I have a spondalitis L6, extra lumbar vert, and so it's growing to another one because the cartilage is gone, and so last Feb I was in such gross pain I went to the ER and they did Xrays, went to my Doc, and he took one look, and basically told me that my spine is trash from ass to neck, and that's about where it hurts too, got more crunches then a gravel driveway......
I got some pain pills/muscle relaxers that allowed the pain to subside enough to make my March flight to see my Grandson.....it acts up enough still but I Just take another pill or so when it does....
I take a steady on 600 mg scrip of Ibuprofen one in AM, another in PM, the muscle spasms pill if Robaxin/Methocarbamol 750 mg....if I wake up really bad off, I take one of them....but it sez may cause Dizziness and do not take with alkyhaul.....so I limit my activities to doing roofing, climbing ladders, chopping trees, etc......