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7 The Treatment of Pain with Auricular Acupuncture
7.1.2 Acute Lower Back Pain (Lumbago)
Description
■ Muscle pain in the lumbar area (longissimus dorsi, iliopsoas, and quadratus lumbo-
rum); with or without radicular pain towards lateral (differential diagnosis: kidney
pain), but no pain radiating to the thigh (acute sciatica)
■ Causes: generally degenerative changes of the spine and especially of the discs
■ No motor deficits, rarely sensory deficits
Fig. 7.1-2a+b
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II
III
IV
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VII
VIII
IX
L5
L4
LumbarSpine (40)
T10
T4
Muscle
Relaxation (98a)
C7
Thalamus
(26a)
Diazepam
Thymus
Lumbar Pain Point (54)
Vegetative Groove
Lumbar Spine
(106)
Thoracic
Spine
(108)
Lumbar
Spine
Thoracic Spine
PGE
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