ON going back pain. What works for you. My thinking is more stretching and biofreeze/heat. Of course a do not stretch until an injury occurs. . I am just starting to get my miles close to 100 a month. Cross training on the road bike.

Trent, Biofreeze is kind of like Ben-gay. It's a gel that has a lot of menthol in it. www.biofreeze.com runnerclay, if the back pain started with the increase in milage, you might be trying to do too much too fast. Does it get better if you cut down on milage for a while, or was it present before the increase? Sometimes biking makes my back hurt, maybe that's the cause with you. You might want to have a trainer look at your running form to point out any errors, or try PT to correct muscle imbalances, or go to a chiropractor or DO to correct any spinal misalignments. My personal exeperience with things of this nature is that it's usually not just muscle strain, it's muscle strain caused by something else.

IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO SEE SOMEONE, FINALLY. THANKS.

I think people give Skelaxin (and Flexeril) just to give someone something. If you don't have muscle spasm, it's not likely to be of much benefit. I typically only give it for an acute injury. Andy