Ankles – Lower Limbs – Chapter 33 – REPERTORY OF HERING’S GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA By Calvin B. Knerr, M.D.

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Cracking :-

Camph.,
Sep.

Audible on slight
motion :-

Kali-bi.

Audible when
walking :-

Carbn-s.

Left, in :-

Aster.

Walking, when :-

Nit-ac.

Cramp-like pain :-

Calc-p.

Over heels :-

Agar.

Crawling, as from
fleas, better by scratching, but soon appears in a place near the
spot :-

Pall.

Creaking :-

Camph.

Cutting, in left, when
walking in open air :-

Iodof.

Darting :-

From right inner
malleolus to knee and along instep towards toes, worse by standing
on it with flat foot, can stand on toes :-

Sulph.

Pains, with swelling,
after exposure to night air when drunk, in right side, worse from
motion :-

Lac-c.

Dislocated
feeling :-

Calc-p.

Convulsions, in :-

Verat-v.

Left, in :-

Kali-bi.

Right, can scarcely
walk, later left :-

Verat-v.

Walking, especially
when :-

Bry.

Drawing

(rheumatism) :-
Abrot., Agar.,
Caul., Med.

Heel, over, to sole,
better with leg flexed on abdomen :-

Ars.

Left, in :-

Aster.

Pains, with distress in
epigastrium and right hypogastrium :-

Ptel.

Painful, worse from
walking :-

Erig.

Rest, during :-

Calen.

Right, from, to
knee :-

Spong.

Dull pain :-

Cast-eq.

In left inner part,
made sharp by bearing weight on it, 12 P.M. :-

Trom.

Right, in :-

Carb-ac.

Eruption :-

Blisters, of small,
itching :-

Aster.

Brown burning spot
over, painful

(rheumatism) :-
Puls.

Eczema on right :-

Chel.

Eczema on right,
moist :-

Chel.

Herpes :-

Nat-m.,
Petr.

Herpes, on malleoli,
worse in evening and open air, better by warmth :-

Kreos.

Herpes, dry scaly,
internal malleolus, left to right :-

Cact.

Irritation, and :-

Calc.

Pustular tumors :-

Cupr-ar.

Pustules size of a pea
to a five-cent piece :-

Lach.

Rash :-

Osm.

Red patches :-

Calc.

Small, round, dark red
spot, with pale red spots itching :-

Goss.

Small red spots spread
rapidly over whole body, becoming grouped, coalescing forming
suggillations as large as palm of hand, at 1st bright red, then
bluish, violet-colored, finally greenish yellow, affects also mucous
membrane of mouth and nose :-

Sul-ac.

Tetter :-

All-s.

Vesicles cover, bluish
purple, injured, a dirty looking ash gray ground :-

Lach.

White spots :-

Calc.

Erysipelas :-

Red itching phlegmonous
swelling, with vesicular eruption, extending like a band around
right :-

Rhus-t.

Formication :-

Left, in :-

Ars-i.

On inner side of
right :-

Ars-i.

Gnawing, aching :-

Sars.

Heat :-

Burning, deep seated,
hinders sleep :-

Kali-bi.

Right, in, in
eczema :-

Chel.

Heaviness,
painful :-

Cupr.

Inflammation :-

And swelling of left
malleoli, with stitches in leg, up from external malleolus, on
walking :-

Mang.

In secondary
syphilis :-

Phyt.

Injuries :-

(See Sprain.)

Contusions or
lacerations, threatening gangrene :-

Lach.

After running pin into
foot, stiffness :-

Hyper.

Itching :-

Lach.,
Osm.

Evening, in :-

Sel.

Left, on inner side
of :-

Pall.

Right, in

(eczema) :-
Chel.

Moist spots on upper
part of right :-

Vinc.

Scratching, better by,
but soon appears in a place near the spot :-

Pall.

Jerking :-

Calc.

Lameness, in
left :-

Com.

Painful, in left, at
night while lying in bed :-

Lyss.

Right, in :-

Æsc.

Sitting, while, or
walking :-

Nat-m.

Sprain, after, or
dislocation :-

Ruta.

Lancinating, inside of
left :-

Verb.

Numbness

(rheumatism) :-
Rhus-t.

Painful, in
malleolus :-

Caust.

Swelling, with :-

Lac-c.

Pain

(undefined) :-
All-c., Ant-c.,
Ant-t., Aster.,
Carb-an., Lac-c.,
Lith-c.,
Med.,
Nat-p., Phyt.,
Podo., Polyp.,
Xan., Zinc.

