Have you tried acupuncture? It took five practitioners before I found the right one for me. I have arthritis in neck vertibrae inflamed & crushing spinal cord for fifteen yrs, surgical risk of paralysis more than I'm willing to take. I'd loss feeling in feet and hands. This man brought most of that back and held neck pain and resulting headache generally under 5. Without him I was between 8-10, depending of weather, etc ... me living in dark room with heat/ice doing nothing. I cannot take any painkillers.
These past few months, it's gone up to a 6--so over time this will fail me. I don't plan to live this way forever.
Best wishes ... we're all in a pickle here.
roadie