I ****ing hate it. You can do **** all while you have it and it keeps coming back. One injury to your back and you are ****ed for life.
Have you never had physiotherapy Sam? That can really help. (And I mean proper physio with massages and heat treatment, not just a load of lame exercises some NHS nurse shows you.)
Us Irish are famous for being able to laugh at ourselves I went to a massage parlour once but it was full of hoors. That just made things worse.
I reckon you've got better at it though Sam. I'm sure you used to be a bit more touchy. Going to massage parlours never makes anything worse. Apart from one's marriage maybe.