Ms. A, a woman in her 70s, has significantly decreased in height since several years ago, and her waist has bent a lot around ...

If spine curvature causes nerve pressure or pinching, a surgeon may carry out spinal decompression. This can involve the removal of bone or damaged discs that may be pressing against a nerve.

The spine is essential for maintaining posture, allowing mobility, and sustaining the body. However, the position in which one sleeps is one of the most underappreciated factors that affects ...

Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing embryo” by guiding the formation of the spine and nervous system. Previous attempts to create ...

I wrote about kyphosis and lordosis of the lower back, and I received many inquiries about scoliosis. Scoliosis is also an abnormal curvature of the spine. With scoliosis, the spine curves ...

include abnormal spine curvature and uneven shoulders, hips, and waist. The condition affects about 3 per cent of all adolescents in Singapore, the majority of whom are girls. There is no cure for it.

(Courtesy of Tiffany Hafler) Spine surgery is one of the most complex types of surgery, given that the spine, spinal cord and central nervous system are all intertwined within the spinal column.

Observe the curvature of the spine, and note any abnormalities, such as cervical kyphosis. Note any muscle wasting or asymmetry of the spine.

The spine, or backbone, is made up of small bones (vertebrae) stacked -- along with discs -- one on top of another. A healthy spine when viewed from the side has gentle curves to it.

If they're not, that's evidence for curvature. The second wrinkle is that again, the amount of curvature that there's going to be is absolutely minuscule, if any.