Kyphosis Adolescent

Kyphosis is the most common form of spinal curvature. This is when the angle in the cervical spine is less than 90 degrees. Kyphosis is often combined with lordosis - a sharp curvature of the spine in the lower back. With kyphosis, the child’s characteristic “hunchback” posture is characteristic.

If, with kyphosis, there is a noticeable protrusion of the shoulder blades forward, the thoracic spine actively protrudes forward compared to the pelvic spine, this means that the patient has scoliosis.

Kyphosis must be distinguished from other forms of spinal curvature - lordosis and kyphoscoliosis. Kyphosis occurs in children of different age groups, but if adults have kyphosis