Good luck in what ever you decide to do. I had 3, two in lower back one in neck. Neck one caused shooting pain down arm like the kind you get when you hit your funny bone really hard. Lower back ones caused back pain and shooting pain in legs. I found relief with physical therepy also. What made a huge difference for me was treatment with the Tens unit, which is the electrical impulse stimulus to the problem areas, it tricks the brain into breaking the cycle of pain messages. I swear by the tens unit. I also see a chiropractor on a regular basis (once a month). I have been pain free for almost 7 months. He is bugging me to exercise to increase my core strength which will keep the problem from rearing its ugly head again in the future.