Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

een met with quite often and such as we read of andhear about, one, however, that was not saved. Asudden lurch of the car caused a man who wasstanding on the rear end of the car to be hurled backon his coccyx. He did not think much of it, went home,had pains in the head and various parts of the body.Several physicians were called; nobody could find outwhat was the matter with him, and at the end of tendays he died. They turned him over and found that hiscoccyx was black and an abscess was threatening inthe muscular region. If it had been known Hypericumwould have saved his life. Many times I have seenHypericum cure similar conditions. Injuries of thecoccyx are among the most serious and troublesomeinjuries that the physician comes in contact with;injuries just like that, falling back and striking a stone,or something that bruises the coccyx. Very little isfound immediately in the coccyx; close examinationreveals nothing more than soreness upon pressure,but many times we do have the description of painsshooting up the spine and down he extremities,shooting pains over the body and often convulsivemovements. When such symptoms are present anyphysician ought to be wise enough to find out aninjury, but even very astute physicians are blindedover injuries of the coccyx. Many a woman sustains aninjury of the coccyx during labor, and however slight,soreness remains for years afterwards, and she isalways in trouble, always hysterical and nervous, fromthis injury of the coccyx. Such injuries, if taken early,can be cured by Hypericum. It is in the remedy. Slightinflammation or irritation of the lower part of the cord;it feels lacerated, and sore, and aches and neverpasses over until the results of the injury right in thespot have been removed. These injuries have beencured in after years by Carbo animalis, Silica and Thujaand other remedies as indicated.It is related also to injuries of the spine higher up. It isnot an uncommon thing for a man, while going downstairs, to fall backward, his feet to slip from under himand he strikes his back upon one of the steps andundergoes a sharp injury. Some will at once give Rhus-