Hello Arthur long time no see...I do my exercises...mostly stretches and some core...but the damn thing just goes on me. Prior to 5 weeks ago I had been 80% pain free for a year. 5 weeks ago...in the course of a 3 day period I've gotten back to square one. Stretching now is futile...everything [shoulder/lower right back/glute] is pianostring tight and from my reading this is NOT the time to stretch. I can attest to that. Whew...It's a long story Arthur. No way to sum up how it's changed my life. Aside from the mess between my ears.

One thing all doc-types did agree on was an imbalance...my spine...which has had a few xrays and a scan seems to be fine. Where the imbalance lies, seems to still be debated. I quit the doc scene after so long and started my own work. Library, free consults, internet...a ton of downloads. It ain't been quick or easy...I thought I had it this time...though. 80% is pretty good. Nope. There WAS a time I had to get out of bed on hands and knees...for months...but I was working a heavy job then...that exacerbated everything to the nth. Thanks for the reply...I will read up on Tai Chi...I know it's an effective low impact regimen. Is it more maintenance for you? Or is there a specific problem you're addressing? Could you let me know?

And yes...Gina? While I'd like to get to the root of this problem mechanically...it may still be beneficial to look at alternatives....I'm not sure what nerve blocks are but i'm off to read up. Info is key. If one doesn't ask...one ain't going to find. Well not as easily anyway. Thankyou Gina. Robaxecet etc. isn't a solution...and prescript stuff I won't do. I'm looking for a fix rather than temp pain relief but will certainly look into things I'm not familiar with.