Just throwing it out there...... Have you tried inversion?
Papi has a smooshed disk and terrible back pain and the inversion table seems to help a lot.
It kina "stretches" things back out.
He's been in TERRIBLE pain with his back! And now his broken ankle on top!
I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you wanted to come try it.
And he's on drugs right now for his ankle so he has to listen to me!
It can't hurt and who knows, it might really help!