2023年3月3日 · Here's What Causes Hunchback and How to Prevent It Posture awareness, targeted exercises and healthy bones can help stave off excessive back rounding in older adults. By Lisa Esposito

One of the most well-known and enduring depictions of kyphosis is Quasimodo, the eponymous hero of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, which solidified the popular conception of the hunchback as a destitute and pitiable outcast from European society.

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. These types are due to malformation of the spine or wedging of the spinal bones over time.

2020年1月28日 · The reality is that hunchback, or hyperkyphosis, affects more and more people of varying ages. Here's what you need to know about how to treat hunchback.

2023年4月11日 · Over time, a habit of poor posture can cause you to develop an abnormal curve of your upper vertebrae. Wellness and preventive medicine specialist Candice Price, DC, explains what can cause a dowager’s hump and how to prevent it. What is a dowager’s hump? Considered a spinal condition, kyphosis is when your spine curves excessively forward.

2025年1月1日 · This is why doctors sometimes call kyphosis "round back," or in serious cases, "hunchback." If you have mild kyphosis, this may not cause any problems aside from your upper back looking more...

2018年6月4日 · Hunchback or Hunched back is a condition where there is exaggerated forward rounding of the upper back. Hunchback can occur at any age; however, it commonly affects older women, where this deformity is termed as a dowager’s hump.

2017年7月31日 · Kyphosis, the medical term for hunchback, is a real condition represented by a severe curvature of the spine. It can have a debilitating effect on a person’s life as well as their health. We will investigate the causes, possible hunchback treatment, and the signs that lead to a diagnosis of kyphosis.