Natural Health: What can I do about my lower back pain?

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I hurt my back while doing some autumn weeding in the garden. It didn’t help that it was early in the morning and I hadn’t warmed up. I’m still feeling quite stiff — but not sore — three weeks later. What remedy can I take?

I have done this very thing myself, launched into a full day in the garden without warming up first, and paid the price in weeks of muscle and joint recovery.