Back pain

I am back in the pain zone, have been since xmas ... sucks badly. was sleeping on a yoga mat for a couple of nights because the bed hurt so much.
Went to a physio (the only one I could find that was open) who managed to help me exactly nill, just slapped some deep heat stuff on and showed me how to do a cobra the first time, the second visit me managed to put a heat package on then pissed off next door to treat another patient. Left being in even more pain, but totally got the sense that the guy loved the idea of repeat visits. What a crop of shit.

The only time I feel OK is after a combo of a couple of beers, two paracetamol and some deep heat creme that my mother in law has given me.

That's poor form from the physio - sounds like a practitioner who relies on extended bouts of passive treatments. Anyone double treating without good reason should arouse suspicion. PM me if your next appointment is equally "effective" and client-centred.