaints of hip joint, MOTION of JOINTS AGG.
Lying on PAINLESS SIDE AGG.* rubric
MOTION of EYES AGG.* rubric
bryonia alba
sensation, passive phase, active phase, and mode of compensation of anarcardiaceae
sensation: caught, stiff, tight, tension, stuck, cramps, clenched
passive: paralyzed or immobile
active: motion ameliorates, sitting/sedentary aggravates, first motion agg, restlessness, stuck and wanting to move continually
compensation: always on the move
Annoying STIFF painful feeling leading to RESTLESSNESS
Compelled to Move the affected joint; Stiffness in the muscles and joints;
Worse first motion, Better continued motion and HEAT, Worse Cold/Damp
Vomiting after injury
Lameness of wrist/joint after sprain
rhus toxicondendron
Chronic sprains, especially of the ankles Injuries/SPRAINS from overexertion Worse cold, exertion, walking Injuries of spine- lifting AGG.* Injuries of RIGHT ankle, hand, wrist Injury- wrist- right- sprained, as if
calcarea carbonica
Injuries from overuse and strain
Contracture, waisting, or paralysis after injury
worse cold dry weather, GRASPING objects
Spontaneous dislocation of the HIP
causticum
Rheumatic complaints. Puncture wounds
Coldness of part, better with cold and worse heat
Blueness or purplish injured area
Affections traveling upward from feet
Affected parts become cold, puffy, and mottled which is ameliorated from cold
ledum palustre
Sprains of Shoulder, around scapula, Repetitive stress injury
Worse motion, Cold, wet weather, and lying on the painful side
Stitching pain in RIGHT shoulder worse motion and wet weather
Edematous swelling of joints
BURSTING pains, and pressing pains AS FROM A LOAD
ranunculus bulbosus
STIFFNESS, very similar to Rhus-t
worse Stormy weather and worse Right side, worse CHANGE of weather
Sensation of SOMETHING ALIVE in EXTREMITIES
Heat in wrists. Inflammation of joints at NIGHT
Ascending AMEL. AND Descending AGG.
worse winter solstice, working in water, foggy weather
rhododendron
Strains of the FLEXOR TENDONS
Affinity for the wrists. Stiffness and sore/bruised pain. STIFFNESS OF TENDONS
Worse from cold and exertion
Better from heat, wrapping, gentle motion
Injuries of tendons, EASY DISLOCATION of ANKLES
LAMENESS OF ANKLE, WRIST, OF JOINT AFTER SPRAIN
ruta graveolens
Sprains with swelling and marked redness
Extremities- BURSAE, HEAT in joints
Inflammation of bursae of knee
White swelling of the knee (fungus articulosum)
sticta pulmonaria
WEAK ANKLES with RECURRENT sprains
Sprains with pitting edema
Injuries to ankles, wrists
Tearing pain in wrists, PAIN in joints AS IF DISLOCATED, TEARING, AS IF SCREWED TOGETHER
Ailments during convalescence after injury
Amel. from sunlight
strontium carbonicum
Sprained pain in ankles worse STANDING, walking
Injuries of tendons. Tearing PA in elbows AMEL. MOTION
Sore/burning pains
worse HEAT, STANDING, exertion, RAISING ARMS
Stiffness in knees AFTER SITTING
Mostly LEFT sided
sulphur
Fractures with marked ecchymosis
Sore, bruised pain- cannot find a comfortable position (Restlessness from pain, Sensation bed feels too hard)
Fear of being approached, LEAST HE BE TOUCHED
Constipation after INJURY
Says he is well when very sick
arnica montana
Sharp or stitching pains that are WORSE from LEAST MOTION
Motion of uninjured parts aggravates pain
better constant pressure, lying on affected side
Aversion to being DISTURBED
Great thirst for large quantities
bryonia alba
Slow repair of skull fractures NON-UNION of OLD FRACTURES Pains worse COLD weather Slow repair of fractures in children Callus of fractured bone- excessive
