Preventing Kyphosis — A Hunched Back

Slouching is bad for you, according to the August issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Poor posture, in combination with bone changes that sometimes come with aging, can result in the appearance of a hump on the back. The medical term for the rounding of the back is kyphosis (ki-FO-sis). Fractures due to osteoporosis — thinning of the bones — are common in the vertebrae.

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Filed under: Bones on August 11th, 2008