Hi, thanks. No, the back pain is not from the EMSAM, but it is an injury indirectly caused by the insomnia. My theory is that the insomnia actually made the depression come back, which led to me staying in bed all weekend and many weeknights, all the while not noticing that my mattress was getting worse and worse. I saw a physical therapist on Tuesday and for lack of a better term, she manhandled me (LOL) but I didn't mind because I wanted to find out exactly where I was having trouble. Well, she pressed in on multiple points in my neck, shoulders, in between my shoulder blades, and even my breastbone (sternum) and I felt quite significant pain in all of those places. She said the body does not like inactivity and she said all of my theories were probably correct, and that anxiety and depression can enhance levels of pain. She's going to work with me over the next 5 weeks and she thinks this can all be corrected because I've responded well to PT in the past for an unrelated matter. I have to walk for at least 30 minutes a day and do 3 easy exercises every day to start off.

I stayed over at a relative's house last night and immediately noticed a difference in my pain levels once getting into bed and when I woke up in the morning. I tried the "quick fixes" for my own bed (like a mattress topper) which failed. I'm going to need to buy a new mattress ASAP.