My take on back pain, I've lived with osteoarthritis in two lower discs since 1988 when I had a bike accident. It was there before but got real bad after. I've tried everything. Painkillers, muscle relaxors, anti inflammatories, you name it. All that crap does is mask the pain. The only thing that has had long lasting results is massage/physical therapies. And recently (one year) I have been trying acupuncture. Seems to work for me. One week after an acupuncture visit for kidney stones, I peed one out that you would NOT believe could come out pain free, but it did. About 3/16' long! This one I had over a year. It was not coming out on it's own. Even my urologist cannot believe it came out pain free. I've had six before and they hurt like you would not believe! This one went "ploop" and fell out. I'm a believer in acupunture now. I'm not sure of you're personal injuries but I do know to try anything before surgery when it comes to you're back.
Jim T.
