Stretching/hot water/advil/time, plus what I've done is hang from a pull-up bar. it pulls the spine straight and unloads the vertibrae. That, and hamstring stretches seem to help when mine (sciatica) flares up. Main thing: do NOT twist and lift, and do not lunge or over-extend (like reaching under the bed for a shoe, etc.)
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Jeff 
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