Treatment of Dorsal Back Pain with Glucopuncture

Abstract

In the last decades, glucose 5% injections have gained more interest [1-3]. Some have even compared its effectiveness to corticosteroid injections [4]. To bring more attention to this new technique, the term Glucopuncture was introduced in January 2021. Glucopuncture is a medical procedure which applies isotonic glucose injections for the management of non-rheumatic musculoskeletal conditions [5]. The technique consists of multiple injections of G5W (Glucose 5% in Water) in the region of complaint. Intradermal injections are given for pain modulation, intralesional injections are given in, for example, muscles, tendons, and ligaments to stimulate tissue repair. One can also apply these injections adjacent to peripheral nerve endings [6] or in the epidural space [7]. In this case report, both intradermal and intraligamentous injections were applied.