About 10 years ago I threw my back out really hard; for about 24 hours I couldn't sit up. After a day or two I could get up but was walking with a cane for a f

About 10 years ago I threw my back out really hard; for about 24 hours I couldn't sit up. After a day or two I could get up but was walking with a cane for a few days. For the next month I had constant pain. Before I'd thrown out my back I had been running 3-4 times a week; obviously after such an injury I wanted to wait for it to heal before I started up again. After a month, I decided to just do a short easy run and see how it went. After the run, as I was recovering, I noticed that for the first time in a month I was pain-free. For the next month, every time my back started to hurt a bit, I went for a run and the pain went away. Obviously everyone's situation is different, and I'm sure there are cases where running would be a terrible idea. But exercise should definitely one of the tools you consider trying out when you have an issue like this.