In the beginning I thought I could tackle the problem stretching thoroughly and sleeping on a firm mattress.  It actually does help alleviate the pain as the mattress supported my back a little better, and I'm sure that the stretching exercises that I did helped out.

But once again the fault lies with myself because I was never disciplined enough to stick with my exercise regimen in order for it to be effective as a lower back pain treatment.  So, you can probably guess what happened next, the back pain just became worse And worse when, one day, I finally did it. 

I completely threw out my back and couldn't move for four days. It was awful.  I went to a chiropractor after that, and he straightened me out, but no matter how many lower back pain treatments I received, I still was plagued with pain on a regular basis.

I finally reached the breaking point where I had to do something.  I decided that the best lower back pain treatment I could provide myself would be to live a much more healthy lifestyle. I had an uncle who was severely overweight, and was plagued by horrible, persistent health problems which lasted until the day he died.  I did not want to suffer the same fate whether it be my heart or my back. 

The first thing I did was take up jogging.  As you can imagine it was a struggle just to get around the block. I would puff and wheeze, and be sore for days. But I didn't give up, and soon I could jog for half a mile without stopping. I know that may not sound like much but for me it was quite an accomplishment.

But wouldn't you know it, I then sprained my ankle and experienced pain in my knees, but by that point, my lower back pain treatment had been a complete success. It was a pretty fair trade-off altogether.  Once the new knee cap that they had to install settles, I am going to begin a routine of water aerobics as my new lower back pain treatment. Take it all the pressure off my joints is the ticket.  It's time to get wet.