Steve, Thanks for the advice. I am now doing my own PT--I feel it is safer and doctors are reluctant to recommend anything that does not smack of Big Pharma. I am using some 3-4 lb weights and exercise bands along with the stretches for my spine. I am able to monitor myself and I intersperse these activities with ice pack and heating pad. I just received a magazine from the Arthritis Foundation--very useful--an article discussed the importance of resilience and discussed referred pain. I have relied on other support groups for arthritis and MS on information to help my condition. In a way, that is how I got to my diagnosis of celiac disease by telling my neurologist that I have undertaken a gluten free and reduced sugar diet. Celiac is autoimmune and can manifest with peripheral neuropathy. I am glad that you responded to me--it has added to my positive outlook!