I fractured my lumbar vertebrae 3 years ago. There is spinal stenosis and vertebra slipping in back of one below it. I also have stenosis in my cervical area. My neurosurgeon prescribe methocarbamol muscle relaxant. I take it for a few days with one 500 mg Tylenol. I’m surprised that then I could just take Tylenol for maybe even weeks just at night to sleep. For myself having something in the medicine cabinet if I really need it helps me relax.
I also breathe and meditate or say a repetitive prayer. It helps me and no cost or side effects.