Have you tried a wheat bag? You can make your own with a couple of pounds of pearl barley from your local weigh and save and about an ounce of dried lavendar flowers to stop it smelling like porridge! Sew it into a material bag and then heat it for about 3 or 4 minutes in a microwave (about 25 in a cool oven). It will give you gentle heat onto the spot which really can ease out the muscles and take away some of the pain.

I would also recommend talking to Maggie at the weekend or coming over to the Jug to see me. You can PM me if you are likely to be over. I'll see if the Magician is likely to be at Robin Hoods Bay but I doubt it.