Torticollis
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aconitum | A state of fear, anxiety; anguish of
mind and body. Physical and mental restlessness, fright Acute, sudden, and violent invasion, with fever Does not want to be touched Sudden and great sinking of strength Complaints and tension caused by exposure to dry, cold weather, draught of cold air, checked perspiration, also complaints from very hot weather Serous membranes and muscular tissues affected markedly Burning in internal parts; tingling, coldness and numbness Tension of arteries; emotional and physical mental tension explain many symptoms Its action is brief and shows no periodicity Fullness in head; heavy, pulsating, hot, bursting, burning undulating sensation; intercranial pressure; burning headache, as if brain were moved by boiling water (Indigo) Sensation on vertex as if hair were pulled or stood on end Thirst for cold water Bitter taste of everything except water Intense thirst Urine scanty, red, hot, painful Frequent erections and emissions Menses too profuse, with nosebleed, too protracted, late; frenzy on appearance of menses Stiffness in nape of neck Nightmare; nightly ravings; anxious dreams Sleeplessness, with restless and tossing about; starts up in sleep Long dreams, with anxiety in chest |
In warm room In evening and night Lying on affected side From music From tobacco-smoke Dry, cold winds |
In open air |
| Agaricus Muscarius | Jerking, twitching, trembling, and
itching
Twitching ceases during sleep Various forms of neuralgia and spasmodic affections General paralysis Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice Sensitive to pressure and cold air Violent bearing-down pains Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg Pains are accompanied by sensation of cold, numbness and tingling Head in constant motion; falling backward, as if a weight in occiput Lateral headache, as if from a nail ( Icy coldness, like icy needles, or splinters Desire to cover head warmly Thirsty all the time Empty eructations, tasting of apples Unnatural hunger Profuse inodorous flatus Fetid stools Sudden and violent urging to urinate Frequent urination Menses, increased, earlier Sexual excitement Leucorrha, with much itching Twitching of cervical muscles Paroxysms of yawning Restless sleep from violent itching and burning; on falling asleep, starts, twitches, and awakes often Vivid dreams Drowsy in daytime |
Open cold air After eating After coitus In cold weather Before a thunder-storm. Pressure on dorsal spine, which causes involuntary laughter |
Moving about slowly |
| Atropia | Great dryness of throat, almost
impossible to swallow All kind of illusions of sight; everything appears large Motes over everything On reading, words run together; double vision, all objects seem to be elongated |
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| Belladonna | Hot, red skin, flushed face, glaring
eyes, throbbing carotids, excited mental state, hyperæsthesia of all senses Convulsive movements Dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water Neuralgic pains that come and go suddenly Heat, redness, throbbing and burning Great children's remedy No thirst, anxiety or fear Stands for violence of attack and suddenness of onset Boring of head into pillow; drawn backward and rolls from side to side; constant moaning Loss of appetite Averse to meat and milk. Great thirst for cold water Abhorrence of liquids; dread of drinking Desire diminished Menses increased; bright red, too early, too profuse; very offensive and hot Stiff neck; swelling of glands of neck; pain in nape, as if it would break Sleep restless, crying out, gritting of teeth; kept awake by pulsation of blood-vessels Screams out in sleep Sleeplessness, with drowsiness; starting when closing the eyes or during sleep Sleeps with hands under head |
Touch Jar Noise Draught After noon Lying down |
Semi-erect |
| Bryonia | Stitching pains, greatly aggravated by
any motion Mucous membranes are all dry The Bryonia patient is irritable; has vertigo from raising the head, pressive headache; dry, parched lips, mouth; excessive thirst, bitter taste, sensitive epigastrium, and feeling of a stone in the stomach; stools large, dry, hard Especially suits the constitution of a robust, firm fiber and dark complexion, with tendency to leanness and irritability Physical weakness, all-pervading apathy Complaints apt to develop slowly Abnormal hunger, loss of taste Thirst for large draughts Urine red, brown, like beer; scanty, hot Menses too early, too profuse; worse from motion, with tearing pains in legs Painful stiffness in nape of neck Drowsy; starting when falling asleep Cannot sit up; gets faint and sick |
