Wildbad
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General EN
Wildbad.
The Springs at Wildbad, in Würtemburg. (The water contains in 16 ounces, Carbonic ac. gr. 0.972, Nat. m. 1.808, Nat. c. 0.837, Nat. sul. 0.291, K. sul. 0.108, Calc. c. 0.738, Silicic acid 0.480, Mag. c. 0.079, Fer. C. 0.002, Alumina 0.004, and traces of Mang.). Dilution.
Clinical EN
Bones, pains in. Catarrh. Gout. Hair, affections of. Indigestion. Knees, creaking of. Nails, soft. Paralysis, spinal. Paraplegia. Rheumatism. Shoulder, rheumatism of.
Characteristics EN
In spite of its very slight mineralisation, says Constantin James, the water produces very distinct effects in a graduated series. The first impression of the bath is delicious; this is succeeded by sensations more clear and distinct: a slight degree of excitement; at times luminous sparks before the sight; a finer (plus subtil) blood seems to flow to the brain. "One would like to remain in the bath, but something unusual and strange warns you that it is time to get out." It is chiefly, says the same authority, for affections of the spinal cord that Wildbad is frequented, more than half the patients being paraplegic.
Hartlaub, Kallenbach, and others proved the water. Among the symptoms were: Sensation as if the brain were over-filled. Gnawing, sinking, empty sensation. Pain as if sprained.
Sensation of looseness in the joints; ankles loose; knees loose; the bones seem as if they did not fit. Teeth seem too long. In one prover the hair, which had been greasy, became dry; and the beard became of a darker colour. Desire to stretch.
The symptoms were: < On waking at night. < Lying down (throbbing and heat in occiput). < Walking (pain in sciatic nerve; looseness of knees).
Relations EN
Compare: Uric acid in urine; pain in right shoulder, Urt. ur. Right shoulder, Sang.
Mind EN
Great depression with anxiety.—Memory weak.
Head EN
Rush of blood to head
Head: dull, heavy, esp. occiput
Sensation as though whole brain overfilled, intolerable lying with head on pillow
Throbbing headache on waking at night
Tearing pains in forehead, extending from middle of r. eyebrow
Violent pulsation on vertex and occiput
Heaviness in vertex on waking at night
Throbbing and warmth in occiput, < lying down
Hair lost its oiliness; hair of beard grew darker
Moving scalp was difficult, as though frontal muscles too short.
Eyes EN
Pain and pressure in eyes on writing in evening
Fine sticking pain in eyes (< l.) and above eyes (eyebrows, below eyes, and also in eyeballs), without affecting vision
Acute pain in l. upper eyebrow, spot remained sensitive after
Pain in l.
(and r.) supraorbital foramen
Itching in canthi.
Ears EN
Sensation in ears as after taking cold, first r., then l
Sensation of warmth in r. ear
Pressing stitches in l. ear as if deep in meatus.
Nose EN
Blood from r. nostril in morning.
Face EN
Violent painless twitching in face.—Pain l. jaw-joint, lower jaw, and in top of shoulder.
Mouth EN
Teeth, esp. r., painful, as if too long, or as after taking cold
Dryness of mouth; without thirst, and with coated tongue in morning
Mouth and tongue dry toward morning
Burning point in r. corner of mouth or wing of nose
Bloody saliva, apparently from fauces, after talking in open air.
Throat EN
Expectoration of mucus from throat, larynx, and posterior nares.—A retching, spasmodic, or drawing pain in oesophagus, above the stomach, with some nausea.
Stomach EN
Hunger: ravenous; as from an empty stomach in morning, also in evening after supper
Gnawing emptiness in stomach and whole abdomen
Emptiness without hunger
Eructations; empty
Nausea; on waking
Feeling of indigestion or disordered stomach
Pressure in stomach.
Abdomen EN
Colic in umbilical region, as before a stool, without an evacuation.—Sticking, drawing pains in both hypochondria.
Stool And Anus EN
Spasmodic pressure in anus and perinaeum
Great urging to stool, which was at first dark and thin; afterwards brown with mucus, and at 11 a.m. very watery, yellowish grey, with some colic
Stool: dark, with tenacious mucus; lumpy, covered with mucus of a dark blackish-brown colour; retained, hard, lumpy, dark; constipated, after a few days natural with colic.
Urinary Organs EN
Frequent urgent desire to urinate.—Mucus in urine with large uric acid crystals.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Erections: painful on waking; more easy than natural.—Painful drawing in cords on waking, after an emission.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Menstruation usually hastened.
Respiratory Organs EN
Dry cough.—Breathing oppressed; on ascending stairs.
Chest EN
Pain and cracking in upper part of sternum at junction with first r. rib.
Neck And Back EN
Tearing pain, as if sprained, transversely through nape
Constant pulsation in nape and occiput at night
Drawing in back as though a hot sponge drawn along skin on waking in morning
Prickling on back, followed by nettlerash
Disagreeable sensation of warmth along lumbar vertebrae.
Limbs EN
Joints weak
Fulness and heaviness in limbs
Drawing pains here and there in limbs; drawing pain in l. upper arm and r. thigh.
Upper Limbs EN
Violent drawing tearing about r. shoulder
Shuddering jerking about r. upper arm
Drawing in l. upper arm
Acute pain in l. arm above elbow, outer portion, as if in bone or tendon, as if sprained
Drawing burning beneath r, elbow, in bone
Rheumatic pain in forearm from back of wrist to elbow, near wrist arm painful
Nails became so soft he could not open a watch with them
Hang-nails
Stiffness and painfulness of all fingers on opening and closing hand
Painful swollen sensation in l. thumb.
Lower Limbs EN
Weariness of hips after a slight effort
Pain in nates, r. and l., as if in sciatic nerve, esp. on walking
Pain in muscles of r. thigh, on posterior and inner surfaces
Drawing pain in r. thigh, a hand's-breadth above knee, below anterior and outer portions
Violent cracking: in both knees on rising; r. knee
Pain and stiffness in r. knee, as if contracted, on waking in morning
Knees feel loose, as if bones did not fit; must be supported in walking
Violent itching in l. calf and on tibia
Pain in r. calf on walking
Ankles feel loose
Drawing: in ankles; in l. sole behind toes
Sprained sensation: in first joint of r. great toe; in r. and l. great toes
Acute pain in l. little toe.
Generalities EN
Weak, weary, wants to keep quiet.—Weary: after walking; esp. knees and ankles; sudden, ankles seem loose.—Great desire to lie on back and stretch, with feeling of comfort and warmth through whole body, and averse to business, esp. after a bath.
Skin EN
Crawling itching about l. half of mouth, around red of lip, esp. lower lip.—Itching on: one finger of r. hand; r. thumb, in small spot as if in periosteum, > (but not removed) by rubbing; l. calf and tibia; l. index finger, with development of a small vesicle; middle knuckle of l. ring-finger; r. natis.
Sleep EN
Very sleepy in evening
Unusual desire to sleep after eating
Complete sleeplessness till 4 a.m., with constant excitement and uneasiness, dry, burning heat;
> sitting erect with head against hard pillow
Sleep: restless; full of confused dreams, wakes every few minutes feeling as if he had slept for hours
Dreams: disagreeable; forgetful; anxious; confused
Violent weeping in a dream, waking in perspiration.
Fever EN
Hands quite cold, with weakness and sweat on waking
Feet cold
Violent, dry heat over whole body
Prickling heat over whole body, with some sweat
Very disagreeable heat in occiput, intolerable on lying down, and amounting to violent pulsation
Sweat: easy; free at night and during day after any exertion.