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Arms – Upper Limbs – Chapter 32 – REPERTORY OF HERING’S GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA By Calvin B. Knerr, M.D.

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CHAPTER 32.
UPPER LIMBS.

Arms
* Elbows * Fingers
* Hands * Shoulders
* Wrists

Arms.

A-D
* E-O * P-S
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Arms :-

Tearing

(See Neuralgia,
Rheumatism.) :-
Ant-s-aur.,
Ant-t., Bell., Bov., Brom., Calc-p., Canth.,
Caps., CAUST.,
Colch.,
Coll., Lyc.,
Mag-m.,
Nicc.,
Psor.,
Puls.,
Sep.,
Sulph.,
Teucr.,
Zinc.

Ague, in
quartan :-

Sep.

Bones, in :-

Benz-ac.

Breast, abscess in,
extending towards :-

Hep.

Catarrh, after

(pneumonia) :-
Puls.

Chill, during :-

Ars-h.

Cramp-like, in
bones :-

Aur.

Crawling, in bones,
into fingers :-

Cham.

Drawing, in right,
early in morning, lasting during morning after rising, extends to
right wrist joint :-

Cact.

Drawing, in upper,
worse from violent motion, better gentle

(rheumatism) :-
Ferr-p.

Elbow, from right, to
fingers :-

Am-m.

Finger tips, to, in
rheumatism :-

Puls.

Floating from shoulder
to elbow and fingers, mostly right :-

Cact.

Forearm, tearing
in :-

Ambr.,
Calc-p.

Forearm, between bones
of :-

Agar.

Forearm, left, in bones
of :-

Agar.

Forearm, in, to tips of
fingers :-

Asaf.

Forearm, in, to fingers

(quartan
ague) :- Sep.

Forearm, inner surface
of, in line from elbow to wrist :-

Bry.

Forearm, particularly
flexors of, in muscles, in morning soon after waking, worse in cool
evening air :-

Cham.

Forearm, dull bubbling
in muscles of inner, side of right, not far from elbow :-

Zinc.

Forearm, in left, from
elbow to hand :-

Carb-v.

Forearm, in left, at
night :-

Rhod.

Forearm, in
left :-

Agar.

Forearm, in
right :-

Chel.

Forearm, in right,
worse at night, cannot remain in bed :-

Rhod.

Forearm, about 6 P.M.,
during wet, cold weather

(chronic
rheumatism) :- Rhod.

Forearm, in lower
muscles of :-

Bell.

Hands and fingers,
especially in bones of :-

Arg-m.

Headache, with :-

Calc-p.

Humerus, in :-

Bell.

Joints of right, in,
worse evening in bed, also left arm slightly affected :-

Stront-c.

Left, along :-

Arg-n.

Left, in, to ends of
fingers :-

Æsc.

Left, in, to finger
joints :-

Coloc.

Left, on inside
of :-

Camph.

Left, in, from shoulder
to elbow and back of hand, with swelling, inability to move or lie
down, worse at night, preventing sleep :-

Crot-t.

Left, in, as if in
tendons of fingers, ceases on strong motion :-

Am-m.

Left upper, in :-

Agar.,
Card-m.

Lying still, while,
violent :-

Rhus-t.

Nape of neck and back,
extending to, at outer side of, beginning right, then to thigh,
where it becomes stitching

(rheumatism) :-
Rhod.

Nightly :-

Ferr.

Paralytic :-

Ferr-m.,
Meny.

Paralytic, along right
upper, as far as hand :-

Sabin.

Paroxysms, repeated

(headache) :-
Anac.

Radius, along :-

Berb.

Rending :-

Cupr.

Rending in bone of
upper :-

Ang.

Rheumatism, in :-

Puls.

Right, in :-

Asaf.,
Chel., Goss., Inul., Rhod.

Right, in, from elbow
to tip of little finger :-

Aur-m.

Right, in, index
finger, to :-

Æsc.

Right, in, on
moving :-

Chel.

Right upper, in middle
posterior portion of :-

Camph.

Shooting,
erratic :-

Acon.

Spasmodic, on anterior
side, from elbow to wrist, as soon as he takes hold of
anything :-

CALC.

Stinging,
nightly :-

Ferr.

Stinging, then a, in
right for 1 hour after getting up from bed, then all day in
left :-

Lyss.

Stitching, to finger
joints :-

Kali-c.

Sudden, in right
forearm, while writing :-

Ran-b.

Swelling of parts, with
shining red, in upper :-

Bry.

Syphilis, in :-

Sul-ac.

Ulna, in left, extends
downward :-

Verb.

Upper, in :-

Ars-h.

