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