Which is interesting in itself - if we could figure out more about this effect, perhaps we could harness it better. I've also read this book, and while I didn'

Which is interesting in itself - if we could figure out more about this effect, perhaps we could harness it better. I've also read this book, and while I didn't have the immediate benefits of the parent commenter, it did help me to take ownership of my situation, and to work through the pain. For me the key was activity and building up the endurance/tone of the lower lumbar. This hurt a lot in my existing state, but once I cut the vicious cycle of inactivity leading to reduced muscle tone causing more pain, I was able to turn it around and reduce my pain and dysfunction almost entirely.