Upper, into bones
of :-

Berb.

Upper, in, worse in
elbow joint, thence into shoulder, in an isolated spot in
upper :-

Berb.

Upper, anterior surface
of left :-

Bell.

Upper, in, with
tightness

(rheumatic
attacks) :- Bry.

Upper, in right :-

Bry.


Tension :-

Hyper.,
Meny.

Cold, as from,
tightness :-

Alumn.

Cord-like, tight,
extending from front of left elbow down front of forearm, with
“round spots” of pain, here and there, on front of forearm

(pyæmia
from injury to right middle finger) :-
Crot-h.

Extends to neck during
menses :-

Berb.

Forearm, in :-

Agar.,
Cadm-s.

Hands and fingers,
especially in bones of :-

Arg-m.

Humerus, in :-

Sulph.

Left upper, in :-

Agar.

Muscles near axilla,
in :-

Ang.

Painful :-

Anac.

Painful to finger tips

(rheumatism) :-
Puls.

Painful in
forearm :-

Com.

Painful in left
forearm :-

Caust.

Painful in
joints :-

Mang.

Painful on attempting
to stretch :-

Cimx.

Rheumatic in head of
left humerus :-

Zinc.

Small places,
in :-

Bar-c.


Thrilling,
agreeable :-

Cann-i.

Throbbing

(beating,
pulsating) :- Berb.

Left, in :-

Xan.

Left, in, as if blood
would be jerked out of veins :-

Nux-v.

Left upper, in :-

Cod.

Left upper, in bones
of, downward :-

Ars-h.

Left, in, commencing
above elbow, in course of brachial nerve, along radial nerve to
wrist, followed by pain similar to that produced by a blow upon arm
below insertion of deltoid, pain affected principally radial side of
forearm, thumb and index finger, 8.30 A.M. :-

Merc-sul.

Painful, in left upper,
by pauses :-

Kali-c.

Painful, in right
forearm, on flexor side :-

Lyss.

Pulsative pain at
intervals in upper

(angina
pectoris) :- Kali-c.

Strong painless
pulsations near and above right olecranon :-

Agar.

Throbs, isolated sore,
in right :-

Brach.


Tickling, after
suppressed eruption and abuse of mercury :-

Hep.

Tingling

(See Formication,
Numbness.) :-
Acon.,
Nat-s.

Angina pectoris,
in :-

Dig.

Awaking :-

Ail.

Forearm, of
right :-

Nit-ac.

Heart disease,
in :-

Dig.

Left, down, to tips of
fingers :-

# Carb-ac.

Left, worse in :-

Apis.

Left, in, with dull
headache :-

Ail.


Tired

(fatigue,
lassitude, weariness)
(See Paralytic
feeling
, Weak.) :-
ARG-N.,
Ars-h.,
Astac., Aur., Brach., Calc.,
Corn., Ham.,
Nat-p., Sarr.,
Spong.

Bruised, as if :-

Arn.

Elbow into left hand,
from :-

Camph.

Exercise, from
moderate, easily, so that everything he holds is allowed to
fall :-

Stann.

Forearm, in :-

ARG-N.

Lassitude,
painful :-

Cact.

Left :-

Agar.,
Camph.

Left,
constantly :-

Carb-ac.

Left,
especially :-

Apis.

Left, in heart
affection :-

Sumb.

Left, from shoulder to
wrist, better by motion :-

Camph.

Lifting them, with
difficulty of :-

Phys.

Morning, in, on rising,
sometimes from shoulder to elbow, better after work, worse in
evening, when at rest

(paralytic
rheumatism) :- Phos.

Moving wearies very
much

(anæmia) :-
Sulph.

Paralyzed, as if, in
morning, in bed :-

Iod.

Paralytic, weariness in
right :-

Bism.

Paralyzed, as if,
right, has to stop writing in evening :-

Ferr-i.

Piano, when playing,
steadily increasing :-

Gels.

Right, worse
writing :-

Merc-i-f.

Writing, from :-

Carb-v.

Torpid feeling, at
night

(gastric
headache) :- Caust.

Trembling :-

Agar.,
Alumn., Anac., Crot-h., Cupr.,
Iod.,
Manc.,
Med., Op.,
Phos.,
Sabad.,
Seneg., Spig.,
Stram.,
Viol-o.

Biceps of right,
in :-

Fl-ac.

Cardialgia, in :-

Cupr.

Chill, as if in a
shaking

(epilepsy) :-
Sulph.

Convulsions, in :-

Cocc.

Convulsive :-

# Atrop-s.

Eating, during :-

Stram.

Evening and after
exercise, especially in :-

Hyos.

