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I'm an expert on this one!

Being armless, I've had to come up with some creative ways to scratch my own back. The easiest is to find a textured wall in your home, and just rub up against it. However, if your house has no textured walls (like my new place), lay on your back on a carpeted floor and just squirm around.

I got the idea after watching my dog scratch his bum on the floor.

Also, be sure those around you understand that you're scratching your back, not having a seizure. An ill-informed friend of mine saw me doing it, pried my mouth open, and pulled my tongue up to make sure I didn't choke. It wouldn't have been so bad, but he's a plumber. There's a reason they say plumbers shouldn't bite their nails.

It's hard. What I usually do is hammer a nail part of the way into the wall. Then, I just use the nail to scratch my back by moving my whole body up and down.

It only works about a hundred times or so. After that people start wondering why there are so many holes in the wall.

There are about 4000 chinamen and ladies making backscratchers for 5 cents a day. What more could you ask for something to work and not complain taking care of your back itches.

I'm married too... 22 years.... and in all that time my wife has never scratched my back... that I can remember.

(Oh.. she does have a nasty habit of pattting my tummy... which I hate... it makes me feel "fat"... yet she does it every day despite my protests ... seemingly because she knows it annoys me.)

Invariably, I am immensely flexible and can scratch any part of my own back with ease... along with other more interesting talents.

I can reach my entire back, if I twist my arms certain ways.

I am married too- but I rarely ask my husband to scratch my back, however I do like to ask him to massage my back!

I installed really really rough industrial strength sandpaper on the wall. When my back itches, I just rub up against that.

I'm glad you have a husband who is willing!

I scratch my own back on door jams.

I use the door jamb at work and the outside corner of the house (brick) if at home.

Back scratchers are a wonderful invention :P

since I have arms I cannot come up with more creative ways than Joe has outlined-

true genius I tell you