Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

Difficulty walking

Includes general references such as the result of general weakness (but see also the more specific term Lameness, Symptom 88).

Category: Symptoms
Sub category: General

64 documents found with this item tagged. See below for the various ways that this item has been used in the the documents.



[DOC ID:2129] inaptitude to motion on page (2)
[ID:2129] From: Dr Alexander Findlay / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Lewis Gordon (of Techmuiry, of Techmury) (Patient) / 12 January 1782 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1185] bad walker on page (1)
[ID:1185] From: Mr James Wood (of Berwick) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Key (Patient) / 11 December 1775 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1783] utterly unable to walk, stand on page (2)
[ID:1783] From: Mr Henry William Tytler / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Smith (Patient), Mr Gillies (Patient) / 25 December 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1783] could neither stand nor walk without support on page (2)
[ID:1783] From: Mr Henry William Tytler / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Smith (Patient), Mr Gillies (Patient) / 25 December 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1783] una¬ ble to stand, walk on page (3)
[ID:1783] From: Mr Henry William Tytler / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Smith (Patient), Mr Gillies (Patient) / 25 December 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1999] my Walk is very tottering on page (5)
[ID:1999] From: Mr William Duguid / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William Duguid (Patient) / 7 April 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1972] makes him walk indistinctly on page (1)
[ID:1972] From: Mr John Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) (Patient) / 27 January 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2670] His chieff ailment is his walking on page (3)
[ID:2670] From: Mr Angus MacDonnell (MacDonell, MacDonald) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Greig (Patient), Mr Robert MacKenzie (Bob; McKenzie) (Patient) / 26 July 1785 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1386] now with difficulty he can walk up or down stairs on page (1)
[ID:1386] From: Dr Walter Riddell / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Sir William Carr (of Etal; Kerr, Carre) (Patient) / 26 March 1777 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2310] not able to walk on page (1)
[ID:2310] From: Mr Kenneth Mackenzie / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Mackenzie (Patient) / 30 August 1783 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1786] Inability to to move on page (2)
[ID:1786] From: Mr Stephen Cleasby / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Smith (of Barnard Castle) (Patient) / 28 December 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1989] walking was become quite insufferable on page (2)
[ID:1989] From: Mr Gavin Fullarton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Gavin Fullarton (Patient) / 14 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1989] enough to disable me from walking abroad, or even much through my Room on page (4)
[ID:1989] From: Mr Gavin Fullarton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Gavin Fullarton (Patient) / 14 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1785] almost entirely lost the Use of my Legs and have not been able to walk a hundred yards without much Pain on page (1)
[ID:1785] From: Dr Thomas Wells / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Thomas Wells (Patient) / 27 December 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2515] I can only walk with difficulty on page (2)
[ID:2515] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 14 September 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1495] she cannot walk the stairs, & scarcely thro' the room, without support on page (3)
[ID:1495] From: Mr Andrew Liddell (Liddle) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Sinclair (Patient) / 21 February 1778 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2215] he found it impossible to walk about on page (2)
[ID:2215] From: Mrs Agnes Wilson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Alexander Wilson (Patient) / 26 May 1782 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1251] unable to -- walk on page (1)
[ID:1251] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Dunbar (Patient) / 2 March 1776 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2572] difficulty to walk around her Room on page (2)
[ID:2572] From: Dr Patrick Scott / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Heywood (Patient) / 7 March 1785 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1125] fall down if not supported on page (1)
[ID:1125] From: Reverend Kenneth McAulay (of Calder (i.e. Cawdor)) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Aulay McAulay (Patient) / 24 February 1775 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1871] prevents her taking any sort of exercise by walking on page (1)
[ID:1871] From: Mr James Balmain / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Charlotte? Balmain (Patient) / 21 June 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2061] he is now incapable of walking on page (3)
[ID:2061] From: Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Lady Helen Stuart (Orr) (Stewart; of Castlemilk) (Patient), Mr Thomas Hopkirk (of Dalbeth) (Patient), Professor Thomas Hamilton (Patient), Mr Edward Brisbane (Patient) / 8 September 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1958] not even walk on page (2)
[ID:1958] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 18 December 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1958] scarce able to limp on page (2)
[ID:1958] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 18 December 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1958] unable to walk on page (2)
[ID:1958] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 18 December 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1958] attempt to walk on page (2)
[ID:1958] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 18 December 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2302] walking which I cannot do without much difficulty in breathing on page (2)
[ID:2302] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 11 August 1783 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1876] not able to walk on page (1)
[ID:1876] Case Note / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / June? 1780? / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1876] could not walk much on page (1)
[ID:1876] Case Note / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / June? 1780? / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1888] cannot walk a hundred yards on page (4)
[ID:1888] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 24 July 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:915] unable to walk by himself on page (1)
[ID:915] From: Dr Hugh Marshall / To: Mr Thomas Hay / Regarding: James McAlester (Jamie McAlaster, Mcallester) (Patient) / 5 October 1774 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:915] stammers greatly in his walking on page (2)
