@shoegal I got a lot of useful information from your comment above. I myself have been suffering with loss of sleep due to chronic pain in my back and neck and shoulders. I had lumbar fusion at L4-L5 in 2017 . I have regretted it daily since then. I was recently diagnosed with severe scoliosis that has moved up into my neck , now on both sides and both shoulders. This is really my worst pain at night. I use Arnica cream for pain relief. It helps for several hours. I’m going to a Spine Specialist that specializes in treatment of Scoliosis next week, hoping to get some useful advice. I hope you get better soon and start sleeping well.