Exertion, after
moderate :-

Rhus-t.

Feeling :-

Agar.,
Rhus-t.

Forearms, in :-

Spong.

Forearm, in
right :-

Nit-ac.

Grasped, when anything
is :-

Verat.

Hypochondriasis,
in :-

Arg-n.

Leaning on them,
when :-

Astac.,
Meph.

Left, of, precedes
epilepsy :-

Sil.

Left, of, in
paroxysms :-

Op.

Left, in, when lying on
it, ceases on turning on right side :-

Camph.

Moving, when

(typhoid) :-
Gels.

Right, in :-

Dor.

Right, of, while eating

(hysteria) :-
Sec.

Right, of, worse from
motion

(nervous
ailment) :- Mag-p.

Right, of, during
voluntary motion

(multiple
sclerosis) :- Plb.

Right, of, with urinary
difficulty :-

Dulc.

Right, of, as if
galvanic battery were attached :-

Dor.

Rising, after :-

Alumn.

Shaking, convulsive,
after overwork and mental anxiety :-

Cupr.

Triceps of right,
in :-

Fl-ac.

Use them, when he
attempts to :-

Phos.,
Plb.

Uterine, particularly,
with other complaints :-

Calc-p.

Weakness and numbness,
preceded by :-

Plb.


Tumor :-

Indurations on forearm,
between radialis and supinator longus, size of a bean

(cancerous
inoculation) :- Ars.

Twitching

(See Convulsions,
Jactitation, Jerking.) :-
Agar.,
Alumn., Ant-t.,
Asaf.,
Bell.,
Brom., Caust.,
Chel., Coff., Kali-c., Lyc., Merc., Op.,
Rheum,
Tarax.

Cholera infantum, in,
constant :-

Verat.

Chorea, in :-

Mygal.

Convulsive :-

Cupr.,
Merc-c., Squil.

Drunkards, as
in :-

Op.

Evening, in, in
bed :-

Carb-v.

Fibrillar, in muscles
of left upper :-

Aran.

Forearm, of
left :-

Tarax.,
Zing.

Forearm, left, above
wrist, only during rest :-

Spig.

Forearm, in left,
sitting still :-

Chen-v.

Hold, and twitching
sensation on taking, of anything :-

Nat-c.

Hysteria, in :-

Ign.

Left, in :-

Æsc.

Left, of, in
chorea :-

Cupr.

Left upper, of :-

Aran.

Left upper joint, in,
extending inward :-

Asaf.

Minutes, every
few :-

Lach.

Perimyelitis, in,
frequent :-

Sep.

Rest, when at

(hysteria) :-
Valer.

Rheumatism, in :-

Thuj.

Right, in :-

Chel.,
Lyss.

Right, usually
in :-

Mygal.

Right upper, in :-

Meny.

Right, in, frequent

(hydrocephalus) :-
# Hell.

Right leg is held, when

(hysteria) :-
Sep.

Right, particularly in

(meningitis) :-
Carb-ac.

Spasmodic :-

Cod.

Spasmodic, accompanying
sudden contraction of larynx as from fumes of sulphur

(asthma) :-
Mosch.

Upper, in :-

Agar.

Working hard with
hands, ceasing when :-

Agar.


Ulcers :-

Anan., Kali-bi.

Fistulous, on right
forearm :-

Chim.

Forearm, on right,
erysipelatous :-

Lyc.

From 1/2 of an inch to
3 inches in size, irregular in shape, with ragged edges, and surface
studded with minute granulations which bled readily

(secondary
syphilis) :- Phyt.

Large as a half-penny,
as, excavated, laying bare the muscle, where operation had been
after vaccination :-

Sil.

Malignant character,
assumed, eating until bones of wrist were exposed

(local
effects through an abraded surface) :-
Dor.

Phagedenic, scrofulous,
or syphilitic, having a dark-red blush :-

Rhus-v.


Uncovering :-

Must uncover :-

Zinc.

Skin irritable :-

Ang.


Uneasiness :-

Glon.

Left, in, in
pericarditis :-

Asc-t.

Vaccination :-

Biceps, function of,
wanting after vaccination :-

Thuj.

Erysipelas, small red
raised papules on 8th day :-

Crot-h.

Pain, severe, in left
upper, at vaccination mark, could not raise arm in morning :-

Vac.

Red and inflamed
swellings :-

SIL.

Ulcer, excavated,
laying bare muscle :-

Sil.


Veins :-

Distended, of lower,
while feet are icy cold :-

Meny.

Enlarged :-

Med.

Injected :-

Stront-c.

