1.   Ballesteros wore a protective belt to cushion his aching back, caused by hitting too many balls in practice in Morocco last Friday.

2.   Along with the heat, ice, massage, stretching and anti-inflammatory medication, Mark Messier is getting the long-needle treatment to heal his aching back.

3.   Although he seldom let on, Walsh was bothered by an aching back most of the season.

4.   Among them is Shmuel Tatz, who offers physical therapy for opera singers and other musicians with aching backs or joints.

5.   And dancers Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov, also two-time champs, are down for the season because of her aching back.

6.   And Henderson did it all with an aching back and a sore knee that limited his mobility and nagged at his mind.

7.   And yet, aching back and all, Martin rode out his rough ride.

8.   Another, JaRon Rush, was undeniably upbeat despite an aching lower back that once again limited his effectiveness.

9.   As a piece of sophisticated supplemental equipment, it joined the steel corset that she wears to support her intermittently aching back.

10.   Another year it was my aching back.