The other mechanism responsible for dysphagia in kyphosis patients is related to the muscles used when food is swallowed. Muscle weakness around the thoracic cavity occurs in kyphosis patients ...

Kyphosis is a condition in which the curve of the thoracic spine — the spine in the middle of the chest — is greater than 50 degrees. A natural curve in the spine is around 20 to 45 degrees.

Standing up straight is not enough to rectify the rounded posture caused by thoracic kyphosis, an excessive forward curvature of the upper back. This problem usually shows up, in teenagers and is ...

1 School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Payam-e-Noor University, Bandar Abbas, Iran 2 Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Payam-e-Noor University, Lamerd, Iran 3 Department ...

The effect of the caudal insertion angle of pedicle screws on postoperative thoracic kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a pilot study. Letter to the Editor regarding Liu et al.: ...