If you DON'T have a herniated disc, you may be in real luck. It is possible all this suffering is from a pinched nerve. Get a real chiropractor who can use transdermal electro-stimulation, massage, and adjustment to (a) unpinch it (b)calm it down from spasming and (c) relax the muscles if this is the case. In other words, ya needs to do all three in a serious subluxation. I yam not a doctor of anything, but I know I've been through some big pain that resolved this way. If it IS herniated and the (*&*(_) doc just isn't finding it, that's another story.