question: I am 59 yr. old female. Have always been healthy, but over last 6 mos. to a year, have been experiencing back pain/soreness in lower spine, radiating to right leg. Usually it gets better during the day (I take a naproxen and an aspirin every morning and use a heating pad for 30 minutes or so, then hot shower). As the day goes on, the pain seems to go away; however, I recently noticed a bulging out of my spine (lumbar region). I will be seeing my doctor in a couple of weeks, but wanted to know if it s possible I have scoliosis..? Seems pretty late in life for someone not to have caught it earlier...Or is this just normal aging issues?