I still occasionally have back pain but I found a chiropractor who showed me how to alleviate my own pain immediately. His technique never treats the site of pain but rather the protective neurological mechanisms behind the pain. When you are first injured, there are nerve circuits which go into action to protect you…when those guarding mechanisms stay in the “on” position, you feel pain. He likens it to a fuse that blows in your home and short circuits the electricity. Once the fuse is treated things run like they should again.

So one of the keys is to treat the mirror image of the pain you are experiencing. If you had low back pain, you would find the spot that is the most sore probably somewhere below your belly button. Then massage to your level of pain tolerance for 1-2 minutes. You should experience immediate pain relief.

If you want more information/research, you might want to check out the study by Dr. Gary J. Bennett, a McGill university pain specialist, whose research provides the “first conclusive proof” that trauma on one side of the body can cause opposite-side nerve damage.

I hope this helps someone.