Most musculoskeletal conditions caused by trigger points worsen with certain movements or activities.  There is one particular muscle which can cause pain when you are lying down on your back and which you might not think of as the cause of your back pain. The name of the muscle is Gluteus medius. Return to the previous page and select another movement or an activity that causes you the most discomfort. Cross reference your list of the top 3 movements and or activities that  worsen your back pain and their associated muscles with the muscles you identified based on the location of your pain. Focus your acupressure treatment and stretching on those muscles that rank consistently at the top of the list and appeared most frequently. Click on the tab "Muscles monograph" to take you to the list of all the muscles frequently involved in lower back pain for detailed information about the symptoms, causes for developing their trigger points and treatment options for the particular muscle. You can quickly access the same information for the muscles discussed in this section by clicking on the muscle below.