[ID:915] From: Dr Hugh Marshall / To: Mr Thomas Hay / Regarding: James McAlester (Jamie McAlaster, Mcallester) (Patient) / 5 October 1774 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1072] attempting to walk before you are able on page (1)
[ID:1072] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 15 January 1781 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1884] walking a good deal better on page (2)
[ID:1884] From: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Thomas Mutter (Reverend) (Patient), Mr George Mackenzie (McKenzie) (Patient), Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) (Patient) / 18 July 1780 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2394] deprived me almost entirely of the use of the right Limb on page (1)
[ID:2394] From: Mr David Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr David Hamilton (Patient) / 16 January 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2394] to walk only with a stick as I do at present on page (1)
[ID:2394] From: Mr David Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr David Hamilton (Patient) / 16 January 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1500] cannot walk without help on page (1)
[ID:1500] From: Mr Archibald MacNeill (of Colonsay?) / To: Mrs Nimmo (MacNeill?) / Regarding: Mrs MacNeill (Patient), Miss MacNeill (Patient) / February 1778 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2222] so as to render Walking disagreeable & oftentimes painful on page (1)
[ID:2222] From: Dr Joshua Sampson (Samson) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Alexander Wilson (Patient) / 28 May 1782 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:3706] staggering of his walk on page (2)
[ID:3706] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: James McAlester (Jamie McAlaster, Mcallester) (Patient) / 6 October 1774 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1313] I can't walk on page (2)
[ID:1313] From: Mr Cornelius Inglis / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Cornelius Inglis (Patient), Miss Fannie Brownlee (Brounlee) (Patient) / 12 June 1776 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1313] hinders me to walk on page (2)
[ID:1313] From: Mr Cornelius Inglis / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Cornelius Inglis (Patient), Miss Fannie Brownlee (Brounlee) (Patient) / 12 June 1776 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1504] with difficulty can walk on page (2)
[ID:1504] From: Dr Thomas Livingston / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Charlotte Gordon (Boyd) (of Wardhouse) (Patient) / 13 March 1778 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2227] I move about on my stick on page (3)
[ID:2227] From: Mrs Agnes Wilson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Dr Alexander Wilson (Patient), Mrs Agnes Wilson (Patient) / 4 June 1782 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2384] could not walk better on page (1)
[ID:2384] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 11 December 1783 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2384] I could scarcely get up stairs on page (5)
[ID:2384] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 11 December 1783 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2838] when I try to stand one it one it I think I have little use of it on page (1)
[ID:2838] From: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) / To: Mr Robert Brown (Broun) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) (Patient) / 28 June 1786 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2740] can walk very little on page (1)
[ID:2740] From: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) / To: Mrs Brown (Broun) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) (Patient) / 7 December 1785 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2542] not able to walk on page (1)
[ID:2542] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 17 November 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2152] I am scarce able to walk on page (2)
[ID:2152] From: Dr Walter Stirling / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Anne Gascoigne (Hamilton, Countess of Haddington or Lady Haddington (1786-96)) (Patient) / 15 February 1782 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:3571] unable to walk but on crutches on page (5)
[ID:3571] From: Dr James Robertson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Jane Fraser (of Relick) (Patient) / 9 August 1789 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1992] pretty good Step with it on page (1)
[ID:1992] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 17 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1993] great distress in walking on page (5)
[ID:1993] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Mrs Scot (Patient) / 19 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1993] great pain in walking on page (9)
[ID:1993] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Mrs Scot (Patient) / 19 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1993] Violence of the pain in walking on page (10)
[ID:1993] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Mrs Scot (Patient) / 19 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1978] frequently falling upon plain ground on page (1)
[ID:1978] Case Note / Regarding: Miss Hodgson (Hodgeson) (Patient) / 11? February 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1978] not able to make herself ye. the least Asistance on page (5)
[ID:1978] Case Note / Regarding: Miss Hodgson (Hodgeson) (Patient) / 11? February 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2450] So bad that I can walk little without help on page (1)
[ID:2450] From: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) / To: Mr Robert Brown (Broun) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) (Patient) / April 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2493] could walk on page (3)
[ID:2493] Case Note / Regarding: Provost John Molison (Mollison) (Patient) / July 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2491] I cannot stand or walk without pain on page (1)
[ID:2491] From: Dr James Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Steele (Steel) (Patient) / 28 July 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1984] walk on page (2)
[ID:1984] From: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Henry Watt (of Burntisland) (Patient) / 6 March 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1614] not been able to walk as before on page (1)
[ID:1614] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Freke (Patient) / January? 1779? / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2695] like to lose the use of my legs on page (2)
[ID:2695] From: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) / To: Mrs Brown (Broun) / Regarding: Mrs Elizabeth Watt (McCall) (of Stranraer) (Patient) / 26 August 1785 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2332] not able to walk but with an uneasiness on page (1)
[ID:2332] From: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 6 October 1783 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2087] rendering walking uneasy on page (1)
[ID:2087] From: Mr William Duguid / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William Duguid (Patient) / 1 November 1781 / (Incoming)