One thing that really helped me with back, and neck pain, and then later with all kinds of pain, is the trigger point therapy workbook. I forget which edition

One thing that really helped me with back, and neck pain, and then later with all kinds of pain, is the trigger point therapy workbook. I forget which edition I have but there are one or two newer ones since then. I used to hurt myself and be useless for a week or two, since I got the book it's been a day or two. It's basically a guide for effective self massage. Funny side note, I learned about it from a character in a fictional book called sex drugs and blueberries, which I randomly picked up from the local section of a book store while visiting Maine about 10 years ago.