ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022
Importance of quadratus lumborum muscle trigger point injection and prolotherapy technique for lower back and buttock pain.
Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07296653 (Efficacy of Prolotherapy in Acupoints in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Efficacy of Prolotherapy in Acupoints in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain (cLBP) - A Randomized Control Trial
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Reduced lumbar myofascial mobility in chronic low back pain quantified using MR elastography-based slip interface imaging.European radiology experimental · 2026Article
- MR Elastography-Based Slip Interface Imaging for Assessment of Myofascial Interface Mobility in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of the short-term effectiveness of myofascial dextrose injection and radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy in myofascial pain syndrome: A prospective, randomized clinical study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Differential Diagnosis of Posterior Buttock Pain: A Conceptual Review Based on Topographic Localization of Pain, Is It Really the Sacroiliac Joint?International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Reliability of Shear Wave Elastography for Measuring the Elastic Properties of the Quadratus Lumborum Muscle.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association of Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Stiffness with Chronic Low Back Pain Features: An Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Radiological frontiers in understanding paraspinal muscle pathophysiology in chronic low back pain.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Comparative Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Energy Technique with Gluteus Medius Strengthening Versus Gluteus Medius Strengthening Alone in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Low back pain is a heterogeneous disease. Myofascial pain and enthesopathy of the quadratus lumborum muscle are important causes of lower back and/or buttock pain. However, a concrete, safe, and effective injection technique for the treatment of trigger points and enthesopathy in the quadratus lumborum muscle has not yet been developed. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the importance of the quadratus lumborum muscle and introduce an effective landmark-based blind injection technique for treating quadratus lumborum trigger points and enthesopathy. Methods: Adult patients ( Results: The pretreatment visual analog scale score for all 17 patients decreased from ≥4-8/10 (mean 5.588) to 0-1/10 (mean 0.294) after completion of all treatments. The total number of treatments was one to four in acute and subacute cases and two to eight in chronic cases. The mean follow-up period was 73.5 days (treatment period: range, 4 to 43 days + at least 60 days of follow-up). Conclusions: Herein, we describe for the first time a landmark-based integrated injection technique for the treatment of trigger points and myofascial pain in the quadratus lumborum; this technique is safe, effective, and can be used with or without steroids, fluoroscopy, or ultrasound guidance.
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