Nearly every day for 1-6 hours? Says it right there. That's a lot of physical work at anyone's age. You may be overdoing it. Even dancing after 1-6 hours of strenuous work is taxing yourself. Another person here mentions stretching. Very important especially at our age to stretch. A light warmup to get the blood flowing, followed by stretches at the end of the workout. Stretching can keep pain to a minimum.
As a bodybuilder, I'm used to a few minor aches and pains 1-2 days after a 1 hr workout, or any type of shorter workout that breaks down muscle tissue. But I rest that part the next 2-3 days. By 3rd or 4th day whatever pain there is gone. So give yourself some rest and keep the physical stuff to about an hour.
And I wouldn't do strenuous back work unless accompanied by leg/core work/workouts. Don't set yourself up for permanent injury. Body position in normal activities also plays a part. Slouching at a desk or being hunched over for over an hour does not do your body any favors. I claim any type of pain these days to bad posture/body positioning for long periods of time.
Also, any new activity that includes a certain muscle group that you haven't used before will cause a little soreness in that area for 1-2 days. Your body should be used to doing the same types of exercises unless you don't provide yourself with adequate rest.
Rest = recovery. Listen to your body. If your back is sore don't do back work and take a day of rest for that area. Unless you are a super athlete, keep any type of daily weight lifting exertion to no more than 2 hours and preferably 1 hour. Exercise not "excess-ize."
I also recommend ginger root for natural anti-inflammatory purposes. Not a miracle drug, but may help in some cases. I don't do ibuprofen unless pain is more than usual for me, which is very rare. Like "once a year maybe" rare.
If the strenuous work you do needs to be done daily, maybe think about hiring some young kid to help. Or to avoid possible liability, pay a professional.
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