I appreciate all of the suggestions. It sounds like I'm not alone, and there are a group of us with similar backgrounds. I doubt few of us would trade the fighter experience away, but the price paid can be pretty heavy.

One of the problems with this sort of thing is that immobility can make it worse, and as we know, moving about, resuming normal daily activities, is about the last thing one wants to do.

Over the years, I've tried a number of muscle relaxants, and the only one that seems to work is carisoprodol. The doc also provided vicodens which don't do a thing, and I don't touch anyhow, but the relaxants had me stumbling about, which I hate. I really, really need to look into different treatment methodologies.

Again, thanks for the suggestions... I've had a couple of PM's as well which are very helpful. I'm about 75% of the way back from this "session", but it's only a matter of time before another one strikes.

One thing I've found over the years... if you feel that "twinge" that implies a full-blown spasm is coming, ice, lots of it, seems to help reduce the severity and length.