My partner had pain like you describe. They sent her to all kinds of places, acupuncture, physio etc.
In the end, we went to the GP and demanded a referral to an orthopedic surgeon.
At the appointment, he said all she'd been doing with the other doctors / physios etc was causing more damage. She had a slipped disc and only surgery would fix it.
So that was at least 7 other "health professionals" that had recommended treatment that made things worse.
Surgery a week later and she's been fine ever since (4+ years ago now).