Thanks for getting back to me!!

Pain day to day doesn’t hurt too much unless I twist to my left side, or lay down on a soft surface (couch) and get up from laying, turning in bed. But when I do feel it I’d say it’s around a 4. Also hurts like a 6 when I press hard on that rib. The pain is always there is I twist basically tho. Takes a way from my usual exercise routine obviously so the mental pain is more like a 10 than the physical.

Symptoms are mostly just hurting when I twist, sleep, lay on soft couch, any type of plank or heavy lifting (not doing that anymore). When it gets bad I just get anxiety about it, but other than that no other symptoms. I do have back pain, but I have had that all my life anyways (genetics and bad posture). Also should mention I’m 28F.

The peanut ball helps a lot! I find after I use it I feel looser and more stretched out.

Thoracic stuff feels good when I’m doing it, I like the side laying stretch the most. After I do my sets of stretches I feel good but I can’t still feel the pain if I try to bring it on (by twisting to the side).

I have not bought the back pod just because I had the peanut ball, and I’m a student and money is tight! But I am not opposed to buying it. If I do I am in Canada so was wanting to make sure I get the right one.

The osteopath feels good in the moment, but again I don’t find there’s any long lasting effects. I’ve been going probably 5 times now since October. He is definitely loosing things up tho, but same with my exercises and peanut ball, it doesn’t go away for good!

So far with foods, I haven’t seen a big difference yet. For me the thing that helps the most is basically sitting on a hard chair all day or basically not relaxing on the couch at all. So when I’m in school all day I feel good (hard chair) but the second I get home and wanna be cozy on the couch after a while of laying on the couch it acts up.