When it comes to back pain, I am nothing but familiar with it. I realized that exercising (i.e: light stretching, yoga) coupled with a good back brace for that extra back support helped me tremendously with my back. In the process of recovery, my doctor recommended physiotherapy where I had my back decompressed with a machine that stretched out my back and spine in intervals. I definitely recommend yoga and a corset-like back brace to maintain strong back muscles as well as extra back support. I bought mine online from the people at BraceAbility. Also see: BraceAbility Back Braces and Back Supports.