Trisha
I WONDER HOW OLD YOU ARE? I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THERE ARE TYPES OF ARTHRITIS THAT DON'T ACTUALLY SHOW IN BLOOD OR XRAYS OR SCANS FOR YEARS UNTIL THEY ARE PROGRESSED TO A CETAIN POINT. IF YOU GET BURNING IN THIS AREA BESIDES THE SHARP PAIN - I'M GUESSING YOU'LL EVENTUALLY FIND OUT YOU HAVE DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE OR OSTEOARTHRITIS DEVELOPING. YES MY DOCTOR WAS RIGHT. ALMOST 13 YRS. LATER A SCAN SHOWED 11 DEGENERATING VERTS AND ONE DEGEN' DISC...WHEN IT HURTS, HEAT A TOWEL IN THE OVEN (175 DEG. OR SO) THIS MAKES A MOIST HEAT IN YOUR BACK AND SHOULD HELP SOME. XO TRISHA