Right side Evening Open air Warm weather after cold days Warmth Warm drinks Any motion Morning Eating Hot weather Exertion Touch
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Lying on painful side Pressure Rest Cold things |
| Cimicifuga Racemosa | Agitation and pain indicate it Pains like electric shocks here and there Waving sensation or opening and shutting sensation in brain Brain feels too large Menses profuse, dark, coagulated, offensive with backache, nervousness; always irregular Stiffness and contraction in neck and back Sleeplessness |
Morning Cold (except headache) During menses the more profuse the flow, the greater the suffering |
Warmth Eating |
| Colchicum | more beneficial in chronic affections There is always great prostration, internal coldness, and tendency to collapse Shocks as from electricity through one half of body Dreams of mice Smell of food causes nausea even to fainting, especially fish Profuse salivary secretion Craving for various things, but is averse to then when smelling them, seized them with nausea Thirst for effervescent, alcoholic beverages Urine dark, scanty or suppressed; bloody, brown, black, inky; contains clots of putrid decomposed blood, albumin, sugar |
Sundown to sunrise Motion Loss of sleep Smell of food in evening Mental exertion |
Stooping |
| Guaiacum | Free foul secretions Unclean odor from whole body Contraction of limbs, stiffness and immobility; feeling that he must stretch Desire for apples and other fruits Aversion to milk Much wind in bowels Constant desire to urinate Stiff neck and sore shoulders |
From motion Heat Cold wet weather Pressure Touch From 6 pm to 4 am |
External pressure |
| Hyoscyamus | Inclined to be unseemly and immodest
in acts, gestures and expressions; very talkative, and persists in stripping
herself, or uncovering genitals Is jealous, afraid of being poisoned, etc Weakness and nervous agitation Tremulous weakness and twitching of tendons Muscular twitchings, spasmodic affections Cannot swallow liquids Involuntary micturition; has no will to urinate Impotence Excited sexual desire Intense sleeplessness Great restlessness; every muscle twitches Will not be covered |
At night During menses After eating When lying down |
Stooping |
| Ignatia | Marked hyperæsthesia of all the
senses, and a tendency to clonic spasms Especially adapted to the nervous temperament-women of sensitive, easily excited nature, dark, mild disposition, quick to perceive, rapid in execution; rapid change of mental and physical condition, opposite to each other Great contradictions Alert, nervous, apprehensive, rigid, trembling patients who suffer acutely in mind or body, at the same time made worse by drinking coffee The superficial and erratic character of its symptoms is most characteristic Cannot bear tobacco Pain is small, circumscribed spots Sour taste. Easily bites inside of cheeks Constantly full of saliva Feeling of a lump in throat that cannot be swallowed Sour eructation Averse to ordinary diet; longs for great variety of indigestible articles Craving for acid things Urine profuse, watery Menses, black, too early, too profuse, or scanty; during menses great languor, with spasmodic pains in stomach and abdomen Feminine sexual frigidity Sleep very light; jerking of limbs on going to sleep Dreams continuing a long time; troubling him |
In the morning Open air After meals Coffee Smoking Liquids External warmth |
While eating Change of position |
| Lachnanthes | Bridge of nose as if pinched Light-complexioned people A desire to talk-a flow of language and the courage to make a speech Neck drawn over to one side in sore throat Stiffness of neck Pain in nape, as if dislocated Body icy cold; face yellow; tendency to sweat |
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| Lycopodium | Adapted more especially to ailments
gradually developing, functional power weakening, with failures of the
