Rheum finds its place in acute rheumatic conditions going from joint to joint, right shoulder to hip, left hip to right. Pain in all joints during motion. Rheum is complementary to Magnesium carb., which it also antidotes. NECK AND BACK . — (Rheum) Stiffness in sacrum and hips ; cannot walk erect. Violent cutting pains in lumbar region. CUTTING DRAWING IN LEFT LUMBAR REGION. SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Rheum) Darting pains in arms. Bubbling sensation in elbow joints. INFERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Rheum) Twitching in muscles of thigh. Pressive pain in hollow of left knee extending to the heel. Stiffness in bend of knee. Bubbling sensation from bend of knee to heel. EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL . — (Rheum) Dull pains in all joints on motion. AGGRAVATIONS . — (Rheum) Before stool. After exertion. From cold.