Sprains/Injuries Flashcards
Arnica montana
sore/bruised feeling - as if beaten, as from a blow, as from a fall
aversion/fear to being touched or approached
says he is well, thinks he is well, sends doc away
bed feels too hard
Bellis perennis
worse touch cold applications amel coldness after injury strain injury after overexertion worse getting wet (cold) pregnancy - sore in abd, feel every movement of baby injury to coccyx
Bryonia alba
aversion to being disturbed worse w/least motion better lying on painful side, constant pressure, being still worse lying on painless side motion of eyes agg vomiting after injury
Rhus toxicodendron
annoying stiff painful feeling leading to restlessness
compelled to move affected joint - gets stiff
worse first motion, better continued motion & heat
worse cold/damp
lameness of joint after sprain
worse with rest
sciatica w/numbness
Calcarea carbonica
lots of fears, anxieties, worries chronic sprains, esp ankles injuries of spine - lifting agg injuries of right side injuries from overexertion worse cold, exertion contracture, wasting, or paralysis after injury worse cold dry weather Bell's palsy from cold wind weak feeling in lumbars lumbar pain as if sprained, worse rising from sitting hip pain extending to sciatica
Ledum palustre
puncture wounds coldness of part worse w/cold and better heat blueness or purplish injured area affected parts get cold, puffy, mottled - better w/cold prophylaxis of tetanus lumbar pain at beginning of motion, rising from sitting stiffness around sacrum
Ranunculus bulbosus
sprains of shoulder, around scapula
worse motion, cold, change of weather, lying on painful side
stitching pain in right shoulder worse motion & wet weather
bursting pains
pressing pains as from a load
stitching lumbar pain worse after eating
sore last rib
Rhododendron
stiffness worse stormy weather, change of weather worse right side sensation something alive in extremities heat in wrists ascending amel, descending agg worse winter solstice, working in water
Ruta graveolens
strains of flexor tendons worse cold, exertion better heat, wrapping, gentle motion easy dislocation of ankles lameness of joint after sprain injuries of periosteum ganglion from a blow better by rubbing worse letting limb hang down lumbar pain better w/flatus, better walking
Stricta pulmonaria
bursae/bursitis, heat in joints
inflam of bursae of knee, white swelling of knee (TB)
catarrhal sxs before or after rheumatic pains
inclination to blow the nose constantly
Strontium carbonicum
weak ankles w/recurrent sprains sprains w/pitting edema tearing pain in wrists, pain in joints as if dislocated, as if screwed together sunlight amel "surgeon's carbo-veg"
Sulphur
sprained pain in ankles, worse standing/walking tearing pain in elbow better w/motion sore/burning pains worse heat, raising arms stiff in knees after sitting mostly left side sciatica worse standing and walking
Calcarea phosphorica
slow repair of skull fractures non-union of old fractures pains worse cold weather slow repair of fractures in children excessive callus of fractured bone
Calendula
Hypochondriacal tongue or hand laceration head pain after mechanical injuries open fractures pain out of proportion to injury gets colds in wet weather
Carbolic acid
finger tips crushed anyphylactic shock fractures w/torn soft tissue sensation of a band/hoop on a body part anaphylaxis from bee stings putrid discharges
Hypericum perfoliatum
crush injury w/severe neuralgic pain hand fracture w/laceration main remedy for compound fractures dullness after head injury hysteria after coccyx injury injury to spine, esp coccyx
Lachesis
pain shooting upward from fracture (proximal) threatened infxn in compound fracture sighing during shock shock after injury deep purple or black discoloration worse heat
Symphytum
promotes quick healing of bone affinity for periosteum pain persists after fracture heals (fracture must be set first) non-union of fracture
Aesculus hippocastanum
SI joint pain, often w/hemorrhoids (rectum feels full of sticks)
inflam of SI joint
aching back pain w/suppressed menses, after stooping, walking
worse raising from chair, before chill
lameness of back on waking
sciatic w/hemorrhoids
Argentum metallicum
lumbago, worse sitting, better walking back pain restricts respiration stiffness w/pain forced to walk bent forward starting awake from electric shocks sleeplessness from shocks
Belladonna
sudden, severe onset
worse right side, motion, jarring, coughing
back pain as if it would break, during menses as if it would break
sciatica increasing and decreasing suddenly, worse jarring
Berberis vulgaris
pain and numbness in lumbar lumbar complaints extending to forehead worse sitting, raising up from sitting pain as if crushed stitching pain extending around to abdomen heaviness in lower limb, as if beaten
Cobaltum
lumbar/sacrum pain or sciatica w/nightly pollutions (ejaculations)
aching back after emissions
lumbar pain/sciatica better lying
Colocynthis
lumbar pain, lancinating, on inspiration
pain on lying
stitching pain on motion
lumbar weakness in evening
R sided sciatica worse night, touch, motion w/numbness
sciatica flexing leg up to abdomen (doubling over)
better lying on painful side
Dulcamara
lumbar pain from change to cold weather
worse damp weather
lumbar lameness after taking cold, getting wet
lumbar pain after stooping for a long time
sciatica after wet weather, better motion
better getting warm in bed
Gnaphalium
lumbar pain w/numbness or heaviness in pelvis R sided sciatica sciatica w/numbness/formication sciatica alternating w/numbness sciatica w/uterine complaints
Iris versicolor
lumbar cramping
L sided sciatica shooting down
sciatica after flu
agg by sitting, walking, motion
Kali bichromicum
pain wanders around spine numbness in lumbar lumbar pain worse coughing lumbar pain w/stitching pain to legs/thighs sciatica w/jerking in hip sciatica increase/decrease suddenly
Kali iodatum
lumbar pressing pain, as if in a vise
worse lying on painful side, walking
sciatica worse evening/night, lying down
better open air, must walk, bending leg
Lac caninum
pain of spine at base of brain extending to coccyx
pulsating in lumbar
sciatica alternating sides
sciatica w/sensitive spine
Lycopodium clavatum
lumbar pain as if broken/would break passing urine and flatus amel back pain during stool R side sciatica (may move to L) worse lying on painful side better warmth, walking
Magnesia phosphoricum
sciatica in sudden paroxysms shooting pain sciatica at night, alternating on/off worse cold worse heat, pressure
Natrium muriaticum
lumbar lameness
back pain stooping for a long time
lumbar feels as if broken, better lying on hard sfc
sciatica worse lying
back pain/stiffness after grief/suppressed emotion
contraction of hamstrings
Nux vomica
severe pain w/marked sensitivity & anger
aching back pain, must sit up or turn over in bed
back pain w/labor-like pain on urging for stool
maddening, cramping sciatica
Oleum jecoris
chronic back pain w/wasting, emaciation
painful lower limb emaciation
sciatica w/atrophy of affected limb
Tellurium metallicum
severe pain sacrum down into R thigh or sciatica
back (sacrum) pain, worse sneezing, after urging for stool, coughing, laughing
sciatica worse lying on painful side
d/c from ear leaves vesicles on lobe
Thuja occidentalis
lumbar pain worse walking on uneven ground
back feels fragile
lumbar pain standing erect after sitting a long time
sore lumbars, worse stepping
Valeriana
lumbar pain worse sitting, as if sprained, extening above hips
pain worse standing both feet flat on the ground
sciatica w/insomnia
pain in ankles on running upstairs
