The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between laterality and spine deformities in early adolescence, with special reference to sex differences. Interviews, anthropometric measurements ...

Doctors often treat kyphosis in older adults with a combination of physical therapy, bracing, and medications. The spine’s natural upper-back curve, called the thoracic kyphotic curve, is essential ...

June 2, 2009 — In older women with previous vertebral fractures, increased kyphosis can predict an increased risk for death, independent of the extent and severity of their underlying spinal ...

Hyperkyphosis is a serious condition characterized by extreme forward curvature of the upper spine. It affects as many as 20-40% of older individuals. However, the causes are poorly understood.

Kyphosis, an excessive forward curvature of the thoracic spine, is increasingly recognised as a significant factor affecting physical function in older adults. Characterised not only by postural ...

Researchers from the Harvard affiliated Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) recently published a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, suggesting that hyperkyphosis may ...