kyphosis Health Feed

Spine specialists consider kyphosis curves normal up to 45-50 degrees. Beyond this range, the curve is considered excessive and may require treatment. Curves, more than 70 degrees that are painful and / or progressive, may require surgery.

1. Child’s pose
this resting pose stretches and lengthens your spine, glutes, and hamstrings. The child’s pose helps to release tension in your lower back and neck.
To do this:
1.Sit on your shinbones with your knees together, your big toes touching, and your heels splayed out to the side.
2.Fold forward at your hips and walk your hands out in front of you.
3.Sink your hips back down toward your feet. If your thighs won’t go all the way down, place a pillow or folded blanket ...more

You better go for proper physiotherapy. Because it is harmful or may show adverse effect if exercise isn't performed properly without guidance of physiotherapist.

Get vit d3 and calcium supplements intake regularly after having estimation of vit d3 and calcium.

Refer a physiotherapists. Exercises that can help
here are four exercises that can help you if done on a regular basis:
•lay down y
this exercise will strengthen the extension muscles in the upper back.
How to do it: lie face down with your head lifted off the floor. Your lower back needs to be slightly hyper-extended. Stretch your arms straight out in a y position with your thumbs pointing up. Pull your arms back in an arc until your hands are in a ‘handcuff’ position. Slowly re...more

Both option are useful but surgery is permanent cure and physiotherapy can maintain its flexibility and mobility.

Since ankylosis of the spine tends to cause forward curvature (kyphosis), patients are instructed to maintain erect posture as much as possible and to perform back-extension exercises. Patients are also advised to sleep on a firm mattress and avoid the use of a pillow in order to prevent spine curvature.

You can take good iron supplement, calcium and vitamin d hunchback in general happens in the dorsal back the area which is down the neck and lower back. It can be corrected by maintaing good posture, you can stand against the wall and you can do bending and shoulder exercises which will help you to reduce the hunch back and you can walk with one book which is kept on the head and you can walk slowly in such a way the book doesn't fall down which will definitely help you to reduce the hunch back....more

You will need cervical spinal root block of affected nerve roots, which is a non surgical technique using fluroscopy and contrast in OT.

Kindly do these exercises standing extension
how it helps – this standing extension helps reverse what you do on a daily basis (hunching)… since most bulging discs and herniated discs are caused by poor posture and repeated flexion of the spine (esp bending fwd in bad posture), this stretch helps push the disc back to neutral position.
How to do it
– begin this exercise by standing up with good posture. Now take both hands and place them on both sides of your lower back. Now with the...more