Thank you for writing, they did an extensive MRI looking for nerve damage and found only that I had osteo-arthritis in the 8th & 9th vertebrae. They said it wasn't bad though. I do have osteoprorosis as well. Even tho it is a pretty bad case, I have no pain, no stooping of the shoulders, very good posture. I think the about 40 pounds of extra weight which starts at the top of my bust line and goes to the hip (no extra weight anywhere else) may be what is causing the problem along with the lowered metabolism. My email is: dgessner@earthlink.net