Numerous moniliform
dilatations on forearm and upper arm, chiefly corresponding to the
points of union of veins :-

Plb.

Prominent :-

Nux-v.

Swollen, on
forearms :-

PULS.

Tense :-

Stront-c.


Wandering pains :-

Flying pains :-

Caul.

Heavy drawing, in
right, worse in damp weather

(gonorrhœa) :-
Med.

Right, in, and leg,
then left leg :-

Hydr.

Warts :-

Calc.,
Caust., Lyc.,
Sil.,
Thuj.

Broad, moist burning
condylomata :-

Merc-d.

Large fleshy, on left
forearm :-

Sil.

Painful to
touch :-

Nat-c.


Weakness

(See Paralytic
feeling
, Tired.) :-
Abrot.,
All-c., Anac., Ars.,
Arund.,
Bell., Berb., Bism., Brach., Brom., Chen-v., Chin-b., Con., Corn., Glon.,
Kali-br.,
Kalm., Lyss.,
Nat-m.,
Petr., Ph-ac.,
Plb.,
Ruta.

Anger, after a fit
of :-

Nat-m.

Asleep, as if, worse in
heat of bed, from exposure to cold and stormy weather :-

Rhod.

Atrophy, with, loss of
sensation and trembling :-

Plb.

Biceps, of :-

Brach.

Cold sensation, with,
in finger tips and abdomen :-

Ph-ac.

Disabling, after
posing :-

Ang.

Exertion, after
slight :-

Cic.

Exhaustion as after
great exertion :-

Guai.

Forearm, in

(heart
disease) :- Dig.

Head, after a blow on

(headache) :-
Merl.

Hip-joints, with pain
in, as if dislocated, worse when walking :-

Psor.

Holding a heavy weight,
relaxed feeling as after, better from motion of arms :-

Plat.

Illness, after long

(nervous
debility) :- Cur.

Joints feel
disabled :-

Bov.

Lameness, and

(muscular
atrophy) :- Calc.

Lassitude in morning,
after rising not better walking in open air :-

Card-m.

Left :-

Nux-v.

Left, exhausted :-

Tab.

Left, feels as if he
could not use :-

Arn.

Left, no power
in :-

Ind.

Left, want of power in,
which must be kept close to body, any attempt to move it causes
sensation as if left shoulder were breaking off

(prosopalgia) :-
Chel.

Lifting slightest
weight, in :-

Polyp.

Lower, in :-

Ang.

Middle portion,
in :-

Glon.

Morning, in :-

Kali-c.

Move them, can
hardly :-

Phos.

Numb :-

Gels.

Numb in left :-

Cupr-ar.

Painful in
extensors :-

Iod.

Painful in left, worse
using arm :-

Lach.

Paralytic :-

Bell.,
Rhus-t.

Paralytic, of
left :-

Calc.,
DIG.,
Ind., Sars.

Paralytic, if he holds
a light weight for a short time :-

Stann.

Paralytic, in
right :-

Bism.,
Carb-v.

Paralytic,
semi-paralytic condition, knife frequently drops from hand :-

Plb.

Powerless from extreme
pain, if attempt was made to move them :-

Stict.

Powerless :-

Camph.,
Gels., Kali-c.

Powerless, in chronic
alcoholism :-

Phos.

Powerless, on moving
forearms :-

Rhus-t.

Powerless, hang as if
paralyzed by blows

(meningitis) :-
ACON.

Powerless, could not
take hold of anything, had to be fed and nursed

(spinal
disease) :- Apis.

Powerless as after
severe labor, upper :-

Arg-m.

Prostration :-

Petr.

Raise them, unable
to :-

Lach.,
Phyt.

Raise or move hands, no
power to :-

# Lyc.

Raise upper, could
not :-

Sulph.

Rheumatic pains,
with :-

Graph.

Rheumatic pains in
shoulders, with, arms and elbows :-

Nat-c.

Right :-

Bapt.,
Sil.

Right forearm :-

Bell.

Right, as if all power
had left it, better on motion :-

Stront-c.

Right, especially,
worse from motion :-

Stann.

Right upper :-

Bell.

Right, in
writing :-

Brach.

Scalding, after :-

Caust.

Sink by one’s side,
incline to :-

Bry.

Sink down, must
let :-

Ant-c.

Sudden loss of power,
sensation of, in morning :-

Nux-v.

Upper :-

Phos.

Upper, on
awaking :-

Arg-m.

Using, difficulty
of :-

Dig.

Work, when at, they
feel powerless :-

Lyc.

Wires, as of fine,
delicate wires or fibres pulling and continually in motion down both
arms from elbow to hand :-

Cocc.

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