The one thing that really helps me is heat, hot showers...i feel you.

I find that pain management can be different day to day. Sometimes heat really helps, sometimes a tens machine, sometimes massage... I struggle with getting moving, but at the same time I know that movement helps the pain. Sometimes though I do just need to rest, pushing myself too much at work tends to push me into a flare up even if I'm trying to use the movement to manage pain.