My story for what its worth is possibly the opposite of comments previous. I ruptured a disc while working out in a gym when I was in my 30's. This issue plagued me for 15yrs off and on. The pain at times was stunning, my only position to sleep in was the "down facing dog" from yoga. My mind was going along with my relationship, which led to deep depression. The Dr's I saw were dinosaurs as far as pain relief, so surgery was really my only longterm option. Finally I went to a Dr who said that I need to dance. I laughed him off and never went back. And yes I tried every possible alternative treatment. Some worked to a degree. Cutting the story short, I did discover dance and it was a revelation. I would become totally absorbed by loud dance music and I believe that the body gets into a rythym which the brain and heart find soothing. Pain disappeared and in a number of months I could touch my toes, in fact, put the palms of my hands on the ground while standing (I still can at 56 and yes I still dance). The euphoria of dancing for hours on end would put me in a trance state where pain and any current negative issues were lost. I now understand that the Dr was trying to tell me that many men carry stress in their pelvis/lower back( number one chronic male pain in this country), so that is why dancing encourages a subconscious letting go.
Worked for me...