I had months of physical therapy over the last ten years for various reasons, and each time it helped me a lot. One thing is, however, that where you get your therapy, you must work each visit with a true physical therapist and not just do exercises led by a technician. The small town clinic here only has one P.T. who only sees you on your first visit. Bigger cities have it the other way. I wouldn't give up on P.T. It can really help your back and spine. Just ignore remarks like the sedentary one, and go forward. Good luck on relieving your pain!