Awaken him at 2
A.M. :-

Agar.

Awaking, on, shifting
to toes and fingers :-

Dios.

Bones, above in, when
touched, violent :-

Berb.

Chill, with shaking, 11
A.M., followed by heat, then sweat on back, head, face and hollow of
elbows

(ague) :-
Podo.

Diabetes, in :-

Nat-s.

Drinking, better by,
cold water

(rheumatism) :-
Puls.

Eruption, followed by,
of red patches, some bluish, painful to touch, new ones constantly
forming

(erythema
nodosum during typhoid) :-
Rhus-v.

External, violent
above, in sinews, when touched :-

Berb.

Frequent urgent, within
outward, ending in a burning itching in a small spot :-

Lith-c.

Gonorrhœa, after
suppressed :-

Thuj.

Hips, rises to, while
sitting, constant motion and shifting of feet, better
walking :-

Bell.

Inflamed, and :-

Abrot.

Irritability, between 3
and 4 P.M., with crying spells on account of, in left

(rachitis) :-
Lyc.

Left, above :-

Ars-s-f.

Left, above, in
bone :-

Aster.

Left, in bones
of :-

Asc-t.

Left, in left :-

Gels.,
Sal-ac.

Left, in, sudden, back
of joint, on going to bed, could not move limb or body without
screaming :-

Med.

Limping when walking,
causes, on inner side :-

Ang.

Malleoli, in :-

Cop.

Malleoli, in
inner :-

Bov.

Misstep, on making
slightest :-

Lyc.

Motion, worse at
every :-

Cham.

Night, every, 11 P.M.,
till 7 A.M. :-

Sulph.

Plug pushing, as of a
dull

(acute
rheumatism) :- Lac-c.

Restlessness, causing,
at night :-

Caul.

Right, in :-

Benz-ac.,
Chen-v., Osm.

Right, especially in,
worse on moving :-

Chel.

Right, in, soon
drifting into toes, better from motion, worse evenings :-

Dios.

Right, more than left,
when walking :-

Lith-c.

Sitting, when :-

Caust.

Steady, terrible, all
over, cries with pain

(acute
synovitis) :- Ferr-p.

Step, at every, to toes

(rheumatism) :-
Phos.

Tibia, to :-

Spong.

Toe, to great :-

Lyss.

Pinching, in
right :-

Osm.

Pressing :-

Agar.

Bones, in, in
morning :-

Led.

Inner, in :-

Berb.

Malleoli, in :-

Nit-s-d.

Malleolus, above left
internal, worse from motion :-

Led.

Outside of :-

Chel.,
Nit-s-d.

Pricking :-

Forepart, on :-

Berb.

On inner side of
right :-

Ars-i.

Left, in :-

Ars-i.

Pulling pains,
short :-

Med.

Pulseless, in
sunstroke :-

Glon.

Redness :-

Apis,
Lac-c.

Around malleoli

(rheumatism) :-
Cham.

Right, in
eczema :-

Chel.

Skin on outer side pale

(acute
synovitis) :- Ferr-p.

Streak :-

Ars-h.

Rheumatism

(See Joints,
Rheumatism, Chapter 34 :
Limbs in General.) :-
Gnaph., Stict.

Acute :-

Lac-c.

Burning like fire,
sharp, below right inner malleolus, prevents moving foot, better toe
pointed inward, worse in evening, continues during night, waking her
up suddenly every 2 or 3 hours, worst at 1.30 to 3.30 A.M., better
towards daybreak :-

Syph.

Chronic :-

Kalm.,
Ol-j.

Inflammatory :-

Verat-v.

Left, in, after taking
cold, with fever and profuse sweat :-

Chin-s.

Left, at 1st, was
attacked, then right with relief to left :-

Lac-c.

Left, in, with
swelling :-

Cact.

Right, in :-

Bapt.,
Urt-u.

Right inner, in, over
foot and up to knees :-

Lyc.

Right swollen, painful,
motion impossible :-

Viol-o.

Subacute :-

Cod.

Sensitive :-

Pressure, to :-

Sars.

Painful to touch
inside :-

Ars-h.,
Graph.

Sharp pain :-

Coloc.

Biting, in left :-

Lyss.

Left, in, come and go
quickly :-

Eup-per.

Quick :-

Tell.

Right, in :-

Sang.

