I second massage. We had a car wreck in March that left my husband with whiplash. He is leery of chiropractors and didn't want to visit one, plus his insurance wasn't going to cover it. My cousin is a massage therapist and worked with him to alleviate the pain/stiffness.

My Mammaw also saw great success after having a lengthy bout of asphyxiation pneumonia. She was bed ridden so long and had trouble maintaining nutrients she had to go through physical therapy because her muscles were so weak and stiff. She felt like her niece (my cousin) was able to get a lot of that stiffness worked out where she could get home quicker. She said she has "healing hands".