Chronic Pain in Heels
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Abrotanum | Emaciation in spite of good appetite
Legs greatly emaciated |
Cold air
Checked secretions |
Motion |
| Actea Spicata | Rheumatism of small joints
Tearing, tingling pains; pains worse from touch and motion |
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| Ammonium Muriaticum | Fat and sluggish patients
Tendency of irregular circulation; blood seems to be in constant turmoil Profuse glairy secretions Boiling sensations Thirst for lemonade Ulcerative pains in heels Pain in feet during menses |
Pain in limbs in evening | Open air |
| Apis Mellifica | Swelling or puffing up of various parts
Oedema Red rosy hue Stinging pains Soreness Intolerance of heat and slightest touch Constricted sensations Sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of the body Much prostration Thirstless Craving for milk Urine scanty and high colored Feet swollen and stiff |
After noon
Heat in any form Touch Pressure After sleeping In closed or heated rooms Right side |
In open air
Uncovering Cold bathing |
| Arnica |
After traumatic injuries, overuse and strains Limbs and body feels as if beaten Bed feels too hard Sore, lame and bruised feeling Aversion to tobacco Longing for vinegar Dislike for milk and meat Dark brick red sediment in urine Soreness after over exertion |
Least touch
Motion Rest Wine Damp cold |
Lying down
Lying with head low |
| Azadirachta Indica | Rheumatic pains in various parts
Afternoon fever Heat, pricking and aching in hands, esp palms, fingers, also toes |
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| Berberis Vulgaris | Symptoms change rapidly
Pains change in regard to place and character Old gouty constitutions Wandering, radiating pains; worse standing and active exercise Metatarsus and Metacarpus feel sprained Rheumatic paralytic pains in shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, legs and feet Heels pain, as if ulcerated Pain in balls of feet on stepping Stitching between metatarsal bones as from a nail when standing
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Motion
Standing |
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| Bismuthum | Thirst for cold drinks
Restless sleep from voluptuous dreams Cramps in hand and feet Itching erosion near tibia and back of feet near joints |
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| Bromum | Blond type patients
Sense of suffocation; excoriating discharges, profuse sweats and great weakness |
From evening, until midnight
When sitting in warm room Warm damp weather When at rest Lying on left side |
From any motion
Exercise At sea |
| Caulophyllum | Special affinity for small joints
Severe drawing, erratic pains and stiffness in small joints, fingers, toes, ankles etc Erratic pains, changing place every few minutes |
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| Causticum | Chronic rheumatic, arthritic and paralytic
affections with tearing, drawing pains
progressive loss of muscular strength Tendinous contractures Broken down seniles Restless at night, with tearing pains in joints and bones and faint like sinking of strength Dirty while sallow skin Emaciation Burning, rawness and soreness Aversion to sweets worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees Menses cease at night; flow only during day Can not walk without suffering rheumatic tearing in limbs; better by warmth, esp, heat of bed Unsteady walking and easily falling |
Dry, cold winds
In clear fine weather Cold air From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather
Warmth Heat of bed |
| Cedron | Periodicity
Useful in tropical or in damp, warm, marshy countries Persons of a voluptuous disposition, excitable, nervous temperament Lancinating pains in joints; worse feet and hands Pain in ball of right foot, extending to knee |
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| Cholesterinum | |||
| Cinchona Officinalis | Periodicity
Sensitive to draughts Chronic gout Milk disagrees Stools undigested, frothy, yellow Pains in limbs and joints, as if sprained; worse slight touch; better hard pressure Aversion to exercise |
Slightest touch
Draught of air Every other day Loss of vital fluids At night After eating Bending over |
Bending double
Hard pressure Open air Warmth |
| Colchicum | Chronic gouty affections of muscular tissues,
periosteum and synovial membrane of joints
