question: I have lower back pain on my right side. It is very hard to stand in one place for more than a few minutes and bend and pick things up.  Last week I had an episode where I couldnt move it at all without screaming in pain.  That was an extreme but this has happened now about three times in the last two years. The pain standing and bending happens all of the time. I have RA and I am not interested in steroids or pain meds I just want this to stop.  I am only 42 and I can no longer excersize like I used to.   I have Florida Blue do I need a referral to see a back doctor?