HI, sorry to hear about your pain, everyone has a different spine, just like a foot print. and if you have only a very small lumbar curve, that might be why your back is hurting. you may want to check a technique call egoscue. Pete egoscue is a postural alignment specialist. if you can go to his website you might want to go to one of his clinic, all his stretching are not exercises but postural stretching, and even if you are walking with a cane, you might get a lot of relief from it. I do. he wrote a book called pain free. but the best is to see someone, so they can give a postural assessment. and also answer some of your questions. virginie

I've just seen my neurologist and she said i have an incredibly straight spine, the only curve i have is lumbar and that is only very slight.

I have had back problems for 20 years, the last 6 years, peripheral neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, memory problems, allodynia, fatigue, body cramps, joint pain, phantom smells, gastroesophageal reflux disease and stroke type hemiplegia.

My MRI shows real signal midline posterior cervical chord signal changes suggestive of b12 or copper deficiency.

My Neuro wants me to go into hospital for a week for tests, when i asked why my spine was so straight she just said its probably muscular?

I was wondering if anyone knows a possible reason for the spine to become so straight?
I can only walk for 10 minutes before my lower back cramps, i walk with a stick as i feel like im going to fall, and the pain is relentless.

My Doctor prescribed Tramadole, but that has no effect on my back pain, im pretty much housebound now, and only go out to hospital and doctors appointments.

thanks, kaz, x[/QUOTE]