My back has been out for 3 weeks and I finally got/started wearing a back brace, it's helping but I also need to start walking again but lack motivation.
have you gone to a chiropractor?
I second the suggestion for a chiropractor. But not just any chiropractor, find one that graduated from Palmer College or Chiropractic. 1/3 of all chiropractors graduated from Palmer so it shouldn't be to difficult to find one.
I have been to many different chiropractors and most of them just want to push, twist and crack. Maybe it will feel better for a bit but it isn't fixing the problem. Last September I was visiting Michigan and my back and hips were really bad due to sitting all day in the cars and on the airplanes, and because my back always hurt anyways. A good friend is a chiropractor and she took X-rays and showed me the problem and gave me an adjustment which helped quite a bit for my week long vacation. When I got back home I went to my chiropractor, showed him the X-rays and the written radiologists report and he shrugged and said I am getting old. Called the friend and she said he didn't know how to fix my problems so she looked up a Palmer graduate in my area and sent me to him. He took more X-rays and called my friend and compared each others X-rays and opinions and started me on regular visits, 3 times a week for a few weeks then twice a week and now once a week. I am seeing very noticeable improvements in my discomfort, my walk, my sleep, and my overall health (digestion, mood, energy, etc)
At the 3 month mark he took new X-rays and every thing that was out of place is at least 25% better, with several being over 30% better and a couple being 90% better, meaning my hips, back, and neck are getting closer to where they belong.
If the other chiropractor was doing any good why did I have so many things out of place?
https://www.palmer.edu/find-a-chiropractor-map/
This what a good chiropractor will do on your first couple of visits. This is the first and only time (aside from my friend in Michigan) where a chiropractor started with X-rays and showed the X-rays and measurements and related problems. (Subluxations are places where things are out of alignment.)
https://axiomchiropractic.com/what-to-expect/
(read this part real fast like at the end of a TV commercial: I am not a paid spokesperson for Palmer College of Chiropractic, the testimonial is given voluntarily and without compensation, do not try chiropractic adjustments yourself, do not have a chiropractic adjustment while skydiving or scuba diving, do not use my credit card to pay for your chiropractic adjustment, chiropractic adjustments should only be performed by Palmer graduates.)