I am a 36 yo female w/ left-sided mid-back pain (mainly from the top of the hip about where your thumb would be if you put your left hand on your hip talmost over to the spine) for the past two months. From April to May it became pretty unbearable, for instance, sore to the touch when I was driving or riding in the car. It is worse upon sitting and at the end of the day but not worsened by light exercise or while lying down. This didn't seem to be the result of any injury or fall -- but I do ride a bike often to work with a 10 lb. backback, so that could have contributed. In mid-May, I went to see my family doctor who ran a bunch of blood tests and had me go get kidney and bladder ultrasounds. All the tests came back clear, no problems. I've now been seeing a chiropractor for the past week with some relief. She said I had two ribs out of place and x-rays showed significant L4/5 degeneration, but she said that wouldn't cause my current pain? It's all confusing to me ... At this point I see to have some good days with less pain and some where the spasms come much more often. A last curious symptom is that my left foot (middle of my foot, both on the top and bottom of the foot) is sore each morning when I step out of bed, gradually lessening and going away by mid-morning. I'm just wondering if I'm doing the right thing with my current course of action and what the heck this is!