• Nerves and neural pathways – especially for spasms and neuralgia
• Muscles – smooth and striated muscle fibres
• Abdomen and uterus – colic, dysmenorrhoea
• Face and head – facial neuralgia, tension headaches
• Right side of the body – especially right-sided pains
• Extremities – cramps, twitching, restless legs

• Warmth and hot applications
• Pressure and firm touch
• Bending double (colic, cramps)
• Rest
• Gentle rubbing
• Lying on painful side

• Cold air or cold drafts
• Uncovering or exposure to cold
• Touch (light touch aggravates)
• Motion (jerking or sudden movements)
• Night-time
• Mental strain or worry
• Menstruation (in women)

The Mag-p. patient is often sensitive, delicate, and refined, with a nervous, easily startled disposition. There is a tendency to internalise stress, which then manifests physically in the form of cramps, spasms, or twitching. Worry over trifles, anticipatory anxiety, and nervous irritability are prominent. [Kent] describes a nervous type prone to fretfulness and internal tension.

Fear of being touched, hypersensitive to noise or light, with mood changes that often alternate with physical symptoms. When in pain, the person becomes withdrawn, avoids interaction, and seeks solitude in warmth. The remedy is particularly suitable for gentle, intellectual types with low tolerance for conflict or overstimulation.

Headaches of neuralgic or spasmodic character, often right-sided, with radiating or lightning-like pains. Pains shoot like electric shocks and may be triggered by cold air or wind. Head feels tight, like a band is compressing it. Facial neuralgia may extend to the temples or orbit, worse from cold or touch. Often associated with exhaustion, visual strain, or tension.