I discoved a lovely slipping disc in the lumbar region this spring, and the 4 things that really helped me were; going to the chiropracter, when that ended, I started doing a stretch I made up, and taking MSM and Valerian. Valerian was probably the best thing of the 2 to take, as it's a natural & gentle pain reliver and relaxant, and doing the made up stretch was the best of 2 things to do. I still have the slipping disc, but am managing it much better now by taking the Valerian only when it's really painful, and doing the stretch 2x a day.Catfeet