calcarea phosphorica
Fractures of the skull Open fractures of extremities Compound fractures Pain is OUT OF PROPORTION to INJURY Exhaustion from pain
calendula
Finger tips crushed (Hypericum) Anaphylactic shock- Weakness, faintness, collapse Fractures with torn soft tissue Putrid/Offensive discharges Sensation of a band/hoop (Anacardium)
carbolic acid
Crush injuries with severe NEURALGIC pain
Injury of the hand- fracture WITH LACERATION
Main remedy for COMPOUND FRACTURES
Dullness and memory lost after head injury
Hysteria after injury to coccyx
Injuries to Spine, ESPECIALLY the COCCYX
hypericum perfoliatum
Pain shooting upward (proximal) from fracture
Threatened infection in compound fractures
Sighing during shock from injury
Shock after injury
DEEP PURPLE or BLACK discoloration
worse heat
lachesis
Slow repair of fractures
Affinity for periosteum
Injuries of the orbit
Fractures where bone is right under the skin
Chronic pains of old fractures that are worse from cold, damp weather
ruta graveolens
Promotes very quick healing of bone
Affinity for the periosteum
Pains persist after fracture heals
Be sure fracture has been set or it is a simple fracture before giving
Pain persists after healing. Slow repair of fractures
Non-union fractures
symphytum
SI joint pain, often with hemorroids Inflammation of SI JOINT Aching back PA with SUPPRESSED MENSES, AFTER STOOPING, WALKING, worse RAISING from CHAIR, worse BEFORE CHILL LAMENESS of back ON WAKING SCIATIC with HEMORRHOIDS
aesculus hippocastanum
Lumbago worse SITTING, better WALKING
Back pain restricts respiration
Great STIFFNESS with PAIN
Forced to walk bent forward
argentum metallicum
Pain AND NUMBNESS in lumbar region
Complaints of lumbar region extending to forehead
Itching, burning pain in lumbar region
worse lying, sitting, or raising up from SITTING
Pain AS IF CRUSHED
Stitching pain EXTENDING AROUND TO ABDOMEN
Heaviness in lower limb, as if beaten
berberis vulgaris
Lumbago from SLIGHTEST EXERTION or LIFTING
WEAK feeling in Lumbar Region
Lumbago- AS IF SPRAINED, before/during MENSES, worse rising from sitting
Lumbago with obstructed flatulence
Hip pain EXTENDING DOWN sciatic nerve, Sciatica extending to sole of foot
Sciatica with ATROPHY of LIMB (Ol-j, PLB., Caust.)
calcarea carbonia
Back PA (LUMBAR OR SACRUM) or sciatica ASSOCIATED WITH NIGHTLY POLLUTIONS
Aching BACK pains AFTER EMISSIONS
Lumbago worse Lying, rising
Sciatica better Lying, worse sitting
Cannot straighten spine without sharp pains shooting into foot
cobaltum
Lumbago- LANCINATING PAIN ON INSPIRATION, Lancinating/Drawing pain ON LYING
Lumbago- Stitching pain ON MOTION
Weakness of Lumbar region IN EVENING
Sciatica R sided, worse night, worse touch, worse motion, ACCOMPANIED BY NUMBNESS, Maddening pain
Sciatica R sided, better FLEXING LEG ONTO ABDOMEN
Lying ON PAINFUL SIDE AMEL.
colocynthis
Lumbago from CHANGES TO COLD WEATHER
worse DAMP WEATHER
Lumbago- LAMENESS- AFTER taking COLD, GETTING WET
Lumbago as after STOOPING for a LONG TIME
Sciatica after WET WEATHER, motion AMEL.
better Becoming warm in BED
dulcamara
Lumbago WITH NUMBNESS
Lumbago WITH HEAVINESS in PELVIS
RIGHT sided Sciatica
Sciatica ACCOMPANIED BY NUMBNESS/FORMICATION
Sciatica ALTERNATING WITH NUMBNESS
Sciatica better flexing limb onto abdomen, bending limb, sitting in a chair
Sciatica WITH UTERINE COMPLAINTS
gnaphalium
Cramping in Lumbar Region L sided sciatica shooting downward Sciatica AFTER INFLUENZA CRAMPING WITH SCIATICA Sitting, walking, motion AGG.
