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Jul

2017

What is Thoracic Hyperkyphosis?

Erika

Thoracic hyperkyphosis is a condition where the thoracic (upper) spine curves forward, resulting in a slouched or hunched appearance. It can affect people of all ages for a variety of different reasons. While most people have some level of curvature in the upper spine, a person is said to have hyperkyphosis if the … Read more

Jun

2017

Kyphoscoliosis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Erika

Kyphoscoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine on two different planes: the coronal plane, which divides the stomach and back; and the sagittal plane, which divides the body into its left and right sides. This curvature is effectively a combination of hyperkyphosis (forward spinal curve) and scoliosis (sideways spinal curve). Kyphoscoliosis can occur at any age, … Read more

May

2017

What is Dorsal Scoliosis?

Erika

Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine. The term dorsal scoliosis refers to any such curvature of the spine that occurs between the bottom of the neck and the top of the pelvis. The word ‘dorsal’ simply means ‘back’ (from the Latin dorsum), and as such, dorsal scoliosis is quite a vague diagnosis. Some medical practitioners … Read more

May

2017

Mild Thoracic Dextroscoliosis: What Does It Mean?

Erika

Doctors and other medical professionals use a lot of long words when describing scoliosis, to the point where some patients find it difficult to know exactly what they’re being diagnosed with. You probably know that scoliosis is a sideways spinal curve, but would you understand what the doctor meant if – for example – they … Read more

May

2017

All About 'S'-Shaped Scoliosis

Erika

In most cases of scoliosis, the curve either occurs in the upper part of the spine (a thoracic curve) or the lower part of the spine (a lumbar curve). It may also occur in the middle of the spine and include both thoracic and lumbar vertebrae – this is called a thoracolumbar curve. However, in … Read more