Hi Glea,
I'm lucky that's it's not painful but it is very annoying at times especially at bed time .
If I keep busy I'm not always aware of it but I find that when I'm tired or ill , it's harder to cope with and I've had a few "make it stop moments" !
I'm seeing my rheumy at the beginning of May, he wrote a letter to my GP saying they may do an MRI scan .
I hope you are feeling better after your flare up .