[jakobegger]

This is really bad advise.

1) If you need therapy, see a specialist, don‘t just google it. Your google diagnosis is probably wrong.

2) Therapy is a last result, will ease pain in the short term. But the pain will come back if you don‘t stop doing whatever causd the pain in the first place.

[switch007]

EDIT: replied hastily, you of course said "don't JUST google it"

> 1) If you need therapy, see a specialist, don‘t just google it.

This is rather country (and wealth-profile) specific. In England, often you need to really push GPs to take anything seriously or even do a blood test (in your 5-10 minute appointment). Doing some basic research before visiting can be useful. (I've even done a "yes I'm stupid googling things...so prove me wrong" act).

[jakobegger]

I agree, GPs aren‘t always helpful. I was thinking more along the lines of an orthopedist, a neurologist, or a physical therapist — people that have a lot of experience with the kind of problem you have. They can usually tell you in seconds what‘s wrong with your google diagnosis that seemed to fit all the symptoms. That‘s my experience, at least.