Suddenly, while running
fast, better at rest, felt as soon as he attempts to walk, obliging
him to stand still :-

Rhus-t.

Swelling in right,
with, worse motion after exposure to night air, when drunk :-

Lac-c.

Shooting :-

Acon.,
Calc-p.

Heels, over :-

Agar.

Left, in, outer :-

Apis.

Malleolus, below outer,
occasional :-

Osm.

Moving, worse
on :-

Bufo.

Painful around ankle,
once in 1 minute or 2

(acute
synovitis) :- Ferr-p.

Right, in, 3
P.M. :-

Trom.

Toe, to little,
external, in, and preventing motion :-

Berb.

Sore :-

Coloc.

Spasmodic pain :-

Sil.

Spasms, tonic, with a
feeling as if extremities were going to sleep :-

Plat.

Sprain

(See Sprain
feeling, Swelling ;
also Injuries Sprains,
Chapter 45 :
Touch, Passive Motion, Injuries.) :-
LED.,
RHUS-T.

Chronic, with œdema
about joint

(after
failure of Ruta and Arnica) :-
Stront-c.

2 years ago :-

Carbn-s.

Pain after sprain or
dislocation :-

Ruta.

Sprained
feeling :-

All-s.,
Asc-t., Chr-ac., Dros.,
Eup-per., LED.,
Nat-m.,
Puls., Rhus-t.

Left, in :-

Prun.

Left foot, when
stepping on :-

Anac.

Left, in, standing and
walking :-

Sulph.

Moving foot, on :-

Zinc.

Right, in :-

Dros.

Right, in, transient,
after running up stairs, worse standing, better walking :-

Valer.

Walking, on :-

Phos.

Sticking :-

Malleoli, in, in
evening in bed :-

Zinc.

Itching, just above
right outer malleolus, provokes scratching :-

Staph.

When walking

(amenorrhœa) :-
Lach.

Stiffness :-

Caust.,
Chel.,
Coloc., Dros.,
Med., Petr.,
Rhus-t., Sep., SULPH.

Left, in :-

Verb.

Pin into foot, after
running :-

Hyper.

Rheumatism, in :-

Lyc.

Rheumatic, in secondary
syphilis :-

Petr.

Stitches :-

Asar.,
Calc.

Influenza,
after :-

Rhod.

Left, in :-

Carb-v.

Left, in, when
walking :-

Inul.

Right, in outer :-

Bov.

Right, in :-

Kreos.

Right, from within
outward :-

Chen-v.

Swelling :-

Asaf., Coloc., Eup-pur.,
Lac-c., Mang.,
Med., Podo.,
Ruta.

Cold, around :-

Asaf.

Discharge, with watery,
color of legs bluish :-

Hep.

Erysipelatous, to knee,
after exercise

(amenorrhœa) :-
Lach.

Evenings, in :-

Stann.

Feeling :-

Phos.

Hydrothorax, in :-

Apis.

Large :-

Psor.

Left, of :-

Sil.

Left, and pain on inner
side of, slight, as if a boil were likely to form there :-

Merc-sul.

Left, of, with
formation of pus, fistulous openings :-

Sil.

Left, particularly, and
red, in rheumatism :-

Puls.

Left, in, after
sprain :-

Prun.

Malleoli, in :-

Cop.

Malleoli, about, foot
formerly diseased :-

Zinc.

Malleoli, around, in
rheumatism :-

Cham.

Mensium, in
emansio :-

Dig.

Œdema :-

Apis,
Chel., Eup-per., Hydr., Phyt., Plb.,
Xan., Ziz.

Œdematous, from heart
disease or fatty degeneration of kidneys :-

Phos.

Œdema, worse on
movement :-

Arund.

Œdema, after typhus :-

Apoc.

Œdema, with chronic
ulcers on legs and dyspepsia :-

Lyc.

Painful, could not get
about without cane

(rheumatism) :-
Stict.

Painful, in acute
rheumatism :-

Verat-v.

Pinkish, sensitive,
motion painful

(rheumatism) :-
Sal-ac.

Puffy, under
malleoli :-

Lac-d.

Reddened, hard, over
inner

(acute
rheumatism) :- Chel.

Rheumatic :-

Kalm.,
Lach.

Right, of, in
eczema :-

Chel.

Right inner malleolus,
redness of, tender :-

Sulph.

Right, painful, motion
impossible

(rheumatism) :-
Viol-o.

