Rachel, sorry I didn't answer your question about finding other ways in spring and summer. The answer is I do not know any other ways to work through it (I have tried everything cold packs, heat, vitamins, acupuncture, herbal, chiro etc.) other than sucking it up and waiting it out and taking a painkiller when it is no longer bearable, or it impacts or restricts your life. I spent a lot of time working in the jungles of the Amazon where the pressure rarely changes much and guess what, no pain.