Minutus

Hi.
I've got a 90 year old sometime patient who complains of leg pains (side of thigh particularly, and also side of lower leg, both sides) when walking, but not when dancing. This is the curious aspect of this case, this distinction between repetitious motions which aggravate and varied, expressive ones that ameliorate. There is labile blood pressure and also no audible pulses in the ankles. Consequently, the docs' assumption has been intermittent claudication, but there are no other physical or test findings for heart disease, and she's had no results with meds or supplements designed to treat circulatory insufficiency. I THINK this peculiarity of the pain, as well as its location, would argue more for a neuralgic pain rather than a circulatory one. (she does have a history of classical sciatica, intermittently).
I can't find a rubric that would distinguish between repetitious motion and varied, one that says essentially "worse walking, better dancing." I wondered if anyone knew of such a rubric.
I will of course, just consider Tarentula and Sepia based on the dancing modality. And I can and will make a combination rubric.
I started treating this person for non-hodgkins lymphoma, which appears to have disappeared totally, about 4 years ago. The remedy was Carb-an.
Rosemary

If she did so well on this Rx maybe its worth repeating it and seeing how far that might take you. But I suppose that is a bit obvious.
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath
EFT(Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

On Apr 21, 2007, at 11:12 AM, Rosemary C Hyde PhD wrote:
Likewise carc--which might also be a plausible follow-up for carb-an?
(Tho I don't see any relationship listed in the Relationships rep.)
I'm charmed at the idea of a 90-year-old who is > dancing! )

Dear Rosemary, maybe cross refer with Motion, slow >, seems obvious but the it would depend on what type of dancing she does - tango, waltz, flamenco )

Type of pain and direction of pain would be useful to know and could provide vital modalities

A few rx ideas -

Kalmia - neuralgic rx that is both > continued motion and > continued motion
Gnaph - top sciatica rx and >> flexing limbs (again, depends on the type of dancing)
Causticum - likewise with the sciatica that is both motion and loves dancing
Ignatia - loves to dance and change of position

Joy

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Interesting list, Joy! Thanks.
I also thought of Carc, as Shannon suggested -- but it doesn't really resonate with her now. Causticum might, however... Hmmm
Rosemary

Hi Rosemary,

What type of shoes is she wearing for each activity? Is there a
difference in heel height?

Leilanae

Hi Leilanae.
You wrote:
"What type of shoes is she wearing for each activity? Is there a
difference in heel height?"
What a brilliant and potentially significant question! I'll ask. I have indeed known people to get strange leg pains that turned out to be from using different shoes, and that's almost a certainty in this case.
Thanks!
Rosemary

In a message dated 4/21/2007 3:34:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, joylucas@mac.com writes:
what remedies would this suggest? I have a client who is obsessed with tango and suffers from arthritis.
thanks,
bonnie
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The only person who can really tell you that is your client through the usual case taking enquiries, especially why is she/he obsessed with it, along with the sx of the arthritis and what happens they don't dance. A clue might be in the type of tango they dance, either close embrace or at arms length (obvious connotations - the close embrace being more in tune with romance and the open arms length more to do with morality, a more cautious stance). The dance can also be slowish or quite rapid.

So on a more light hearted note I would say that Ignatia signifies the close embrace and Tarentula, maybe Scorpion for the open stance, especially with the presence of arthritis.

Wild cards would include Piper methysticum, Agaricus and Apis.

Joy

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Hey Rosemary
Tarentula hisp. jumped (no pun intended) into my mind.......

but I suppose all those logical questions like shoe type and dance style have good value.....


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