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Wow, I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I trashed my back! (To be specific, it’s my piriformis, hip flexor, and gluteus medius muscles that started off in spasm, and it’s moving across my back and up into my mid-back. Yep, it’s a big spasm party!) It still hurts to sit up for…