Muscle Relaxers--they do not help pain

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Muscle relaxers do not really relieve pain, and they leave me kind of foggy headed. See, I did it again. I got messed up in my back, only this time it was from my arm pits up. My doctor let me have a few muscle relaxers to have on hand after the last back problem. I think my husband is more correct than any of us. I let myself get too cold. We went to visit my brother, and my dad for his 85th birthday. Friday night we bowled. I have not been bowling in at least six months. Sometimes I carried my bag, and hubby's bag, both. Sometimes he carried both, but he is stronger than I am. There are two sixteen pound balls in his bag. So I guess I strained my neck and shoulders doing that, and bowling. Then we went to my brother's house. He had to sleep so he could get up and go to work on an overnight shift. He keeps his house cool because his bedroom gets too hot. So, here I am with strained shoulder muscles and I sit in the cold. You guessed it, my muscles in my back and neck spasmed again. Different place, just as bad. I have been taking muscle relaxers for two days, and it is better. I did not call the doctor. I think we proved it is not the medicine. What really helped loosen me up is a hand held massager that has heat and infrared light. I am not gonna take any more muscle relaxers. I am going to start practicing carrying a bowling ball around a bit with each arm. For our own fun and health and well being, hubby and I want to eat out less and bowl more. Do you bowl, or do any other kind of sport? How about your back, are you prone to pain?