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Last week, after running three times in a six days, I started to have some back pain. I've actually had occasional issues with back pain since college, usually lasting a week or so, and with months and sometimes years between episodes. I tried stretching, resting (1-2 days), and ignoring the problem, but nothing worked until yesterday, when D suggested Salonpas. Only after he mentioned it did I remember that last time it was indeed Salonpas that cured me. Four hours later I was sitting upright, standing up normally, and carrying bags of groceries (okay, one bag). Chalk up another one for wacky Japanese remedies.