The trouble with back pain, is nobody wants to talk about it, its a bit like piles. But when one sufferer meets another...mate.....I have suffered the damm thing for years, I found Acapuncture very good before a long haul flight, I used to be able to get of the other end without a need to clutch my back, it seems to put the F/O off when the Skipper takes 10 minutes to vacate the LH seat!!