i struggle with back pain myself. here about 2 weeks ago i had a disk rupture . no my first rodeo though i have ruptured 3 others in th past. it really limits what you do. i have cut a lot of things out of my life that were just to hard on me. cant run around in the yard throwing the football with my son, cant do a lot of things i enjoy. i have to be cautious so i dont do anything to sore my back up any more than possible or i will definetly pay for it at work, where i spend all day bent over shoeing horses. i have seen any and everyone within the medical profession and can honestly say that none of them have helped me as much as learning to live with the pain, learning my limitations and what i can and cant do.