Alternative modalities - meditation, Therapeutic Touch, massage (shiatsu massage therapy was my preferred massage, Kripalu, and RMT), chiropractor, acupuncture, Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, tea (green, white, black), etc. - all have helped. Presently I bought a very expensive massage chair and I place a board on one half of my bed to help stretch the back and ease some of the pain for a brief period of time. I do believe in alternative approaches to pain management. I have turned to pain medication and I am now finally willing to try Marijuana - 10 years after it was first discussed with me - so times are a changing!