digestive powers, where the function of the liver is seriously disturbed Atony Malnutrition Intolerant of cold drinks; craves everything warm Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak, muscular power Deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases Emaciation Debility in morning Pre-senility. Lycopodium patient is 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 Shakes head without apparent cause Twists face and mouth Mouth waters Bad odor from mouth Dyspepsia due to farinaceous and fermentable food, cabbage, beans, etc Excessive hunger Aversion to bread, etc Desire for sweet things Food tastes sour Sour eructations Eating ever so little creates fullness Cannot eat oysters Rolling of flatulence Wakes at night feeling hungry Incomplete burning eructations rise only to pharynx there burn for hours Likes to take food and drink hot Polyuria during the night; heavy red sediment No erectile power; impotence; premature emission Menses too late; last too long, too profuse Leucorrha, acrid, with burning in vagina Drowsy during day; starting in sleep Dreams of accidents Offensive secretions; viscid and offensive perspiration, especially of feet and axillæ |
Right side From right to left From above downward 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room, hot air, bed Warm applications, except throat and stomach which are better from warm drinks |
By motion After midnight From warm food and drink On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Magnesium Phosphoricum | The great anti-spasmodic remedy Cramping of muscles with radiating pains Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted subjects Indisposition for mental exertion Sensation as contents of head were liquid, as if parts of brain were changing places, as of a cap on head Thirst for very cold drinks Menses too early, dark, stringy Twitchings General muscular weakness |
Right side Cold Touch Night |
Warmth Bending double Pressure Friction |
| Mygale Lasiodora | Weakness, palpitation, nervousness,
fear Twitching of facial muscles; mouth and eyes open in rapid succession Face hot and flushed Head jerked to one side Aversion to food Excessive thirst Violent erections Unsteady gait Constant motion of whole body |
In morning | During sleep |
| Nux Vomica | Typical Nux patient is rather thin,
spare, quick, active, nervous, and irritable; does a good deal of mental
work; has mental strains and leads a sedentary life, found in prolonged
office work, over study, and close application to business, with its cares
and anxieties Seeks stimulants, coffee, wine, possibly in excess; takes preferably rich and stimulating food Nux is pre-eminently a male remedy Irritable, nervous system, hypersensitive and over-impressionable Zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled, avoid open air, etc Always seems to be out of tune; inharmonious spasmodic action Sour, bitter eructation Ravenous hunger, Desire for stimulants; loves fats and tolerates them well Dyspepsia from drinking strong coffee Difficult belching of gas Frequent ineffectual desire to urinate, or passing but small quantities at each attempt Frequent calls; little and often Easily excited desire Menses too early, lasts too long; always irregular, blood black with faint spells Sexual desire too strong Cervico-brachial neuralgia; worse, touch Must sit-up in order to turn in bed Cannot sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling wretchedly Drowsy after meals, and in early evening Dreams full of bustle and hurry |
Morning Mental exertion After eating Touch Spices Stimulants Narcotics Dry weather Cold |
From a nap, if allowed to finish it In evening While at rest In damp, wet weather Strong pressure |
| Strychninum | Spasms of muscles, cramps from an undue
reflex excitability of the cord Respiration increased All reflexes are more active Stiffness in muscles and face and neck The muscles relax between paroxysms; worse slightest touch, sound, odor Explosive nervousness The pains and sensations come suddenly and return at intervals Jerking of head forwards Desire for coitus ; any touch on body excites a voluptuous sensation Rigidity of cervical muscles; sharp pain in nape and down spine Violent jerking, twitching, and trembling |
Morning Touch Noise Motion After meals |
Lying on back |
| Thuja | Ill-effects of vaccination Rapid exhaustion and emaciation Left-sided and chilly medicine Complete loss of appetite Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Rancid eructations after fat food Cannot eat onions Tea-drinking dyspepsia Flatulence and distension; protruding here and there Urinary stream split and small.; desire sudden and urgent, but cannot be controlled Profuse leucorrha; thick, greenish Menses scanty, retarded Profuse perspiration before menses |
At night From heat of bed At 3 am and 3 pm From cold, damp air After breakfast Fat Coffee Vaccination |
Left side While drawing up a limb |