Right, of, with sharp,
darting pains, worse on motion, after exposure to night air when
drunk :-

Lac-c.

Rhus poisoning,
in :-

Sulph.

Rose red, in
erysipelas :-

Lach.

Rose-colored, elastic

(acute
rheumatism) :- Chel.

Sitting too long,
after, particularly in travelling :-

Rhus-t.

Sprain, after :-

Agn.

Syphilis, in
secondary :-

Phyt.

Tender to touch

(rheumatism) :-
Lyc.

Transparent
white :-

Apis.

Tearing :-

Acon.,
Ambr.,
Ammc., Calc-p.,
Colch., Spong.

Drawing, about
malleoli :-

Zinc.

Frequent :-

Kali-c.

Heel, towards :-

Berb.

Heel to sole, down
over, better with leg flexed on abdomen

(rheumatism) :-
Ars.

Knee, to :-

Spong.

Left, particularly
in :-

Berb.

Malleolus, in right
external :-

Arn.

Motion, on, during
pregnancy :-

Lyc.

Rending, in
forepart :-

Berb.

Rest, worse
during :-

Rhus-t.

Right, from, to
knee :-

Spong.

Right, in, as if
sprained, only when walking :-

Dros.

Toe, in external to
little, and preventing motion :-

Berb.

Upward and
downward :-

Berb.

Warm in bed, better
when :-

Am-c.

Tension :-

Caust.

Left, in, sore :-

Æsc.

Motion, on :-

Bry.

Painful, in
eczema :-

Merc.

Pressive, during
rest :-

Calen.

Rheumatic, on left,
during rest :-

Zinc.

Right, in :-

Æsc.

Skin, in :-

Phos.

Throbbing, as if there
were an ulcer on anterior portion of left :-

Ruta.

Tingling, in malleoli,
waking at night :-

Bar-c.

Ulcers :-

Merc-sul.

Chronic, burning like
fire, fetid :-

Carb-ac.

Copper, after washes of
sulphate of, sulphate of zinc, etc., with great pain :-

Lach.

Deep, on inner side of
right, discharging thin ichor of bad odor, swelling about
ulcer :-

Sulph.

Fistulous :-

Calc-p.

Large, open, pain worse
after motion :-

Rhus-t.

Left, spreading on,
after a fall, spraining ankle, a woman æt. 30, dark hair and
complexion :-

Merc.

Malleolus, on internal,
as large as a dollar, with stinging, itching, darting pains, worse
after motion :-

Rhus-t.

Malleolus, on right,
edges callous, ichor putrid :-

Calc-p.

Malleolus, on right,
small, deep, painless, external :-

Calc.

Right, surrounds,
large, as large as hand, extends through fascia, irregular, ragged
edges, dark areola, ledges high, almost to bone, and rounded, pus
profuse, offensive, dark-colored, partly granulates and breaks
open :-

Sars.

3 large, each belonging
to a separate class :-

Hydr.

Wound of skin, after a
slight, near inner malleoli, gradually extending in depth and
circumference until whole ankle became affected, hard, callous
edges, offensive, impure, ichorous discharge, burning worse at night
in bed :-

Lyc.

Year, 1, after being
wounded by fragment of shell, circular, as large as palm of hand,
regular outline, flattened edges, filled with firm florid
granulations, thick greenish yellow pus, red shining areola,
stinging and itching in ulcer and surrounding parts, pain of
variable character, worse evening and before midnight, better in
open air and from cold applications and in warm weather :-

Puls.

Veins :-

Distended, better by
extreme heat

(rheumatism) :-
Lac-c.

Superficial,
enlarged :-

Sars.

Swelling, during
pregnancy :-

Lyc.

Wandering pain, flying,
in right :-

Osm.

Weakness :-

Aloe,
Arn., Carb-an.,
Com., Glon.,
Lac-d.,
Nat-m., Puls.,
Rhus-v., Sep.,
SIL.,
Sulph.

Children, in, trying to
walk :-

Carb-an.,
Nat-m.

Dislocation and
spraining, easy, foot bends under :-

Nat-c.

Feet, easily turn
under :-

Agn.,
Carb-an.,
Med., Nat-m.,
Sep.

Left, in, after
menses :-

Nat-p.

Relaxation of
ligaments :-

Lyss.

Relaxed, can neither
walk nor stand, attempting to, legs seem to slip off feet, and she
drops upon external ankles

(anæmia) :-
Ferr.

Walk, cannot :-

Sul-ac.

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