Colocynthis. Pain in the back and small of the back which finally settles down on the upper part of the thigh and buttock. Pain confines to a small spot making the patient limp and finally becomes so severe that he can neither stand nor walk. Severe burning along sacrum.

Rhus Tox. When pain is relieved by walking and is worse at rest or on first movement. It is also worse at night. Sacro­iliac pain. Change the potency in case one potency does not help.

Antim Tart. Backache as from fatigue; excruciating pain in lower part of the back. Slightest effort to move causes retching, cold and clammy perspiration. Sensation of weight hanging downwards.

Ammonia Carb. Pain the lumbar region, affecting both the kidneys, with chill and fever.

Actea Racemosa. Muscular pain with restlessness and sleepless* ness. Patient is nervous, melancholy and restless.

Bryonia. When the pain is worse on every motion and better by lying down and at rest, with bruised feeling in back; wants pressure or something hard under the back. Worsens at nine or three by the clock.

Berberis Vul. Lumbago accompanied with urinary troubles.

Dulcamara. When due to living in damp basements or when due to great variation in temperature within a period of 24 hours.

Medorrhinum 200. Lumbago; "lame—back;" lumbo-sacral pain which often extends to the lower extremities. Drawing in nape and back. Pain across the back. Intercurrent remedy.

Aloe. Lumbago alternating with headache.

Natrum Mur. Backache when the patient wants pressure on the part paining.  He wants to put a book behind him in the chair, a hard thing under him in the bed. The patient goes around sitting in a chair with his hands on the back.

Alumina. Pain in the back as if a hot iron was thrust through lower vertebrae.

Nux Vomica. Backache of big muscles, all up and down the bed. The pain is due to chill with morning aggravation. Better from heat.

Aesculus H. Backache due to straining sacroiliac by hard labour or hard work. The pain is relieved by standing.

Calcarea Phos. It should be thought of for pain in the nape of neck and cervical regions. It should be tried when Rhus Tox. and Aesculus fail. Hip-joint diseases with pain of severe type.

Hypericum. Severe nerve pain in the hip joint.

Eupatorium Perf. Backache deep into the bones itch terrific thirst and chill. This may be due to after effects of malaria fever, etc.

Calcarea Fluor. Lumbago worse during rest and better from heat. Pain in back extending to the sacrum. Try when Rhus Tox. fails.