@Tucson I have spinal stenosis, spondylitis and 2 bulging discs in the lumbar. I may have other stuff going on, but have only had a lumbar MRI as that's where I have the worst pain. I try to exercise the area (cat and camel) but to some degree I have just conditioned myself to the pain. Doc says for the most part, moving helps even if it is painful. If it is the spinal cord compression and I get the shooting pains, I move more gingerly but can usually reposition to take the pressure off. I took surgery off the table for now.