Maintaining a healthy body weight is crucial for spine health, particularly when excess abdominal weight strains the lower ...

What treatment options are available to help treat spinal curvature in adults? Read on to learn more about non-surgical and surgical options.

You might not be aware of the medical term kyphosis, but chances are you will have heard of a ‘Dowager’s Hump’, or its modern ...

The mild outward curve of your upper spine, called kyphosis, is normal. However, for some people, that spinal curvature increases noticeably with age, creating a stooped-over, head-forward posture.

There are basically two types of curvature in the spine. Type 1—that is the spine curves in side bending and rotation opposite one another in a normal coupling pattern.

In the elderly, the curve is usually an accentuation of the normal front-to-back S-shape of the spine; the problem in children is typically a lateral- or side-to-side-curvature known as scoliosis.

Using high-precision X-ray imaging to track spine movements during neck exertion tasks, researchers discovered that sustained neck exertions cause muscle fatigue that then exaggerate the cervical ...

Cervical spine CT sagittal reconstruction shows loss of the normal curvature of the neck, fusion of vertebral bodies, posterior elements and decrease in the size of C5, C6, and C7 vertebrae (note ...

The researchers added that the loss of cervical spine curvature is approximately 6.5 times greater in those with fibromyalgia compared with control individuals.

In addition, they used high-precision, dynamic X-ray technology to track small-amplitude cervical spine movements that were of the order of a few degrees.