kyphosis

In bad cases of scoliosis or kyphosis, a person may have a hard time breathing.

The more vertebrae affected, the greater the degree of kyphosis.

Some other conditions, such as kyphosis, cause symptoms similar to scoliosis.

The Cobb angle is the preferred method of measuring kyphosis.

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But when osteoporosis becomes severe, it can lead to fractures and a condition called kyphosis.

When a person has kyphosis, the upper spine is rounded and looks like a hump.

Both fractures and kyphosis can be very painful.

Kyphosis is a forward rounding of your upper back (thoracic spine).

The brace treatment of kyphosis in the upper back can often result in correction.

In severe cases, progressive kyphosis may lead to difficulties breathing (respiratory distress).

It is a combination of kyphosis and scoliosis.

Kyphosis is spinal compression, sometimes described as the "dowager's hump."

Kyphosis, which means "humpback," means the spine is bent forward.

An odd-shaped spine, such as with scoliosis or kyphosis.

This creates the stooped posture called kyphosis, or dowager's hump.

Patients suffering with Scheuermann's kyphosis cannot consciously correct their posture.

Spinal fusion for kyphosis and scoliosis is an extremely invasive surgery.

Most patients who undergo surgery to correct their kyphosis have Scheuermann's disease.

A case of kyphosis has been observed in a North Carolina marsh rice rat.

The medical term kyphosis has several meanings.

A deformity, where the back is bowed (see kyphosis article for more details)

Spinal deformities, including curvature problems such as severe scoliosis or kyphosis.

While most cases of kyphosis are mild and only require routine monitoring, serious cases can be debilitating.

The Milwaukee brace is used to treat curves high in the upper back, such as kyphosis (hunchback).