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Kyphosis and Scheuermann's disease

Kyphosis (morbus Scheuermann) · Kyfóza a Scheuermannova nemoc

What it is

An exaggerated forward curve of the upper back — postural in teenagers, wedge-shaped vertebrae in Scheuermann's disease, compression fractures in older people.

Symptoms & signs

  • Rounded upper back
  • back pain and stiffness
  • tight hamstrings
  • tiredness
  • breathlessness if severe

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now Weakness, numbness in the legs or loss of bladder control
  • see a doctor soon Sudden back pain after a minor fall or lift in an older person
  • see a doctor soon Hump that is growing quickly
  • see a doctor soon Back pain at night with fever or weight loss

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • X-ray
  • physiotherapy and extension exercises
  • a brace in growing teenagers
  • treat osteoporosis
  • surgery for severe curves

Natural & lifestyle

  • Posture awareness
  • core and back-extensor exercise
  • calcium, vitamin D and protein

Emerging & experimental

  • Vertebral augmentation for fractures
  • growth-modulation techniques

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Schroth exercises — small studies improve curves early / small studies
  • Yoga — a trial reduced hyperkyphosis in older women early / small studies
  • Chiropractic — anecdotal and small studies anecdotal / traditional

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