Sentences with word «kyphosis»

A healthy spine has neutral curves in the sagittal plane that offset each other, called kyphosis in the thoracic spine or lordosis in the lumbar area.

She is in fact the opposite of kyphosis because she is contracting her postural muscles (erector spinae) and since her shoulders are back in a retracted position she is working her lower and middle traps and rhomboids.

«Children need to learn that just because a child may be physically impaired does not mean he's mentally impaired,» says Jacqueline Lambert - Kupstas, mom of a boy with kyphosis, a spinal deformity.

«If you make the stance shorter, keep the arms parallel to the floor, and pull the shoulder blades toward each other, it helps to flatten thoracic kyphosis [an excessive curve in the upper back].

The Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities Program at Floating Hospital for Children in Boston manages care for everyone from newborns to older adults who have scoliosis or other spinal deformities, such as kyphosis, myelodysplasia or spondylolisthesis.

Women who reported continuous or remote past HT use had less pronounced kyphosis by the time they were in their mid-80s than never - users, supporting the argument for HT as a possible early postmenopause treatment for women concerned about their posture and fracture risk.

A 2009 study, for example, found that hour - long classes, three days a week for 24 weeks, helped reduce hyperkyphosis — the technical name for a hunchback or Dowager's hump, the osteoporosis - related upper back curvature — with an average of 4.4 % improvement in kyphosis angle.

«Location of spinal correction influences risk of proximal junctional kyphosis development.»

«Hormone therapy helps reduce curvature of the spine: The risk of developing age - related kyphosis declines with hormone therapy, which has been proven to reverse bone loss and to help prevent vertebral fractures.»

Also known as postural kyphosis, shoulders roll inwards, back looks slightly rounded, head goes forward.

This will draw the shoulders forward, causing kyphosis, which will limit thoracic rotation.

(Flared rib cages, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic angle changes, poor posture, increased kyphosis, etc.) I want to help women get back their bodies to prevent aches and pains later in life.

We focus on Kyphosis as a result of poor posture and muscle imbalances.

Another common cause of excessive kyphosis is excessive laptop / computer use.

After that it is the chest kyphosis and then the lenden lordosis.

The spine is rounded, called kyphosis until the upper part of the spine, the neck lordosis stretches.

The secret to Neanderthals» better back health is apparently a combination of heavier musculature supporting their spines and lumbar kyphosis, a reverse curvature of the lower spine that, in our species, is considered abnormal.

By rolling the shoulders forward, you are setting yourself up for kyphosis and lordosis.

However, if your shoulder mobility is less than favorable or you have an emphasized kyphosis, you should start very light and work your way up once you improve your mobility and posture and get more comfortable.

If you're trying to prevent or treat kyphosis, practice these extension exercises.

While you'll notice that very few types of poses are off - limits for many of those with scoliosis, Reif points out, «If your scoliosis is accompanied by another condition, like kyphosis or osteoporosis, you may need a gentler practice that forgoes extreme ranges of movement, especially forward folds.»

Unlike kyphosis and lordosis, which refer, respectively, to the outward and inward curvature of the spine, scoliosis refers to the sideways, or lateral, curvature of the spine.

Often kyphosis is accompanied by other postural condition — lordosis — lower back (lumbar vertebrae) is excessively curved tilting pelvis forward.

Kyphosis kicks in to compensate that — head and shoulders shift forward and upper back (thoracic vertebrae) rounds.

Think about the differences in this ideology as opposed to crunches, sit - ups, and side bends that actually promote kyphosis and lateral flexion.

Kyphosis affects on weight training One of...

Specific exercises in dryland training for swimmers help correct kyphosis and develop good habits.

Oops — I forgot to add that making this change makes ones kyphosis more apparent but then that's just something that needs to be working on.

Serious Kyphosis where the spine is significantly deformed will require medical treatment.

In upper crossed syndrome, tightness in the pectoral muscles and latissimus dorsi and weakness in the rhomboids and middle / lower trapezius result in an exaggerated kyphosis of the thoracic spine and a depressed position of the sternum (1,2).

Now I have small kyphosis / hunchback and I would like to practice with some of your videos to strengthen my muscles between shoulders.

Good chest flexibility allows for the unrestricted and pain free movement of the shoulder, and helps to prevent kyphosis, or rounding of the back.

Kyphosis alone won't disqualify you from a term or whole life insurance policy.

So, if you have kyphosis due to osteoporosis, then you may not necessarily qualify for the best life insurance rate.

As the heavy head slowly drops forward and down, the scapulae externally rotate and protract, increasing thoracic kyphosis and flattening of lumbar lordosis.

It is not the natural form of the spine called kyphosis, it is the fact that the heavy head is rolled with the baby's chin onto baby's chest, which kinks the airway and baby can not work against gravity to free himself from this potentially fatal situation.

Learn how to instruct students with kyphosis, lordosis, flat back and scoliosis in their practice by modifying poses and offering individual guidance.

Yet despite significant advances in spinal surgery, modifying the curvature of the lower spine through surgical fusion increases the risk of abnormal spinal curvature above the level of the operation, a condition called proximal junctional kyphosis — or PJK.

«Women who reported early use of HT were less likely to develop age - related kyphosis, and the protective benefits continued even after stopping HT,» says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, NAMS executive director.

Ageing XpdTTD / TTD mice develop kyphosis (curvature of the spinal column) and reduction of bone mineral density as shown in the 6 — 8 segment of the tail vertebrae counted from the pelvis (see close - up at right).

While a healthy spine will have some degree of kyphosis and lordosis, ideally there is no lateral curvature at all; viewed from behind, the spine should appear relatively straight from neck to tailbone.

Lifting your head and neck up whilst performing the motion can cause neck pain and injury and eventually result with an unappealing excessive back curvature known as kyphosis.

Baby back is supported in the rounded position called kyphosis, which takes about 1 year to straighten.

Because a newborn has a curved spine called the kyphosis, baby's natural position would be with a curved back.

It also pushes the baby into a hollow of the back, the natural rounding of the spine, called Kyphosis, is not possible.

This allows the baby to keep the curvature of the developing spine, which is almost a C at birth (kyphosis).

Baby is bornwith a rounded back called kyphosis.

The specialized team of the Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities Program at Floating Hospital in Boston work together to provide the best care for children and adults with scoliosis or other spinal deformities, such as kyphosis, myelodysplasia or spondylolisthesis.