Cyber, watt you said reminds me of my Father who would lay on the top landing of the stairs feet on top or one step below and rock his knees back and forth.....when I was a little kid....I would ask why, and he said it helped his lo back feel better....
I have no stairs I can do that with single story/slab house....how ever, I just need to try that...one of the rugs in the MBR.....