Hello, I have scoliosis, but not kyphosis. I try to stand reasonably upright most of the time, but I agree it can make your back hurt more. I reckon cos you use more muscles trying to fight the natural shape of your spine. I always wondered if not trying to would make my back muscles lazy and then my back might get worse. Try some gentle excercise to strengthen your back muscles, then they might not tire so much. But don't force your back upright when it just won't go.

my spine is like yours, it twists and curves, it is hard for me to stand up straight it is tiring and painful

Hey, before my op i gave myself major back aches by standing up straight because i didn't want anyone to see my lump. I had to bend over and let my muscles relax loads cz it felt better for my back ;)

well before i found out i had scoliosis i uneva stood up straigt an when i went ot the hospital an i was diagnosed with scoliosis an i told doc that icant stand up straigth an he goes why cant u course u can ...and one day few wweeks later i realised im standing up straigh it wierd enit..an nowi stand normal... unless im standing 2 long i have to stand in a funny position ..but my friends say i walk funny...which is true

when I was younger I used to stand in front of my mirror in my room and make myself stand up straight, so that I looked "normal" it hurt for a bit but once my muscles got used to it, it was ok. It becomes almost like a habit, correcting the posture, I do it now without even having to consciously make the descision to do so.

I have the same problem and I think it is b/c the muscles try to stabalize the spine and they become so locked up that I lost range of motion. My dad would always try to get me to sit up straight but it's almost impossible for me. And sometimes I wonder if I come off as insecure because I am always so hunched over in meetings, etc. Anyway, massage therapy, specifically neuromuscular massage has helped me tremendously not feel so crooked and hunched over. But without regular treatments, the feeling returns.

yeh i think you body has to gte used to a positon try standing up 4 a while straight it will be hard but u will get used 2 it..does neone else sit all funi i do i hate it an try siitn straigh but its not comfortable .

Trying to stand up straight is a workout for me. I've lost 4 inches in height in the last 8 years due to my rapidly progressing scoliosis. When I go out in public I try so hard to hold myself up straight and I'm just exhausted by the effort. I never thought something like being upright would seem so important to me. I do agree with the others it is good exercise and you should be consistant with your exercises.

i can't stand up straight or walk upright w/o a lot lower back pain either. my suggestion is to talk to your doc about it.

does anyone walk funi in heels ,,,i love wearing my heels but i actually realise i cant walk in them so avoid wering them but its not fair

It's been awhile.since I've been able to do that.I had too laught as I read this because its like I wrote this.
When I would go for tests*like X-rays,or MRI's)and they would try to push my hips one way and my middle back the other way.(oh,the pain they caused me).
Just glad too find people who understand whats going on with me.

I also like wearing heels but find they make my back really hurt. I also work on my feet on the weekends and I find by the end of the night I can barely walk from standing and the pain is horrible.

Do you take any meds

yeh heels is a big problem...and standing up 2 long is terible but even sitting down too long hurts ur back...cant win eitehr way..

I am not able to stand up straight because of the scoliosis and the lump from my kyphosis. I dont even try to stand straight as it hurts me too too much