I read your question carefully and I m sorry for your chronic pain. In order to speak about future management determining the cause is the first thing to do. Perhaps you have had exams done which you don t mention, like ENG and x-ray. If you don t I think you should. If the cause is related to nerve damage then there are several treatments for your pain apart from over the counter antiinflamatory analgesics like anti-epileptics or anti-depressants (not meaning you have epilepsy or depression, it s just that some of them, are also used for neuropathic pain treatment). When there is nerve compression surgery is another option. If the exams indicate some other cause it should be addressed accordingly. Hope to have been of some help. Feel free to ask further questions.