- Kyphosis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Types Treatment
Kyphosis is a condition where your spine curves outward more than it should This causes your upper back around the thoracic region (the part of your spine between your neck and ribs) to bend forward The curvature can make it look like you’re hunched over or slouching People sometimes call it “hunchback” or “roundback ”
- Kyphosis - Wikipedia
One of the most well-known and enduring depictions of kyphosis is Quasimodo, the eponymous hero of Victor Hugo 's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, which solidified the popular conception of the hunchback as a destitute and pitiable outcast from European society
- Kyphosis (Hunchback) | Mercy Health
Kyphosis, also called round back or hunchback, is a spinal disorder that occurs when the upper back becomes abnormally rounded forward Kyphosis is a common condition that affects more than 3 million people per year in the United States It is most common in older women
- Kyphosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Kyphosis is an excessive forward rounding of the upper back In older people, kyphosis is often due to weakness in the spinal bones that causes them to compress or crack Other types of kyphosis can appear in infants or teens These types are due to malformation of the spine or wedging of the spinal bones over time
- Kyphosis (Dowagers Hump) Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - UPMC
Kyphosis is a spinal condition characterized by an excessive forward curvature of the thoracic spine, leading to a lunched or rounded upper back This curvature results in a slouched posture or what is sometimes called a humpback, hunchback, dowager's hump, round back, or arched back
- Heres What Causes Hunchback and How to Prevent It
Here's What Causes Hunchback and How to Prevent It Posture awareness, targeted exercises and healthy bones can help stave off excessive back rounding in older adults
- Kyphosis (Round back): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
But with kyphosis, it curves more than 50 degrees This will make you look slouched or hunched over This is why doctors sometimes call kyphosis "round back," or in serious cases, "hunchback "
- Kyphosis (Roundback) of the Spine - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Kyphosis is a spinal disorder in which an excessive outward curve of the spine results in an abnormal rounding of the upper back The condition is sometimes known as "roundback" or—in the case of a severe curve—as "hunchback " Kyphosis can occur at any age, but is common during adolescence
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