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You might get some temporary relief, but in my experience physical therapy, massage, yoga, stretching, and exercise are all better in the long term.
I have a spot in my back that often gets "stuck" for lack of a better word. Like everything gets painfully clenched up and I can't stand up straight fully. I've gone to a couple chiropractors and sometimes they're able to crack that spot and get it unstuck, but that relief usually only lasts a few days. For a while my insurance paid for me to get a massage and a physical therapy session every week, and that helped more than anything, although it took a couple weeks to see big results. Eventually I was able to stretch and loosen up that spot in my back by myself.