Mercurius Vivus Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Mercurius Vivus. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Mercurius Vivus would be a good bet. The following are the indications of Mercurius Vivus, as it relates to back. Strongest indications are in bold, the next strongest are in italics, and the remaining indications are in a plain typeface. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Mercurius Vivus in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Mercurius Vivus and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. WORSE, at night, wet, damp weather, lying on right side, perspiring; warm room and warm bed. Relationships Compare: Capparis coriaccea (polyuria, glandular affections, mucous diarrhoea; influenza); Epilobium - Willow herb - (chronic diarrhoea with tenesmus and mucous discharges; ptyalism, dysphagia; wasting of body and much debility; cholera infantum); KALI-Hyd ( in hard chancre); Mercur. Acet ( Congestion with stiffness, dryness and heat of parts affected. Eyes inflamed, burn and itch. Lack of moisture. Throat dry, talking difficult. Pressure in lower sternum; chancre in urethra; tenia capitis favosa margin of ulcers painful: Mercurius Auratus (Psoriasis and syphilitic catarrh; brain tumors; lues of nose and bones; ozaena; swelling of testicles); Mercurius Bromatus (secondary syphilitic skin affection); Mercurius Nitrosus - Nitrate of Mercurius Vivus - (especially in pustular conjunctivitis and keratitis; gonorrhoea and mucous patches, with Sticking pains; syphilides); Mercurius Vivus Phosphoricus (nervous diseases from syphilis; exostoses); Mercurius Praecipitatus Ruber (suffocative attacks at night on lying down While on the point of falling asleep, obliged to jump up suddenly which relieves; gonorrhoea; Urethra felt as a hard string; chancroid; phagedenic ulcer and bubo; pemphigus, mucous patches, eczema with rhagades and fissures, barber’s itch; blepharitis, internally and externally; leaden heaviness in occiput, with otorrhoea); Mercurius tannicus (syphilides in patients with gastro-intestinal diseases, or, if very sensitive, to ordinary mercurial preparations); Erythrinus - South American Red Mullet Fish - (in pityriasis rubra and syphilis; red rash on chest; pityriasis); Lolium Temulentum (in Trembling of hands and legs); Mercur. cum kali (inveterate colds, acute facial paralysis). Henchera - Alum root - (Gastro-enteritis nausea, vomiting of bile and frothy mucous; stools watery, profuse, slimy, tenesmus, never get done feeling. Dose, 2 to 10 drops of tincture). Compare: Mez.; Phos.; Syph.; Kali-mur.; Aethiops. Antidote: Hep.; Aur.; Mez. Complementary: Badiaga. back; pain; cramp-like; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; when breathing; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; coughing; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; touch; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; neck; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; neck; on moving; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); coughing; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; right; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; right; extending through chest; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); between shoulder blades; spine; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; lumbar (lower half of back); on breathing; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; lumbar (lower half of back); coughing; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; lumbar (lower half of back); walking; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); sacrum (base of spine); while sitting; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); sacrum (base of spine); ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); while sitting; ; back; pain; cramp-like; lumbar (lower half of back); standing; ; back; pain; cramp-like; lumbar (lower half of back); when attempting to walk, after long standing; back; pain; pulling; back; pain; pulling; extending to other parts; downwards; ; back; pain; pulling; neck; ; back; pain; pressing; back; pain; pressing; neck; ; back; pain; pressing; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; in open air; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; on movement; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; while walking; in open air; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; dorsal (shoulder level); in shoulder blades; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; dorsal (shoulder level); in shoulder blades; turning head; ; back; pain; sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; lumbar (lower half of back); last rib; ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; sacrum (base of spine); ; back; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; sacrum (base of spine); when breathing; ; back; skin; itching; burning; while walking in open air; ; back; skin; itching; shoulder blades; ; back; skin; itching; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; skin; itching; lumbar (lower half of back); base of spine; ; back; skin; itching; lumbar (lower half of back); base of spine; while walking; ; back; skin; excessive sensitivity of skin; back; skin; ulcers; shoulder blades; ; back; softening of spinal cord; back; stiffness; neck; ; back; tension; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; tension; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; on turning the head; ; back; trembling; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; twitching; back; twitching; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; weakness (tired feeling, in spine); lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; skin; itching; evening; in bed; ; back; skin; itching; back; skin; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); lumbar (lower half of back); back; pain; tearing; back; pain; tearing; neck; ; back; pain; tearing; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; pain; tearing; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; back; pain; tearing; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); during period; ; back; pain; tearing; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); pressing on abdomen; back; pulsating; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; skin; discoloration; redness, neck; back; skin; out-breaks on skin; back; skin; out-breaks on skin; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; back; skin; out-breaks on skin; eczema; back; skin; out-breaks on skin; herpes; zoster; back; skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; dorsal (shoulder level); on shoulder blades; ; back; skin; out-breaks on skin; rash; back; skin; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); back; weakness (tired feeling, in spine); base of spine; ; back; pain; clawing; lumbar (lower half of back); ; Bruised pain in small of back, especially when sitting back; pain; when coughing; ; back; pain; travels downwards; ; back; pain; while lying down; when turning in bed; ; back; pain; on movement; ; back; pain; while perspiring; ; back; pain; rising from sitting; ; back; pain; while sitting; ; back; pain; while standing; ; back; pain; when turning; ; back; pain; when turning; in bed; ; back; pain; walking; back; pain; neck; ; back; pain; neck; on moving head; ; back; pain; neck; rheumatic; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); ; back; pain; with breath; ; back; pain; in cold air; ; back; pain; night; ; Tearing pain in coccyx; better, pressing on abdomen. back; cannot bear a draft of air; on nape of neck; ; back; spina bifida; back; coldness; back; coldness; neck; sensitive to a draft; back; coldness; spine; ; back; curvature of spine (scoliosis); back; heat; back; heat; while walking; in open air; ; back; heat; dorsal (shoulder level); ; back; heat; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; back; heaviness, weight; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; inflammation; spinal cord; ; back; inflammation; membranes; in spinal meningitis; back; pain; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); when coughing; ; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; left; under; ; back; pain; spine; ; back; pain; spine; irritation; dorsal (shoulder level); ; back; pain; spine; on movement; ; back; pain; aching; on coughing; ; back; pain; aching; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between them; ; back; pain; aching; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; under them; ; back; pain; aching; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; pain; aching; lumbar (lower half of back); during cough; ; back; pain; aching; base of spine; ; back; pain; as if broken; back; pain; burning; back; pain; burning; after emission; ; back; pain; burning; neck; ; back; pain; burning; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; ; back; pain; burning; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between them; ; back; pain; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); pressure on abdomen; back; pain; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); when period is suppressed; ; back; pain; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); during period; ; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; left; under; sitting bent; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; moving head; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between; ; back; pain; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between; on turning; ; back; pain; lumbar (lower half of back); ; back; pain; lumbar (lower half of back); when breathing; ; back; pain; lumbar (lower half of back); when coughing; ; back; pain; lumbar (lower half of back); while sitting; ; back; pain; sacrum (base of spine); ; back; pain; sacrum (base of spine); when breathing; ; back; pain; sacrum (base of spine); when coughing; ; back; pain; sacrum (base of spine); while sitting; ; back; pain; sacrum (base of spine); while standing; ; back; pain; sacrum (base of spine); while walking; back; pain; coccyx (bottom tip of spine); ; back; pain; burning; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between them; extending down the back; ; Mercurius Vivus is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Quicksilver, Mercurius, Mercury