2023年10月11日 · 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.”

2024年9月28日 · 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.

Throacic kyphosis refers to the excessive forward curvature of the spine in the upper back. When the curvature is greater than 50 degrees, the result is a stooped forward posture. Symptoms can range from mild, requiring no treatment, to severe symptoms that are best treated with surgery.

2025年1月1日 · Kyphosis is a spinal disorder where an abnormal forward curve of the upper back exists. Find the causes of kyphosis, its symptoms, when you need to treat it and more.

2023年9月10日 · The term "thoracic kyphosis" is also used to describe kyphosis because it affects the thoracic spine (mid to upper spine). It causes a reverse C-shaped curve toward the chest. Kyphosis types include postural kyphosis, congenital kyphosis, and Scheuermann's kyphosis. All three types are manageable and treatable.

2024年7月12日 · Kyphosis (plural: kyphoses), much less commonly kyphus, is a term used to describe the sagittal curvature of the thoracic spine. Hyperkyphosis is when the kyphosis angle is above the normal range 5,7.

Thoracic hyperkyphosis is described as an excessive antero-posterior curvature of the thoracic spine of greater than 40°. [1] Normal kyphosis angles vary between. 48° to 50° in women and about 44° in men. [2] in older populations. Categories include. Scheuermann’s Disease [3]: Juvenile form of hyperkyphosis.

2023年8月8日 · In the normal human spine, there is some degree of kyphosis in the thoracic spine and some degree of lordosis in the cervical and lumbar spine. Kyphosis is defined as an increase in the forward curvature of the spine that is seen along the sagittal plane, whereas lordosis is an increase in the backward curvature seen along the sagittal plane.

2023年1月9日 · This article will discuss problems of thoracic hyperkyphosis (pathologic kyphosis of the thoracic region of the spine), but the shortened term “kyphosis” will be used in place of “hyperkyphosis” throughout. What is the most common cause of thoracic kyphosis?

2023年8月18日 · Kyphosis refers to an excessive outward curve of the spine, specifically in the thoracic region, leading to a hunchbacked or slouched posture. While a certain degree of curvature is normal in the thoracic spine, kyphosis describes an excessive curve. Rounded shoulders or a visible hump on the back.