12 years ago, I had fusion of C5-6-7. C4 was bulging back then, but wasn't too bad. For the past 10 years, I've been having right arm pain off and on. I was told is was trigger point pain from a point between my shoulder blade and my armpit. Occasionally, now, for the past few months, I get similar pain in my left arm. I've had lower back pain for the past year and a half or so. I've had an MRI of my lumbar region, and there is some bulging and a small tear in the disk. I've tried PT, hasn't helped, only aggravated it and my arm. I've been trying the DRX decompression machine. I'm not sure if it's helping my lower back or not, but it aggravated my right arm pain enough to bring me to tears. Friday, they tried a wedge under my shoulders, neck and head, to minimize the pull on my neck. It did seem to help relieve the pain of the session, but today, I was walking through a store and was in a lot of pain within an hour. My lower back was really aching. I don't know what I should do next, or if I should even continue with this DRX stuff. I have two areas of pain. What is going on here and how can I alleviate the pain in one or both of these areas? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.