The back and hip have been bothering me a lot after 6 weeks on the road. This afternoon it was really annoying me so I decided that I needed to be laying down to try and ease things a bit. I tried the couch but that just wasn't nearly firm enough and made it worse. I tried the bed but that still wasn't good enough, so I tried the living room floor.
Ahhhhhhhh. That did the trick. I laid on the carpet with a pillow under my knees for a little while, stretching my back as far as possible. I stayed there for about 30 minutes or so and it really helped a lot. Maybe I need one of those gravity, hang upside down sort of things to stretch out my spine. Kinda hang like a bat for a while.