Parts are red, hot & swollen Tearing pains; worse in the evening and at night and from touch; stubbing the toe hurts exceedingly Great prostration, internal coldness and tendency to collapse Shocks as from electricity through one half of the body Dreams of mice Craving for various things, but is averse to them on smelling them Thirst for effervescent, alcoholic beverages Right plantar reflex abolished Limbs lame, weak and tingling Inflammation of great toe, gout in heel, can not bear to have it touched or moved Oedematous swelling and coldness of legs and feet |
Sundown to sunrise
Motion Loss of sleep Smell of food in the evening Mental exertion |
Stooping |
| Cuprum Metallicum | Strong metallic taste
Craves cool drinks Stools black, painful and bloody Menses too late, protracted Cramps in calves and soles |
Before menses
From vomiting Contact |
During perspiration
Drinking cold water |
| Drosera | Aversion to acids
Stiffness in joints and feet All limbs feel lame Bed feels too hard |
After midnight
Lying down On getting warm in bed Drinking Singing Laughing |
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| Euonymus Atropupurea | Brunettes more easily affected
Chronic rheumatism and gout Urine scanty, high colored, acidity increased Aching in all joints, esp ankles Feet feel swollen and tired |
Evening | Cool draught
Pressure |
| Fraxinus Americana | Cramps in feet; worse afternoon and night
Cold creeping and hot flashes Watery, unirritating leucorrhoea Sub involution |
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| Graphites | Patients who are rather stout, of fair complexion
Tendency of constipation Takes cold easily Gushing leucorrhoea Hears better in noise Smell absolutely acute; can not tolerate flowers Breath smells like urine Aversion to meat Hot drinks disagree Urine turbid, with sediment; sour smelling Decided aversion to coitus Leucorrhoea pale, thin, profuse, white, excoriating Oedema of lower limbs Offensive perspiration of feet |
Warmth
At night During and after menstruation |
In the dark
From wrapping up |
| Jatropha | Great thirst
Cramps in muscles, esp calves, legs and feet Coldness of whole body Pain in ankle, feet and toes Heels sensitive |
By placing hands in cold water | |
| Ledum Pal | Rheumatism begins in feet and travels upwards
Lack of animal heat and yet the heat of bed is intolerable Gouty pains shoot all through the foot and limb, and in joints, but esp the small joints Soles painful, can hardly step on them Easy spraining of ankles Ball of great toe swollen |
At night
From heat of bed |
From cold
Putting feet in cold water |
| Lithium Carbonicum | Uric acid diathesis
Whole body is sore Half vision; right half is invisible Turbid urine, with mucus and red deposits Paralytic stiff all over Pain in hollow of foot extending to knees |
In morning
Right side |
Rising and moving about |
| Lycopodium | Ailment gradually developing
Intolerance of cold drinks; craves everything warm Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak muscular power Emaciation Debility in morning Patient thin, withered, full of gas and dry Lacks vital heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities Pains come and go suddenly Sensitive to noise and odors Sees only one half of the objects Aversion to bread Desire for sweets Can not eat oysters Heavy red sediment in urine Menses too late; lasts too long, too profuse One foot hot and the other cold Profuse sweat of feet Pain in heels on treading as from a pebble Cramps in calves and toes at night in bed |
Right side
From right to left From above downwards 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room, hot air or bed Warm applications |
By motion
After midnight From warm food and drinks On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Manganum Aceticum | Inflammation of bones or joints, with nightly
digging pains
For speakers and singers General soreness and aching; every part of body feels sore when touched Can not walk backwards without falling Tendency to fall forward Walks stooping forward Rheumatism of feet |
Cold wet weather
Change of weather |
Lying down |
| Myrica | Persistent sleeplessness
Strong desire for acids Scanty, yellow, frothy urine Stools loose, light colored and destitute of bile Staggering gait Pain in all muscles, in the hollow of right foot |
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| Natrum Carbonicum | Very weak ankles
Very weak digestion, caused by slightest error of diet Averse to milk Menses late, scanty, like meat washings Amorous dreams Great weakness of limbs, esp in the morning Easy dislocation and spraining of ankles; foot bends under; heel and tendo-achilles affected |
Sitting
From music Summer heat Mental exertion Thunderstorms Least draughts Changes of weather Sun |
By moving
By boring in ears and nose |
| Phytolacca | Aching
