Introduction. Kyphosis is a deformity of the spine characterized by excessive backward curvature thoracic spine. The normal range kyphosis in teenagers 20 - 40 degrees, and diagnosis hyper-kyphosis beyond 45 degrees. aim this review was to assess magnitude effects various corrective exercises on kyphotic angle reduction. Material Methods. Web Science PubMed were searched retrieve relevant liter...

Bone-marrow transplantation has increased the survival of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis-I. We describe the spinal problems and their management in 12 patients with this disorder who have been followed up for a mean of 4.5 years since transplantation. High lumbar kyphosis was seen in ten patients which was associated with thoracic scoliosis in one. Isolated thoracic scoliosis was seen in a...

abstract background: correction of severe kyphosis is a challenging operation in spinal surgery. a two stage operation has been commonly used: anterior release and decompression followed by posterior correction and fusion. we describe the posterior vertebral osteotomy technique for correction of severe and rigid kyphosis through posterior-only approach. methods: twelve patients (six male and si...

Background & Aims: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of 8 weeks specific aquatic therapy on kyphosis angle and some pulmonary indices in male university students with kyphosis. Methods: A total of 15 males with increased normal thoracic Kyphosis (kyphosis 40 degrees, 20.70 ± 0.705 years old, height 175.5 ± 6.19 cm, weight 64.19 ± 8.23 kg) were selected. Before and afte...

OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of increased thoracic kyphosis on pulmonary function and functional capacity in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) and to verify the influence of disease severity, age and nutritional status on this deformity. METHOD This was a cross-sectional, analytical study conducted at a university hospital. It included CF patients with confirmed diagnosis ...

STUDY DESIGN A prospective comparative study. PURPOSE To describe the changes in the spinopelvic parameters on normal Koreans more than 50 years of age. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE There are differing opinions regarding the changes in the thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, C7 plumb with age in the elderly population. METHODS Sagittal standing radiographs of the whole spine including the pelvi...

Objectives: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) approach evaluates and activates the spinal stabilizers to optimize the performance of posture and respiratory system. This study investigated the effects of DNS breathing exercises on upper and lower chest wall mobility (UCM and LCM), trunk extensor endurance, and thoracic kyphosis in a group of sedentary students with poor posture. Method...

Background. The treatment of thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis with the C-D method remains controversial. Material and methods. The lateral radiographs of 70 patients with King I, II, III, IV idiopathic scoliosis, treated with C-D instrumentation, were retrospectively analyzed. The average age was 14 +/- 1.8 years. Thoracic kyphosis between T2 and T12 and lumbar lordosis between L1 and L5 w...

BACKGROUND Clinical sagittal plane assessment of the thoracic kyphosis angle is considered an essential component of the postural examination of patients presenting with upper body pain syndromes. Cervical headaches and conditions involving the shoulder, such as subacromial pain syndrome, have all been associated with an increase in the thoracic kyphosis. Concomitantly a decrease in the thoraci...