28 Jul 11 How Do I Fix Kyphosis?
Kyphosis is the medical term for the condition of being a hunchback. It exact cause of this physical deformity is the curving of the upper part of your spine, making it appear from a side view to look like a question mark. This can be a painful and embarrassing condition that some are born with and others develop, either through accidents or diseases.
It can be a hereditary disease which babies can be born with. More than likely if an infant is born hunchbacked, it is a genetic mutation that will produce other problems as well. The most common other problems are paralysis, missing limbs, mental retardation, or other physical deformities. Often infants do not survive if they have this much wrong–or do not survive when surgery is attempted.
The more minor and more common form of this condition usually happens when a person is old and their cells stop regenerating. This causes muscle and bone to be very weak and can lead the spine to deteriorate and start curving. This is well-known as a widow’s hump. It could be cosmetically corrected by constant attention to posture, but many people do not even notice their back is curved. When it happens in younger people to a slight extent, most just think they are slouching and do not realize it is a medical condition.
Hunched backs can also be the result of other diseases like scoliosis and cerebral palsy–anything that affects both muscle and bone. It can be caused in small children by malnutrition during their significant growth years. They simply do not have the energy for their spinal column to grow correctly.
Think about children with rickets. That also comes from being malnourished and it causes their legs to grow improperly. They are bow-legged. This is a much more serious problem because it affects a more serious area. Surgery is often the only course of action.
Scheuermann’s Kyphosis is a much more serious problem. The person cannot do anything to physically straighten up, which some other types of this problem may be able to do. Some can reduce the cosmetic look of it by actually having better posture, though the problem will still be there. Scheuermann’s cannot; their spines are far too rigid and set in the curved position.
If you do not have it seriously, though, there are two methods for correction. One is extensive physical therapy to help strengthen back muscles. After years of aligning and strengthening, your back can start growing well and normally. The other option, usually reserved for children who have not finished fully growing, is a brace that holds the spine in its proper position. This can be embarrassing, but it works the same as a scoliosis brace and can save a life time of medical trouble.
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