I've had exaggerated lumbar lordosis since I was a child. By the time I was a teenager, it started getting painful at times, due to the muscles and tendons growing and shifting to better protect the spine. Or so I was told by my G.P.
I'm now in my thirties, and had a pretty bad car accident a few years ago. Because of the extra trauma, I've started experiencing chronic pain. I was off work for a few years, being unable to stand or walk for more than 20-30 minutes at a time. I was put on slow release percocet to manage the pain, and am now back to work full time, and enjoying nightly walks with my husband.
Lordosis was NOT the main cause of my chronic back pain. The pain was a culmination of the lordosis, the severe whiplash, and the past trauma of trying to ease the discomfort myself .