<s>[INST] Hello, A couple of nights ago i went to sleep just fine when I woke up my sides middle back and overall midsection was hurting. I thought maybe I slept wrong or something but it hasn t eased up. It s tender to touch and hurts when I twist or turn or even lean back. [/INST] You haven't mentioned if the pain radiates to leg or elsewhere. So it could be vertebral arthritis or intervertebral disc syn Chat Doctor.  But not prolapse. Avoid bending, sleep supine, do not lift weight. May take anti-inflammatory/ analgesic tablet 1 SOS for 2-3 days, after meals. But don't make it habit. Ayurvedas excellent study on turmeric powder suggests that you additionally take 1/2 tsp in warm milk or water twice a day. This may be contd. Its natural anti-inflammatory analgesic. Healer also. If still problem, get x Ray of lumbosacral spine AP and Lateral view and lab tests done for uric acid, RA, ESR and report back. Hope it helps you. </s>