iris versicolor
Pain WANDERS about the spine NUMBNESS in LUMBAR REGION Lumbago worse COUGHING Lumbago with STITCHING PA EXTENDING to LEGS/THIGHS Sciatica accompanied by JERKING in HIP Sciatica INCREASES/DECREASES SUDDENLY Sciatica worse change of weather
kali bichromicum
Lumbago- Pressing pain- AS IF IN A VISE
worse LYING ON PAINFUL SIDE, night, becoming heated, WALKING
Lumbago- sore pain agg. Sitting bent forward
Sciatica worse EVENING/NIGHT, in Bed, LYING DOWN, coughing, sneezing
better OPEN AIR, MUST WALK (MODALITIES SIMILAR TO RHUS-T), bending affected leg
kali iodatum
Pain of SPINE at base of brain EXTENDING to COCCYX
PULSATING in LUMBAR REGION
Sciatica ALTERNATING SIDES
Sciatica accompanied by numbness, by SENSITIVE SPINE
Sciatica worse beginning of motion (Rhus-t, Ruta)
lac caninum
Lumbago at BEGINNING of MOTION, RISING from SITTING
STIFFNESS in SACRAL REGION
Sciatica accompanied by COLDNESS of PAINFUL limb
Sciatica better COLD
Sciatica worse ascending, WARMTH, touch
ledum palustre
Lumbago- AS IF BROKEN, as it WOULD BREAK Passing URINE and FLATUS AMEL. Lumbago- as if back broken DURING STOOL RIGHT sided sciatica (or BEGINS ON R and MOVES TO LEFT) , LYING ON PAINFUL SIDE AGG. Sciatica >> WARMTH, WARM BED, WALKING
lycopodium clavatum
Sciatica in SUDDEN PAROXYSMS Lightening-like SHOOTING PA Sciatica at NIGHT, APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING SUDDENLY better HEAT and PRESSURE Maddening sciatic pain
magnesia phosphoricum
LAMENESS in Lumbar region
Back PA- STOOPING FOR LONG TIME AGG.
Lumbar- AS IF BROKEN, LYING ON HARD SURFACE AMEL.
Sciatica worse LYING
Lumbago/stiffness after GRIEF/SUPPRESSED EMOTION
CONTRACTION OF HAMSTRINGS
natrium muriaticum
Severe pain with MARKED SENSITIVITY AND ANGER
Aching back PA- MUST SIT UP OR TURN OVER in bed
Lumbago with labor-like PA on URGING during STOOL
Sciatica with chill or contraction in legs
Sciatic pain- MADDENING, CRAMPING
nux vomica
Chronic back pain WITH WASTING, EMACIATION
Emaciation- lower limb- PAINFUL
Sciatica with ATROPHY of AFFECTED LIMB
oleum jecoris
Lumbago (STITCHING PA) worse AFTER EATING
Lumbago with stitching PA extending to abdomen
SORE LAST RIB
Lumbago better sitting bent forward
Sciatica worse cold/damp weather, motion
ranunculus bulbosus
Stiffness/Immobility with PA»_space; CONTINUED MOTION
Restlessness from PA. worse sitting still, on first motion in AM, COLD DAMP, getting WET, from LIFTING
Lameness as from sitting a long time or lifting
Back PA- must constantly move in bed
Sciatica WITH NUMBNESS, worse COLD/COLD WATER, BEGINNING OF MOTION better
CONTINUED MOTION
rhus toxicodendron
Lumbago WITH STIFFNESS and LAMENESS
Back- pain- lameness*
Lumbago- passing flatus AMEL., sore PA > motion, WALKING AMEL.
worse AFTER INJURY/STRAIN
R sided sciatica, after injury, SHOOTING PA EXTENDING DOWNWARD
DOWN THIGHT to HOLLOW of KNEE
ruta
Sciatica/Lumbago in sedentary, intellectual types
Weak back with stooped shoulders
Lumbago worse evening, night, menses, Lying on L side, rising from stooping, sitting
Sciatica worse standing and walking
sulphur
Severe pain from SACRUM DOWN INTO R THIGH or SCIATIC NERVE
BACK(Sacrum) PA worse SNEEZING, AFTER URGING for BM, during stool (pushing/straining), coughing, laughing
Sciatica worse LYING ON PAINFUL SIDE
tellurium metallicum
Lumbago worse jarring, menses, rising from sitting, walking on UNEVEN ground
Back feels ‘fragile’ (sensation of conifers)
STANDING ERECT AFTER SITTING FOR A LONG TIME
LUMBAR VERTEBRAE SORE worse STEPPING
thuja occidentalis
Back pain in lumbar region AGG. SITTING, AS IF SPRAINED, SPRAINED feeling EXTENDING ABOVE HIPS on standing or sitting
PA worse standing with BOTH FEET FLAT ON GROUND
Sciatica WITH INSOMNIA. Nervous patients
PA in ANKLES on running upstairs- AS IF SPRAINED
DRAWING pain in extremities- SITTING AGG.
Sciatica better walking and bending leg
valeriana
Sudden, severe onset
worse Right side, motion, jarring, misstep, coughing
Back pain AS IF IT WOULD BREAK, during menses as if it would BREAK, Lumbar region as if BROKEN
Sciatica INCREASING and DECREASING SUDDENLY, worse JARRING
belladonna
