injected hypertonic saline in the region of the lumbar facet joints, which resulted in pain in the sacroiliac and gluteal regions with radiation to the greater trochanter. Mooney and Robertson performed saline intra-articular facet injections that resulted in a similar pain referral pattern; however,...
I do not suggest you try this, a chiropractor would test the joints and perform a right side posture lumbar adjustment to the same effect. A bit painful, but effective. A concentrated massage along the pain referral areas and topical applications to the affected areas finally got rid of the...
Low back pain is the most common pain symptom experienced by American adults and is the second most common reason for primary care physician visits. There are many structures in the lumbar spine that can serve as pain generators and often the etiology of low back pain is multifactorial. However...