Soreness Restlessness Prostration Decrease of weight Much stringy saliva Scanty urine Menses too copious and frequent Pains fly like electric shocks, shooting, lancinating and shifting rapidly Aching of heels; relieved by elevating feet Feet puffed; pain in ankles and feet |
Sensitive to electrical changes
Rains Exposure to damp, cold weather Night Motion Right side |
Warmth
Dry weather Rest |
| Prunus Spinosa | Ankle and foot feel sprained
Must press a long time before urine appears |
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| Pulsatilla | Pre-eminently suitable for females
Mild, gentle, yielding disposition Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking; changeable, contradictory Seeks open air; always feels better though chilly Symptoms ever changing Thirstless Peevish Great sensitiveness Wants head high; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow; lies with hands above head Desire for tonics Averse to fat food, warm food and drink; dislikes butter Two or three stools daily; no two stools alike Menses too late, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, changeable, intermittent Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, creamy Pains in limbs, shifting rapidly; tensive pains, letting up with a snap Boring pains in heels towards evening; suffering worse from letting the affected limb hang down |
from heat
Rich, fat food After eating Towards evening Warm room Lying on left or painless side When allowing feet to hang down |
Open air
Motion Cold applications Cold food and drinks, though not thirsty |
| Ranunculus Bulbosus | Shocks through out the body
Sensitive to air and touch |
Open air
Motion Contact Atmospheric changes Wet, stormy weather Evening Cold air |
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| Rhus Tox | Tearing asunder pains
Motion always limbers up Septicemia Rheumatism in cold season Desire for milk Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat Urine dark, turbid, high colored, scanty with white sediment Menses early, profuse, prolonged and acrid Limbs stiff, paralyzed Rheumatic pains, better motion Dreams of great exertion |
During sleep
Cold, wet rainy weather After rains At night During rest Drenching When lying on back or right side
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Change of position
Warm, dry weather Motion Walking Rubbing Warm applications From stretching limbs |
| Ruta Graveolens | All parts of body are painful, as if bruised
Feeling of intense lassitude, weakness and despair Aching pains in tendo-Achilles Thighs pain when stretching the limbs |
Lying down
From cold, wet weather |
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| Secale Cornutum | Remedy for old people with shriveled skin; thin
scrawny old women
Sense of great heat Debility, anxiety, emaciation, though appetite and thirst may be excessive Craves acids Menses irregular, copious, dark; continuous oozing of watery blood till next periods Leucorrhoea brownish, offensive Icy coldness of extremities Violent cramps in extremities |
Heat
Warm covering |
Cold
Uncovering Rubbing Stretching out limbs |
| Sepia | Weakness, yellow complexion and bearing down
sensation in women
Easy fainting "Ball" sensation in inner parts Acts best on brunettes Feels cold even in a warm room Longing for vinegar, acids and pickles Loathes fat Urine contains red, adhesive sand Pain in heels Restlessness in all limbs, twitching and jerking night and day |
After milk, esp boiled
Forenoons and evenings Washings Laundry work Dampness Left side After sweat Cold air Before thunderstorm |
By exercise
Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing limbs Cold bathing After sleep |
| Veratrum Album | Extreme coldness
Blueness Weakness Cold sweat on forehead Thirst for cold water, but is vomited as soon as swallowed Averse to warm food Craves fruits, juicy and cold things, ice, salt Menses too early; profuse and exhausting |
At night
Wet, cold weather |
Warmth
Walking |
| Verbascum | Cramp like pains in soles, right foot, and knee
Neuralgic pain in left ankle Stiffness and soreness in joints of lower extremities |
Change of temperature
Talking Sneezing Biting harder From 9 am to 4 pm |
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| Zincum Metallicum | Tissues are worn out faster than they are repaired
Poisoning from suppressed eruptions or discharges Pain, as if between skin and flesh Can not withstand smallest quantity of wine Ravenous hunger at 11 am Menses flow more at night Soles of feet sensitive Steps with entire sole of foot on floor Feet in continued motion, can not keep still |
At menstrual period
From touch Between 5 to 7 pm After dinner From wine |
While eating
Discharges Appearance of eruptions |