Hi StarBrite, I don't know much about this problem, but my friend has a bad back, I mean BAD! She takes something called CMO for the pain, and she says it really helps!!! She gets it over the internet at: www.discount-vitamins-herbs.net (which she says is much cheaper than at the store). She pays something like $20.00 for a bottle, but it's really good. She says don't buy the CMOTM, because the TM only stands for trade mark, and apparently that fellows CMO products aren't even the real thing. Just stay on the site I mentioned above, they are the real thing! They have a lot of info for you to read there. Also, she takes coral calcium for the bones, it has all the needed minerals for bones. I hope this will help you, GOD BLESS YOU! Peace. Kelly P.S. - you can try MSN too! (for the pain) which you can get at a health food store.